Explore plant guides, care tips, growing advice, and inspiration for indoor and outdoor plants. From houseplants and succulents to shrubs, vines, bonsai trees, flowering plants, and garden favorites, this section helps you understand how to choose, grow, and care for different types of plants. Find ideas for adding more greenery, texture, color, and natural beauty to your home, garden, and landscape.
Abelia is a very tough and hardy flowering shrub that has a long flowering period and needs very little attention from the gardener. If you’re looking for a virtually maintenance-free, fragrant plant with a multitude of uses in the landscape, this might be just the plant for you. Read on to learn more about how […]
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If you’re looking for a native North American shrub with multi-season interest, the Carolina allspice might just be what you’re looking for. This deciduous plant is very cold-hardy, right down to zone 4, has wonderfully fragrant flowers, and great fall colors. Read on to learn more about how to grow and care for this popular
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Having a sturdy and versatile plant in a landscape will lessen the need for maintenance in the landscape. This is why the Asiatic jasmine is one of the good vines to be incorporated into most landscape designs. As a vigorous grower, it produces alluring aesthetics, resistant to most environments, and requires minimal maintenance. Below is
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The State flower of South Carolina, Carolina jasmine, yields charismatic yellow flowers and waxy leaves that grow competently. It is a beginner-friendly vine because it is a low-maintenance plant. However, there is the potential harm that comes with this vine’s artistry as a poisonous plant. Botanical Information The Carolina jasmine goes by the scientific name
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In making a relaxing landscape, giving good aesthetics may be lacking for some. Most people appreciate it when most of their senses are activated as they roam around the landscape. This is why, aside from having beautiful colors and texture, the fragrance plays a huge role in the user’s satisfaction. Given this objective, the Stephanotis
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In designing a landscape or a garden, functionality and beauty should go hand-in-hand. Keeping this in mind, Cypress Vine is a good candidate. It brings softness and color to the landscape thanks to its leaves and flowers. Also, this vine grows vastly almost anywhere as long as it is exposed to full sun. However, it
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Itea is a native plant that puts on a great show in the rain gardens while asking very little in terms of care and maintenance. With a combination of a great showy floral display and excellent, long-lasting fall color, this plant makes a wonderful garden shrub. Read on to learn more about how to grow
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Deutzias have long been a popular choice for a woodland garden in zones 5 to 8 that need a little brightness in the spring or summer months. If you’re looking for a new low-maintenance deciduous shrub, this might be just what you’re looking for. Read on to learn more about how to grow and care
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Do you love plants? Do you want to learn more about them? If so, this blog post is for you! Have you ever seen a beautiful plant or flower and asked yourself the question “what is this plant?” Whether you’re trying to tell one fern apart from another or just attempting to determine whether that
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Japanese laurel is a neat and useful evergreen shrub for zones 7 to 9. These plants are most popular for their incredible glossy foliage, and if you like the ‘variegated’ look, then this is one plant you should definitely take a closer look at. Read on to learn more about how to grow and care
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