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Seasonal Guides

Keep your landscape beautiful from season to season, with planting and care pointers for spring, summer, fall and winter.

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Jul 29

Ask a Master Gardener: Summer Planning for Fall Planting

This is the second article in our Ask a Master Gardener series. Our resident Master Gardener, Phyllis, is sharing her top tips for planting, landscaping, garden basics ...

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May 24

Brood X: Will Cicadas Hurt My Landscape?

If you're like many gardeners, the spring season may be making you nervous for one reason: the emergence of Brood X cicadas. These periodic bugs ...

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Apr 15

How to Get Your Outdoor Space Ready for Guests

Spring and summer mean graduation parties, Mother's Day and Father's Day celebrations, backyard cookouts and more. A well-designed landscape can add beauty to your gatherings ...

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Mar 02

How to Save Cold-Damaged Plants

Winter storms can be treacherous for outdoor plants and trees, especially if you live in a warmer climate where plants aren’t accustomed to cold and ...

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Jan 03

Plant a Bee Garden: Top 4 Pollinator Plants for Bees

There's nothing like a wildlife garden. And even though it's still cold outside, it's never too early to plan your spring and summer landscape! Generally,pollinator ...

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Mar 07

Planning Your Spring Garden? See Our Top 5 Picks!

It's hard to believe, but spring is almost here! We're just a few weeks away from fresh flowers, stunning color and eye-catching spring gardens. Though ...

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Mar 30

Planting Your Spring Garden: Tips and Tricks

Updated: February 2021 If you're an experienced gardener, you're probably eagerly awaiting spring, when the ground thaws and you can start digging (us, too!). But ...

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May 30

Winter Plant Protection: How to Guard Your Garden

Are you prepared for winter? Most people bring their potted plants indoors, but what about trees and plants that aren’t in a container? Winter brings ...

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Dec 01

How to Enhance Fall Color on Your Shade Trees

Blazing reds, rich oranges, jewel-toned purples, and sunny yellows juxtaposed against the landscape…there's nothing quite like the look of fall color. And as we approach ...

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May 30

Fall Landscaping: Top 5 Plants and Trees

As we head into those crisp autumn months, it’s time to plan your garden. And fall landscaping? Super easy. Think about it: Planting your favorite ...

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May 30

Fall Planting: Planning Your Perfect Garden

Fall planting and garden planning can be daunting: changing temperatures, fluctuations in weather, and the arrival of a new season. But fall can be one ...

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Aug 21

Pet Safe Plants for Fall: Our Top 5 Picks

The transition to fall and cooler weather – is there anything better? And it’s the perfect time to focus on both your autumnal outdoor plants ...

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May 30

Maples for Fall: Top 4 Picks for Rich Color

Fall is right around the corner, and we can almost smell the pumpkin spice in the air. While people are prepping for sweater weather and ...

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May 30

Fall Fruit Harvest: Our How-To Guide

Now that we’re well into the fall season (with the temperatures to finally prove it!), we’re covering anything and everything related to one of our ...

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Nov 16

Winter Plant Protection for Evergreens

As temperatures drop and it starts to frost in the fall, we watch pretty deciduous trees display stunning fall colors before their leaves drop. However, ...

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May 30

Evergreen Trees: Top 5 for the Holidays and Beyond

Imagine green, full-bodied foliage through the holidays and the months to come, despite the cold weather. With our Evergreen Trees, it’s possible...and unbelievably easy. These ...

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May 30

Privacy Trees: 7 Best Trees for Privacy This Summer

The weather is warming up, and the days are growing longer - and luckily, that means a return to the great outdoors! But now that ...

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May 30

Repel Mosquitoes Naturally: Top 5 Repellent Plants

It’s warming up, and it’s time to go outside! Shorts are making their way out of storage closets, so the perfect time of the year ...

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May 30

Tropical Plants: How to Transition Indoors

As temperatures drop down into the 50-degree range and below, it’s about that time to move tropical plants indoors for the colder months. By following ...

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Jun 27

Gardening for Summer? See Our Top 4 Must-Haves

Looking for new plants and trees for the summer? It's the perfect time of year to finish your garden! Thankfully,sweet summer vibesare only a month ...

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May 29

Flowering Trees: Our Top Picks for May

May is finally here! And it's true what they say about April showers making May flowers - we've had plenty of rain, and now we're ...

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May 30

Fast Growing Trees for Evergreen Fall Décor

We’re well into the fall season (yay!), which means it’s the ideal time to spruce up your entryways, patios, indoor spaces and beyond. And what’s ...

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May 30

Fall Plants: Top 5 Preview of the Season

Our countdown to fall has started, and there’s only a few weeks left before the fresh, crisp vibes of the season are upon us.But this ...

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May 30

Fall Color: Top Fruit Trees for Fall Harvest

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – the time when fall color bursts through and lends dramatic dimension to summer greenery. Crisp reds, ...

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May 30

Evergreens: Top 5 for the Holidays and Beyond

Imagine green, full-bodied foliage through the holidays and the months to come, despite the cold weather. With our Evergreen Trees, it’s possible...and unbelievably easy. These ...

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May 30

Earth Day Preview: 4 Top Plants to Celebrate!

Earth Day is right around the corner, which means it's time to celebrate! And there's no better way to show your love for the environment ...

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May 30

Butterfly Garden for Spring: Our Top 5 Tips

Tired of winter and its chillier-than-normal staying power? So are we! Thankfully, February's arrival means spring is only a month or so away. And there's ...

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May 30

Lemon Tree to Avocado: New Year’s Resolution

We’re already halfway through January, but doesn’t it feel like the new year just started? Thankfully, if you haven’t made your New Year’s resolution yet, ...

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May 30

Loquat to Owari: Winter Citrus Care

A couple of weeks back, we put the spotlight on unique citrus to celebrate Halloween and beyond. But now that Halloween has come and gone ...

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May 29

Mother's Day Gifting: Our Favorite Plants for Mom

Another season for gifting is upon us, and it's one of our favorites: Mother's Day! Next Sunday is the day, and if you haven't gotten ...

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May 30

Oak Trees to Fruit: New Year, New Garden

A new year has arrived and a garden refresh is ideal for marking the occasion. Worried about the weather? It may still be chilly outside, ...

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May 30

Olive Tree to Avocado: Bringing Fruit Indoors

As temperatures drop below zero across the country, you might be wondering: How is it possible for my fruit trees to survive, much less thrive? ...

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May 30

Preparing for Spring? Here's 7 Tips to Transition Your Meyer Lemon

Spring is here! And the warmer temperatures of spring mean that it's time to move many of your indoor plants back outside, especially some of ...

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May 30

Preserving Flowers: 5 Ways to Save Fresh Cuts

So, between HGTV and Pinterest you’ve recently earned a (not-so-accredited but who’s asking) degree in interior design. You have all of your favorite ideas pinned ...

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May 30

Summer Planting: Tips, Tricks and Benefits

Summer has officially started, and although some areas have already been experiencing drought conditions and extremely hot summer temperatures, summer planting is still in season. ...

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Jul 03

Peach Tree Spotlight: Top 4 for Summer

Summer is coming. That means it's the perfect time to plant a few fruit varieties for your landscape...and when we think of days spent outside, ...

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Jul 03

Strawberry Plants, Blueberries and More: Our All-American Favorites

Now that summer is here, it's time to go back outside and take it all in: Warm breeze, longer days to kick back on the ...

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Jul 03

Knock Out Roses to Citronella: Summer Gardening

It's official: Summer is here. The start of the season means warmer temperatures, longer days outside and putting the finishing touches on your garden and ...

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Jul 19

Drought Tolerant Plants: Top 4 for Hot, Dry Weather

Dealing with hot, dry conditions in your landscape? We're almost one month into the summer season, and the toasty temperatures seem to have reached a ...

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Jul 19

Avocado Trees for Avocado Day: Our Top 3

It's National Avocado Day! Well, technically, it was July 31st. But we're celebrating all week long and featuring our top Avocado Trees for easy, delicious ...

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Aug 15

Peach Tree Month: See Our Top 4 to Celebrate!

It's National Peach Month! And what better way to celebrate than with the sweet summertime goodness of the Peach Tree? Though summer'scoming to a close, ...

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Sep 05

Planting for Fall: Quick Tips to Grow Your Garden

For most people, gardening is synonymous with spring, and the new blooms, vibrant colors and fresh fragrance that arrive with the warmer months. But did you ...

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May 30

Microclimate: How to Use it to Your Advantage

Imagine finding the perfect plant for your yard, only to discover it’s not in your growing zone. Heartbroken about the unfortunate news, you go on ...

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May 30

Banana Trees: The Quick Guide to Winterizing

Most gardeners think that tropical fruits, citrus, and beyond can only be grown in exotic locations, especially if they live in northern areas. But we're ...

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May 30

Maples for Fall: Top 4 Picks for Rich Color

Fall is right around the corner, and we can almost smell the pumpkin spice in the air. While people are prepping for sweater weather and ...

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