Plan Your Garden

Selecting the Perfect Loropetalum

Use this simple flow chart to find the right loropetalum for your garden

By: Kim Toscano

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April 23, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Plant Combinations: Love Is in the Air

This romantic plant combination offers old-fashioned garden beauty.

By: Kim Toscano

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July 17, 2020

Planting & Care

4 Natural Pest Control Methods to Eliminate Garden Pests and Weeds

The natural way to banish bugs and pathogens from your garden

By: Kim Toscano

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April 23, 2020

Planting & Care

Demystifying Hydrangea Pruning

How to identify and properly prune your summer bloomers

By: Kim Toscano

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June 2, 2020

Planting & Care

Hydrangeas Without the Blues

How to manage blossom color

By: Kim Toscano

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June 2, 2020

Plan Your Garden

How Southern Living Updated Southern Gardens with New Plant Introductions

These improved varieties of evergreen flowering shrubs and perennials bloom longer, grow smaller and are easy to grow

By: Kim Toscano

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June 2, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Plant a Warm Welcome (Free Container Garden Plan)

Even the most experienced designers use this simple technique to create dynamic arrangements

By: Kim Toscano

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May 28, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Create a Lavish Retreat with Purple Daydream Loropetalum

Rich shrubs and bright perennials create a garden with year-round interest

By: Kim Toscano

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April 8, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Warm and Welcoming: First Impressions in the Garden

By planting a warm & inviting garden you set the tone for visitors to your home

By: Kim Toscano

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April 8, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Space Making: Create A Colorful Seating Area

Tips to help you craft the perfect garden space for any occasion

By: Kim Toscano

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March 31, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Complement the Garden with Colorful Containers

Emphasize the entryway, bring color to paved surfaces, or create a focal point.

By: Kim Toscano

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June 2, 2020

Plan Your Garden

5 Steps to Creating Continuity in the Landscape

‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum shines brightly at the heart of this radiant design.

By: Kim Toscano

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March 31, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Shine Brightly with Sunshine Ligustrum

This brilliant cottage style garden pairs shrubs and perennials

By: Kim Toscano

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March 31, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Style Your Home and Patio with Agapanthus

Create striking displays with the sturdy stems and stunning cut flower blooms of agapanthus

By: Kim Toscano

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April 21, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Plant Combinations: Fabulous Foliage

Rich texture and color unite for big impact – even in small spaces – with this foliage-first combination

By: Kim Toscano

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July 17, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Space-making: Defining Garden Rooms with Baby Gem Boxwood

Plants may be used like hardscape elements to define space in the landscape.

By: Kim Toscano

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March 11, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Design Challenge: Planning Your Sun + Shade Garden

How to Select Plants for Areas That Transition from Sun to Shade

By: Kim Toscano

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March 18, 2020

Planting & Care

Pruning 101: How and When to Prune Loropetalums

There are times when pruning loropetalums may be needed. Follow these tips.

By: Kim Toscano

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February 19, 2020