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Garden Design
Fall Starts Now: Get Ahead of the Planting Rush
Plan now for a smoother fall season.
Home Gardeners
Garden Visualization for Confident Planting Plans
Use a garden visualization, planting layout, and plant list to move from inspiration to a practical garden plan.
For Professionals
How Garden Centers Can Sell Complete Garden Plans
Help customers move beyond single plants with a clear garden direction, plant list, and useful local guidance.
For Professionals
A Garden Planning Tool for Landscape Professionals
Use a planning tool to clarify a customer's garden direction, size a bed, and start a stronger professional conversation.
Home Gardeners
How to Plan a Pollinator-Friendly Garden
Plan a pollinator garden with blooms across the season, site-appropriate plants, habitat, and fewer pesticide risks.
Home Gardeners
Fall Planting Guide for Trees and Shrubs
Learn when fall planting works for trees and shrubs, plus the watering, mulch, root, and weather checks that protect new plants.
Home Gardeners
Spotted Lanternfly: A Garden Guide for Homeowners
Learn how to identify spotted lanternfly, avoid spreading it, and find current state guidance before choosing a response.
Home Gardeners
Garden Color Design Ideas for Better Curb Appeal
Use color, bloom timing, foliage, and structure to create a garden that looks intentional from the curb and balanced up close.
Home Gardeners
250 Years of American Gardens: A Fourth of July Guide for Gathering Outdoors
Make a summer garden gathering more welcoming with shade, circulation, lasting plant color, and practical outdoor comfort.
Home Gardeners
Low-Maintenance Rose Guide: Planting and Care
Choose a disease-resistant shrub rose for your light and space, then give it sun, airflow, deep watering, and simple care.
Home Gardeners
How to Improve Garden Soil in the Northeast
Test first, amend only for an identified need, and build better soil structure and organic matter over time.
Home Gardeners
Begonia Growing Guide: Light, Water and Containers
Grow better begonias by matching the type to your light, using well-drained soil, and keeping roots evenly moist.
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