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Landscape Design Tips from the Costa Farms Trial Garden
Want to make your yard more beautiful but don't know where to start? Dig into these landscape design tips shared by the gardening experts...
How to Coordinate Colors Like A Pro
Mixing and matching colorful flowers is easy when you create informed color partnerships. By Doug Jimerson
How to Declutter Your Landscape
Make your landscape more attractive with some simple nip and tuck strategies. By Karen Weir-Jimerson
How to Garden Like a Painter
Using color in the garden is easy when you follow the rules of the color wheel.
Grow Long-Blooming Annuals for Fall Color
Did you know that there’s a whole host of annual flowers that remain colorful right up until frost—or even longer in warmer regions? Here...
Hot Colors for Hot Places
When summer temperatures start to soar, heat-loving annuals are at their best. These easy-care bloomers will keep your garden colorful ri...
He Shed, She Shed
Do you have shed envy? A garden shed is a wonderful thing.
Hanging Baskets for Summer
Keep your hanging baskets looking good through the hot months with these plants.
Gardening Primer: Everything You Need to Start Your Garden
If you’ve never gardened before, it may seem like a daunting hobby. Where do you start? Read this! By Karen Weir-Jimerson
Get Your Garden Ready for Winter
Fall is the time to get back into your garden to prune, plant, and mulch. By Doug Jimerson
Garden Design 101: Using Blue Elements in the Garden
Blue is one of the most coveted colors in the garden. See why.
Gardening with Mandevilla
Try mandevilla in your beds and borders!
Gardening Advice from Frank Lloyd Wright
Plants, pruning, and detail meant a lot to the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. A visit to his first house and studio in Oak Park, IL reveal...
Gardening Near the Arctic Circle
Gardening near the Arctic Circle is surprisingly colorful. Discover cool-weather containers from Iceland.
Get Big Color in Sun or Shade with Coleus
Coleus is one of my favorite plants.
Garden with Cacti and Succulents
Enjoy the best-looking yard on your block with no-fuss, low-water, easy-care Desert Escape cacti and succulents.
Give Your Garden an Edge
Edge your beds, borders, and walkways with gorgeous flowers that will frame your yard with color. By Doug Jimerson
Garden Style in New Orleans
New Orleans is known for jazz, beignets, and letting the good times roll. It’s also very floral city. By Karen Weir-Jimerson
Five Fab Spring Flowers for South Florida
Celebrate spring with these beautiful flowers.
Florida Butterfly Gardening
Discover how my yard became a haven for Florida’s state butterfly.
Easy-Care Annuals for Every Season
Plan ahead and enjoy beautiful, easy-care annuals all season with our top picks. By Justin Hancock
Easy Care Garden Ideas
You can enjoy a beautiful garden that's not a lot of work to care for! We've put together a series of beautiful, small-space gardens fill...
Foliage Plants for Color, Texture, and the Wow-Factor
There's a host of colorful foliage plants that make amazing container plants during the summer in both Southern and Northern gardens. Enj...
Drought-Tolerant Gardening in Florida
Beat drought in your Florida yard with these tips for enjoying beautiful plants in extended periods of hot, dry weather.