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Planting & Care

When to Water

We all love drought resistant plants!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
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Plan Your Garden

Plant Pollinator Plants for “Garden for Wildlife Month”

Get these pollinator-friendly blooms on the menu in your garden.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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August 28, 2024
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Planting & Care

Getting the Dirt on Soil

How do you know how good your soil is or how to make it better? Just test it!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Purple Pixie Loropetalum in decorative container with rich purple foliage.
Plan Your Garden

Select Your Easy-Care Southern Living Loropetalum

A Loropetalum Size Guide
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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January 15, 2024
Foundation landscape planting of nandina and boxwood
Plan Your Garden

These Landscape Superstars Add Easy-Care Curb Appeal

Make these four Southern Living Plant Collection plants the foundation for your home landscape.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Queen Mum Agapanthus, white flowers with lavender bases
Plan Your Garden

Bring on the Blooms: 10 Reasons to Plant Agapanthus

If their buoyant blooms aren’t enough to sell you, here are ten more reasons to love agapanthus.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
A multi-terraced landscape made of stone steps and garden beds full of Purple Pixie Loropetalum
Planting & Care

Properly Planting Purple Pixie®

Four easy steps to make your Purple Pixie® Loropetalum thrive
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Espalier shaped apple tree pruned along a fence
Planting & Care

How to Espalier Your Plants

Espalier is a fancy word for training plants to fit a narrow space
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
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Plan Your Garden

Plant Combinations: Set the Mood Container Combo

Create an atmosphere of calm and comfort with container combinations featuring Blush Pink Nandina
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Crapemyrtle tree with dark pink blooms growing in front of large brick-faced home
Planting & Care

Pruning 101: How to Prune Crapemyrtles

Learn the proper way to prune crapemyrtles for maximum blooms and structure.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
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Plan Your Garden

5 Ways to Boost Curb Appeal

Whatever your goal, the Southern Living Plant Collection has everything you need
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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March 6, 2025
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Plan Your Garden

Plant Twelve Months of Color with Southern Living® Plant Collection

Find inspiration with year-round plant lists & garden design ideas tailored to each month.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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March 27, 2024
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Planting & Care

Testing Soil Composition

Plants have different preferences in soil texture, drainage, nutrients, and pH.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
5 Plants For Your Front Yard
Plan Your Garden

Video: 5 Plants to Add Structure to Your Garden

By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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August 28, 2024
Endurascape Verbena and Baby Gem Boxwood
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Plant Combination: 1-2-3 Wow Combo

Vivid perennials, Sunshine Ligustrum and Baby Gem Boxwood make a tough but beautiful combination.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Obsession Nandina foliage in red, gold and green hues
Planting & Care

Pruning 101: How to Prune Nandinas

Learn the proper way to keep nandinas looking full and healthy.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
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Planting & Care

How to Protect Your Garden from Frost and Freezing Temps

Here’s how to cover your plants when an early spring freeze is on the way!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Back entryway stoop of red brick and white columns set with containers of Obsession Nandina and Sedium and bordered with Carex and Nandina
Plan Your Garden

Video: Southern Living Plant Collection Nandinas

Our Nandinas are an improvement over traditional nandinas!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
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