Design a welcoming front yard
This garden knows how to pique your interest with decorated pathways, secluded seating areas and fascinating focal points. Let's tour it together and take a few cues from its charming design.
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April 24, 2018
A simple solution for hiding bulb foliage
Your beautiful spring bulbs have finished blooming and only ugly, yellowing foliage remains. What should you do now? Check out this easy way to hide the foliage until it's ready to be cleaned up.
Multiseason beauty for the front of the home
Like a frame around a picture, a great foundation planting can set off a house, drawing attention to all the right spots and saying, “Welcome!” to you and your visitors. This mix of perennials, grasses, shrubs and a small tree is a great start to keeping a foundation garden looking good all season. Check out this design and get inspired!
What should I do with used potting mix?
At the end of the growing season, a potting mix’s fertility is at a minimum, so it won’t be great for next year’s plants. And topping off old mix with new means that the roots have a tough time trying to spread. So how do you revive your soil without having to start completely over each year? We'll teach you how.
