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- Spring-blooming Flower Bulbs
- Wave® Petunias: Garden Landscape Color and Design Solutions
- Historic Garden Landscapes
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'Venus' & 'Hartlage Wine' Calycanthus Cultivars
'Venus' & 'Hartlage Wine' (Calycanthus spp.) are new hybrid cultivars, large, shade-loving shrubs excellent as specimen plants in many landscape garden designs. more...
Carolina Spicebush in Hedges and Natural Gardens
Carolina spicebush or sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) and its cultivars are large, hardy, shade-loving shrubs at home in hedges, mixed shrub beds and natural gardens. more...
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Shrubs and Trees
In: Trees
Landscape gardeners have numerous crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) hybrids and cultivars from which to choose. Options suit most southwest and southern landscape settings. more...
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Species & Cultivars
In: Trees
Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia) are summer-bloomers in southern U.S. landscape gardens. Grown for over two hundred years, these plants are often called "southern lilacs." more...
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Dwarf Shrubs
In: Trees
Easy-to-grow crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) dwarf shrubs are newcomers to landscape gardens. Heat tolerant, pest-resistant and summer flowering, they ensure design novelty. more...
Pruning Deciduous Spring-flowering Shrubs
In: Garden Pruning & Irrigating
Skillful early summer pruning practices for spring-flowering deciduous shrubs are essential for DIY landscape gardeners. Proper pruning promotes healthy, vigorous shrubs. more...
Mulching Garden Landscape Shrubs and Trees
In: Tree Care
Mulching practices that improve and support shrub and tree health are essential for DIY landscape gardeners who want to create good-looking but money-wise projects. more...
Low-Maintenance Shrubs for Foundation Plantings
Low-maintenance small evergreen shrubs are first-rate selections for DIY landscape foundation plantings. They enrich the looks of shady front yard landscapes. more...
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In: Tree Care
By: John Hogan
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In: Tree Care
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