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Landscaping

Start planning—and dreaming! Here are landscaping tips to help you create an outdoor space that fits your vision. Read on for articles on native species, low maintenance landscaping, antique designs, and more.

How to Choose Shrubs for Landscaping

Landscape Shrubs for Shade, Front of House, Flowers, & More!

Edible Landscaping: Selecting the Right Plants

Choosing Plants for an Edible Landscape

Welcome to the "Dark" Side: All About Black Walnut Trees

Facts About the Infamous Black Walnut Tree

Palamedes swallowtail on a purple coneflower

Why More Gardeners Are Growing Native Plants

Native plant list and native landscaping tips

Creative Ways to Use Rocks in Your Garden

Rock Your Gardening World!

Winter Landscaping: Tune In To The Four Winds

Landscaping in Winter

Ornamental grasses combine well with other perennials, annuals, and shrubs, adding texture to the mix.

40 Types of Ornamental Grasses to Transform Your Garden

How to Plant, Prune, and Grow Ornamental Grass

Landscape Design: Ideas and Advice for Beginners

Planning and Designing your Outdoor Space

10 Ground Cover Plants for Your Garden

Low-Maintenance Ground Covers

Daphne mezereum or february daphne green shrub with orange berries

Forbidden Fruit: The Poisonous Berries of Fall

A List of Common Plants with Poisonous Berries

How to Espalier: Fruit Trees in Small Spaces

Step-by-Step Espalier Directions

Landscaping with Myrtle: The Sorcerer's Violet

How to Plant Myrtle

Landscaping for Low Maintenance

Low-maintenance Gardening Techniques Save You Time

Bottle Trees: Mystical Color for the Garden

How to Make Your Own Bottle Tree

Planning Your Landscape Design

20 Important Things to Consider

Foundation Plantings Checkup

Foundation planting basics to improve the appeal and value of your home.

Privacy Shrubs: Fastest-Growing Shrubs for Privacy

Grow a Living Fence!

A garden landscape design featuring lawns, trees, evergreen topiary bushes and flower bed

Planting Trees to Landscape Your Yard

Add Value and Curb Appeal to Your Home Using Unique Trees and Shrubs

Cover Crops for Canada

10 Tips for Native Plant Landscaping

Landscape Design With Native Plants