How to Install a Staggered Hedge Landscape Feature for Privacy

Learn how to shield your garden, enclose your patio or define an outdoor living space with a double hedgerow of evergreen, flowering or deciduous shrubs. More details

How to train vines to your lamppost with old fencing

Learn how to use old fencing to encourage vines to grow up your lamppost More details

Build a Berm to Expand Your Garden’s Potential

A berm can vary your garden's topography, become an exhibit for a specialty plant collection, and help you to use your property's water more efficiently. More details

Grasses: Essential to a Garden’s Ecosystem

Grasses contribute more than visual pleasures; they benefit a garden's climate, and conserve its water, and soil, as well. More details

Gardening: Not enough water? No problem with a drought garden

Summer water restrictions won't matter if you plan a drought-resistant garden. Save money on your water bill while enjoying your beautiful garden. More details

Tips for Preparing the Soil for Gardening

These easy-to-follow tips for preparing the soil for gardening will help both new and seasoned gardeners maintain a healthy garden. More details

Delosperma (Ice Plant): Solution for Hard-to-Landscape Settings

Delosperma species and cultivars, south and east Africa natives, are ideal groundcovers for well-drained soils on full-sun south and west-facing slopes. More details

Landscape Design: Neglected Shady Site Becomes Meditation Garden

Large east-facing picture windows in a narrow hallway of a senior residence frame a setting difficult to plant and establish, shaded by a crabapple tree. More details

Landscape Design: Full-sun, Tough-to-Manage Slope in SW Virginia

A description of a simple slope design planned and executed for an urban intersection. Substituting plants can convert this design to readers' projects. More details

How to Stop Slugs from Damaging Your Garden

Slugs are a common garden pest that can prove to be a major risk to young plants. This article aims to help you reduce the number of slugs in your garden. More details

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