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Wheelbarrow with yellow bush in a Southern Living pot.
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

2023 in Review: Our Top 10 Plants of the Year

By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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January 16, 2024
Potted plants with pumpkins
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Tricks and Treats: A Halloween Plant Guide

Get ready to transform your garden into a Halloween haven.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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January 31, 2024
yellow green bush
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Linda’s Fall Planting Guide

Fall is many gardeners’ favorite season, and garden design expert Linda Vater is no exception.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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February 1, 2024
Image of two planters with Southern Living plant varieties, designed by Contained Creations
Inspiration & Projects

A “Party in a Pot” Summer Container Combo

Craft Containers Like a Pro with This DIY Contained Creations® Design!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Purple and yellow flowers
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Open Your Garden to the Delights of Danish Pastels

If previous Scandinavian trends are any indication, your newly planted Danish Pastel Garden will be in style for decades to come.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
White Wedding® Hydrangeas
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Four Season Gardening: Download the Blooming Shrub Guide

Linda has curated her favorite flowering shrubs into a list that organizes blooms by season. 
By: Linda Vater
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August 28, 2024
illustration of Linda Vater's new cottage garden
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

The Cottage on the Hill Project with Linda Vater

This year, Linda’s taking on her greatest challenge yet: join her as she landscapes her “blank canvas”!
By: Linda Vater
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September 26, 2024
Dianthus
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Design A Magical Fairy Garden

Do this kid-friendly summer project this weekend
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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September 26, 2024
White Wedding Hydrangea
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

8 Easter Plants for Your Front Porch

Oh spring, how we missed you.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Bayou Bliss™ Distylium
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Distylium: The Best Landscape Plant You’ve Never Heard Of

Distylium just might be a Southern Gardener’s dream plant.
By: Kim Toscano
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August 28, 2024
Diamond Spire® Gardenia planted in a pot
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Pot Up a Privacy Wall

Looking for a quick solution to add privacy to your patio or garden? Container plantings are the answer.
By: Kim Toscano
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January 15, 2024
White Wedding® Hydrangeas
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Your Dreamy Cottagecore Garden Awaits

Infuse the cottagecore trend into your porch or property with these flowers and shrubs.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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September 26, 2024
A border of Southern Living plants, including Yewtopia, Jubilation and Everest line a stepping stone side entrance
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Dig the Good Life with Southern Living Plants

Connecting with nature, with our families, and with ourselves, we dig the good life!
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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March 17, 2025
Photo collage showing finished blue container of Southern Living plants and a close-up view of the plants in the container
Inspiration & Projects

A Winter Wonder Garden: Creating containers with colorful foliage

How to create a container with colorful foliage
By: Carmen Johnston
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October 24, 2023
Blue containers next to everglow grass in brown Southern Living Plant container
Inspiration & Projects

Stack it up: How to create an easy vertical container garden

Create an eye-catching vertical container garden with hardy ‘Everillo’ Carex.
By: Carmen Johnston
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October 24, 2023
How To Plant a Boxwood Container
Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Video: How To Plant a Boxwood Container

DIY Video from Southern Living
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Mahonia and tulips in spring garden container
Inspiration & Projects

Video: Welcome Spring with ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia

Our video will help you warm your garden this winter
By: Carmen Johnston
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October 24, 2023
Hand inserting Nandina foliage into Thanksgiving centerpiece
Inspiration & Projects

DIY: Create your own Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Below is the step-by-step process on how to make a beautiful centerpiece
By: Carmen Johnston
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October 24, 2023
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