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Plan Your Garden

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Empress of China Dogwood tree covered in hundreds of four petaled blooms
Plan Your Garden

Create an Enchanting Evening Garden

Looking for a place to unwind at the end of the day? Take refuge among luminous blooms and fragrant foliage.
By: Kim Toscano
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January 15, 2024
A border of Southern Living plants, including Yewtopia, Jubilation and Everest line a stepping stone side entrance
Plan Your Garden

Create Massive Appeal with a Green & White Garden

Add depth and dimension to foundation plantings with layered foliage and lavish texture. 
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
A border of Southern Living plants, including Yewtopia, Jubilation and Everest line a stepping stone side entrance
Plan Your Garden

Create Winning Color Combinations

When it comes to color, nandina offers numerous vibrant combinations.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
USDA Plant Hardiness zone map of the Continental United States with temperatures
Plan Your Garden

Cold-Hardy Plants

Southern Living isn’t only about geography—it’s a lifestyle.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Baby Gem Boxwood & Red EnduraScape Verbena in a border & a border of Sunshine Ligustrum in the background
Plan Your Garden

Complementary Color Combinations

How to use complementary colors in the garden
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Early Bird Purple crapemyrtles in a trio of containers framing a brick stair entryway
Plan Your Garden

Container Evolution: A 3-Step Plan for Shrubs

Extend the life of container plantings by planning for growth and reserving shrubs a future home in the garden.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Early Bird Lavender crapemyrtles in a trio of containers framing a brick stair entryway
Plan Your Garden

A Beginner’s Guide to Container Gardens

Container gardening can provide lots of options—inside or outside
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Landscape architect rendering of a garden plan of the courtyard garden at Southern Living Idea House
Plan Your Garden

Courtyard Garden Plan

Bring life to an outdoor living area, & soften hardscapes, with this garden plan
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Sassy grass landscape
Plan Your Garden

What is a Groundcover?

Plants that are as beautiful as they are functional are real treasures.
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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May 20, 2025
Woman holding basket of blueberries
Plan Your Garden

Beauty and Utility: A Stylish Kitchen Garden

Keep herbs and other edibles close at hand for easy-access when cooking
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Graduated foliage of Orange Rocket Barberry is red on top and becomes green at the bottom
Plan Your Garden

How to Add Bold Vertical Accents to Your Garden Design

‘Orange Rocket’ Barberry adds a blast of garden color
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Bee on soft caress mahonia yellow bloom
Plan Your Garden

Bring in the bees with the magical blooms of ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia

Attract pollinators with the eye-catching blooms of ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia
By: Norman Winter
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October 24, 2023
Landscape architect pencil drawing of landscape to be planted with Southern Living plants
Plan Your Garden

Snip & Clip Garden Plan

Create a landscape perfect for cutting fresh flowers and foliage to bring the beauty inside
By: Carmen Johnston
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July 24, 2024
Ruby October Magic Camellia covered in petite, ruby-colored double camellia blooms on dark green foliage
Plan Your Garden

Captivating Combinations with October Magic® Ruby™ Camellia

Advice for pairing plants with October Magic Ruby Camellia in the landscape
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
2 blue metal scroll chairs with matching table in a garden of Soft Caress Mahonia
Plan Your Garden

Creating a Shady Garden Retreat with Beautiful Foliage and Blooms

Gardening in the shade doesn’t mean your landscape is destined to be lackluster.
By: Erica Glasener
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October 24, 2023
Scarlet's Peak Holly border with Loropetalums in background
Plan Your Garden

Add Verticality to Your Garden by Training Vines on Trees

Vines offer opportunities to take maximum advantage of vertical gardening space.
By: Erica Glasener
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October 24, 2023
Spotted fawn in a garden scene
Plan Your Garden

How To Protect Against Deer In Your Garden

Who can resist the sweet doe-eyed Bambi we’ve grown to love in cartoons?
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
Man shoveling composted material out of green wheelbarrow
Plan Your Garden

5 Ways to Protect Shrubs From Heat

Even your sun loving, drought resistant plants need some cooling off
By: Southern Living Plants Staff
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October 24, 2023
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