Plan Your Garden

Oh My Oleander: Learn Where this Evergreen Blooming Shrub Will Thrive

Need a plant that is as tough as it is beautiful? Oleander may be just right!

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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August 21, 2021

Plan Your Garden

Our Top 5 Favorite Flowering Shrubs

Make planning your garden for spring much easier by choosing from our list!

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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November 18, 2019

Plan Your Garden

Our Top 5 Favorite Low Maintenance Perennials

Plan your spring garden with these easy-care perennials from Southern Living

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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April 21, 2020

Inspiration & Projects

Partridge in a Pear Tree: A Unique Christmas Party Favor Idea

This year, add a twist to the classic “12 Days of Christmas” with Oakland™ Holly

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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November 13, 2019

Plan Your Garden

Create a Dynamic Entry Garden

Make An Unforgettable First Impression with the Vibrant Foliage of Red Diamond™ Loropetalum

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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November 18, 2019

Plan Your Garden

Later, Bambi: Deer tolerant and deer resistant loropetalums

Loropetalums and more plants for your deer-resistant garden

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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September 7, 2022

Planting & Care

Leaves Make Great Organic Mulch and Compost

As much as we’d like to hibernate during winter, the leaves remind us otherwise.

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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November 11, 2019

Plan Your Garden

How to Garden on a Hill

by Blogger Leslie Davis of Deeply Southern Home

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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August 21, 2021

Inspiration & Projects

Southern Living Recipe: Honey-Balsamic-Blueberry Pie

Honey-Balsamic-Blueberry Pie is unexpected but oh-so right.

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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October 31, 2022

Planting & Care

How to Shape and Thin Crapemyrtles

Crapemyrtles do not require pruning and simply shaping and thinning will do.

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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November 12, 2019

Inspiration & Projects

Give the Gift That Grows This Holiday Season

This holiday season, consider giving the gift that keeps on giving and growing!

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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June 2, 2020

Planting & Care

Good Bugs & Bad Bugs in the Garden

Learning to work with the bugs in your garden ecosystem

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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June 2, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Grassy Acts

Learn how ornamental grasses can be perfect for your garden.

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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October 31, 2022

Planting & Care

Green Gardening—Organic Alternatives

Let’s make compost!

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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October 31, 2022

Plan Your Garden

Entrance Garden Plan

Invite guests into your home with brilliant color and a welcoming pathway.

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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June 2, 2020

Plan Your Garden

Exposure Challenge: Designing Gardens that Transition Between Sun and Shade

Versatile plant materials and thoughtful placement are key components of tackling the part sun/part shade garden

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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November 19, 2019

Plan Your Garden

How to Landscape a Street Side Garden — Southern Living Idea House Garden Plan

Ideal for part of your yard separated from main landscape by a sidewalk or trees

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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August 21, 2021

Inspiration & Projects

Double Berry-Almond Galette

This recipe is the perfect marriage of our Blueberries and Blackberries.

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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October 31, 2022