Plan Your Garden

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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May 11, 2022

Plan Your Garden

Pet Friendly Southern Living Plants

Designing a garden that is both beautiful & pet-friendly takes special planning. Try these tough, pet-friendly shrubs.

By: Kim Toscano

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May 10, 2022

Plan Your Garden

Shrubs and Perennials to Attract Butterflies

Look beyond annual blooms to incite a flurry of butterfly activity in the garden

By: Kim Toscano

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May 9, 2022

Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

A “Very Peri” Paradise

Tips for infusing the 2022 Pantone Color of the Year in your landscape

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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May 11, 2022

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Container Plantings for The Porch and The Patio

Two distinct spaces with vastly different plant requirements

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

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Attract More Birds to the Garden

Plant a diversity of shrubs and perennials to provide birds with food and shelter year-round

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

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Add Timeless Beauty With Gardenias And Their Companion Plants

Highlight the elegance of Southern Living Gardenias — and extend the bloom season — with these plant combo ideas

By: Erica Glasener

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April 12, 2022

Plan Your Garden//Planting & Care

How to Grow Gorgeous Gardenias

Follow these tips to grow gardenias, the belle of the Southern garden

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

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Lovely Pairs – Companion Plants for Your Hydrangeas

Plants that complement hydrangeas in the landscape

By: Erica Glasener

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April 4, 2022

Plan Your Garden//Planting & Care

Guide to Hydrangeas: Getting to Know the 4 Main Types

Despite sharing a name, not all hydrangeas are the same.

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

Inspiration & Projects//Plan Your Garden

Plant Combinations: Obsession Nandina Containers for Easter Morning

Celebrate the season with colorful foliage of Obsession Nandina & playful decor

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

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Asian Design Inspiration for Your Backyard

Create a serene garden retreat at home with these tips

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

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Select Your Easy-Care Southern Living Loropetalum

A Loropetalum Size Guide

By: Southern Living Plants Staff

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March 28, 2022

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5 Steps to Create Your Secret Garden

Reward yourself at the end of the day with an inviting space to unwind.

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

Plan Your Garden//Planting & Care

10 Plants for Poor Soils

Not all gardeners are blessed with rich, loamy soil.

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

Plan Your Garden//Planting & Care

Grow Your Own Fruit with Southern Living Blueberry Bushes

It’s easier than ever to grow fresh fruit in your own backyard with improved blueberry varieties for Southern gardens.

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

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5 Uses for ‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum

Here are five ways to put ‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum to work in your landscape.

By: Kim Toscano

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April 4, 2022

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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April 12, 2022