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10 Stunning Spirea Alternatives for a Vibrant Garden

These colorful, low-maintenance alternatives will keep your garden blooming all season long!

10 Popular Shrubs for Evergreen Landscaping

Overwhelmed by choices? Discover ten popular evergreens and why they stand out!

10 Front of the House Shade Landscaping Shrubs

Front Yard Shade Landscaping Ideas

10 Tidy Bushes for the Front of the House

Front of House Landscaping Bushes

5 Hardest Plants to Grow Indoors: High-Maintenance Choices

Which House Plants are Easy to Keep Alive? Not These!

Discover Fresh New Indoor Plants For 2025

Don’t Miss These 6 New and Exciting House Plants!

10 Striking Garden Plants with Black Leaves

Dramatic Black Foliage Plants

10 Stunning Plants with Dark Leaves to Transform Your Garden

Discover the Allure of Dark Foliage Plants

10 New Plants For 2025

Fresh New Garden Ideas

10 Butterfly Bush Alternatives

What to Plant Instead of Butterfly Bush

10 Best Butterfly Host Plants

Create A Butterfly Garden and Caterpillar Haven

10 Best Butterfly Nectar Plants

Nature’s Butterfly Food

Which Lavender Plant is Best?

10 Top Lavender Plants for Landscaping

Which Redbud Tree is Best?

10 Spring Blooming Redbud Trees

Wet Soil Shrubs

10 Bushes for Soggy Soil

10 Tall Narrow Plants

Narrow Plants for Privacy and Screening

Goth Garden Plants

10 Plants with Dark Foliage

10 Graceful and Elegant Crepe Myrtle Alternatives

Does Your Tree Have Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale?

Which Hydrangea Should I Plant? Find Your Perfect Match!

Get Help Picking the Best Hydrangea for Your Garden

Hydrangea Types Explained: Choose Wisely for Your Garden

Exploring the Different Kinds of Hydrangeas for Your Garden

Keep You Fur Friends Safe: Which Plants are Toxic to Dogs?

Common Indoor and Outdoor Plants Toxic to Our Canine Friends

Which Common House Plants are Toxic to Cats?

Cats and House Plants Can Coexist

5 Low-Maintenance Tree Planting Ideas for a Stunning Yard

Low Maintenance Tree Planting Ideas

Ten Low-Maintenance Plants that Like Shade

Upgrade your shady garden spots with these low maintenance plants.

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10 Crepe Myrtle Alternatives

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The Cuddly Cactus

A lush garden scene featuring a variety of evergreen trees and shrubs, including a tall, dense pine tree on the left, a boxwood shrub in the center, and another tree with dark, glossy leaves on the right. The foreground contains assorted smaller plants with green and pink leaves.

10 Tall Narrow Plants

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Dwarf Japanese Cedar

Deer Resistant Plants…

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A Dark Foliage Astilbe For the Sun or Shade

Astilbe Dark Side of the Moon

Ruby Spice Summersweet

A Deer Resistant Shrub With Pink Flowers

Butterfly Weed

How to Grow Butterfly Weed

The Winter Flowering Hybrid Witchhazel Plant

Create a Winter Wonderland with This Unique Small Tree

Virginia Sweetspire

A Low-Maintenance Shrub for Wet Areas

The Fizzy Mizzy® Virginia Sweetspire Shrub

Feed the Bees with This Beautiful Shade Shrub

Love Child® Virginia Sweetspire

A Small, Compact, Versatile Shrub

Walker’s Low Catmint

Long Blooming Bliss

Dwarf Japanese Cedar

Looking for a no-mess plant?

Snow Chan Camellia: Winter Blooming Evergreen Shrub

Large Pure White Flowers

Spring's Promise, A Japanese Camellia for Zones 6-9

Single Rose-Red Flowers

Winter's Beauty Camellia: A Cold-Hardy Hybrid for Zones 6-9

Clear Pink Flowers

ShiShi Gashira Camellia: A Timeless Beauty

Stunning Pink Camellia Landscaping

Discover the Cold-Hardy Charm of the Korean Fire Camellia

Red Camellia Landscaping for the Winter Garden

The Elegant Winter-Flowering Lady Clare Camellia

Award Winning Japanese Camellia Landscaping

Centennial Blush Star Magnolia

A Small and Compact Spring Flowering Tree

The Pink Flowering Berenice Boddy Japanese Camellia

Pink Camellia Flowers

The Vibrant, Winter-Flowering Pink Icicle Camellia

Vibrant Winter Flowers

Cavatine Japanese Andromeda

A Compact Evergreen for Pots, Planters, and Containers

Flaming Silver Japanese Andromeda

Variegated Leaves and a Silvery Sheen

Little Heath Japanese Andromeda

A Dwarf Pieris with Variegated Leaves

Mountain Fire Japanese Andromeda

Fiery Red Foliage and White Flowers

Discover the Elegance of Japanese Camellias

A Flowering Evergreen Shrub for Shade

Astilbe

Soft, Spiky and Shady

Rainbow Marcella Coneflower

A Raspberry Orange Dream

Catmint

Pretty Purple Flowers

Burst Into Spring with the Vibrant Firewitch Dianthus Plant

This low-growing perennial brings bright color to the front of the border.

Discover the Fragrant Winter Flowers of Paperbush

Fragrant Winter Flowers

Golden Variegated Japanese Forest Grass ‘Aureola’

Bring soft texture to your shade garden with this low maintenance perennial.

Struggling with Dry Shade? Hello, White Wood Aster

This Problem-Solving Perennial Grows Happily Underneath Tall Trees

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Hi, I’m Amy, a plant lover and landscape designer. I started this blog as a way to share my passion for planting design. My 10+years of working in the landscaping industry have given me insight into the joys and frustrations home gardeners and plant enthusiasts experience.

My aim is to offer you ideas, inspiration, and information for the green spaces in your life. Happy gardening!

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