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Inspiration & Projects

A Gift of Lasting Beauty for Mother’s Day

5 Easy-care Plants to Brighten Her Days
By: Kim Toscano
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April 17, 2024
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Inspiration & Projects

5 Mother’s Day Gifts to Show Your Love

Gardening Gift Ideas for Garden-Loving Moms
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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April 17, 2024
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Inspiration & Projects

Planting a Kid-Friendly Sensory Garden

Entertain, engage and inspire the kids in your life with these plants and ideas.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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April 17, 2024
A vibrant garden filled with white and purple flowers, green foliage, and blooming plants.
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

National Backyard Day 

By: Nicole Keppel
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September 25, 2024
Clusters of ripe blueberries hanging from a bush with green leaves.
Inspiration & Projects

Grow-able Gift Baskets for Your Sweetheart!

If the last three Valentine’s Days have seen you gifting chocolate hearts, we’d like to make a sweet suggestion.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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September 25, 2024
Galvanized colander full of Southern Living blackberries sitting on stone wall
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Plant the Promise of Tasty Treats in Your Landscape (Pinnable Inspiration!)

These edible garden design ideas will help you weave edible plants into your landscape design.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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February 1, 2024
Alabama Beauty Gardenia
Inspiration & Projects

Five Plants That Mean Love

Love is a many splendored thing, as the lyrics go. These deepest feelings of caring and adoration for our soulmates, our family, our mentors—even the family pet—can give us warm fuzzies and fill us with joy. Sometimes the words, “I love you,” don’t even say it all!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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February 1, 2024
Pretty white, pink and green including Hydrangeas and Camellias
Inspiration & Projects

A DIY Valentine’s Bouquet

Use flowers and foliage from the garden to create a Valentine’s bouquet.
By: Carmen Johnston
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February 1, 2024
The many cranberry-red blooms stand out on medium green foliage
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Magnificent Magenta

Viva Magenta is the “it” shade to incorporate into your garden this year, named by Pantone as the Color of the Year for 2023.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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February 1, 2024
Kitchen garden with boxwood borders
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Grow Your Own Charcuterie

Plant These for a Festive Fall Spread from Your Yard to Table!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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February 1, 2024
Close-up of vibrant aloe vera flowers with clusters of red, pink, and white tubular blossoms amidst green foliage.
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Sci-fi Plants in the Garden

The future of garden design is here, and it’s out of this world.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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September 25, 2024
New bronze foliage matures to dark green; pendulous buds appear in summer and last through winter before opening in early spring with beautiful ivory flowers
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

DIY Winter Border Project

Create a lively winter border in less than 45 minutes!
By: Carmen Johnston
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February 1, 2024
Light Pink camelllia's in mason jar
Inspiration & Projects

DIY Cut Flower Arrangement: Camellias in Mason Jars

Get creative this fall with a DIY container featuring Southern Living Camellias 
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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February 1, 2024
Bird Feed with golden leaves and a pink glitter ball
Inspiration & Projects

Gift Idea: Make Your Own DIY Bird Feeder

Attract birds to your winter garden with this easy DIY project!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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February 1, 2024
Cottage style house with a garden in front
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

From the Ground Up: Designing a Garden with Linda Vater

Here’s how gardening guru Linda Vater designed and planned her new cottage-style garden.
By: Linda Vater
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August 28, 2024
Glass frames containing cut foliage from Soft Caress Mahonia
Inspiration & Projects

DIY Garden Project for Winter: A Glass Garden

Cold weather is no excuse to pack up your gardening tools!
By: Carmen Johnston
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February 1, 2024
illustration of Linda Vater's new cottage garden
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Get the Look: Linda Vater’s Lemon Lane Garden Design

Download a Free Planting Plan and Plant List for a Sunny Yellow Path
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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September 26, 2024
Wooden table with silver runner, silver candle holders and cut Dear Dolores Hydrangea blooms
Inspiration & Projects

Bring Beauty Indoors

Two simple ways to bring fresh cut hydrangeas into your home.
By: Carmen Johnston
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February 1, 2024
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