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Covered front porch in October with mums and heirloom pumpkins on the steps, tall urns of purple fountain grass and corn stalks on the posts

Gardens

25 Fall Porch Ideas with Mums, Pumpkins and Planters

There is a weekend every September when the summer petunias finally look tired and the farm…

Front yard at dusk with a dark-foliage border, heirloom pumpkins and glowing jack-o'-lanterns lining a path to an old Victorian house

Gardens

25 Halloween Garden Ideas for a Spooky Yard

Halloween is the one time of year when a garden is allowed to look a little…

Rows of dahlias, zinnias, cosmos and sunflowers in a cutting garden, with a bucket of freshly cut flowers on the grass path

Gardens

25 Cut Flower Garden Ideas for Endless Bouquets

There is a particular pleasure in walking out with a bucket and snips and coming back…

Moon garden of white flowers and silver foliage glowing at dusk beside a pale path, with a full moon rising over a hedge

Gardens

25 Moon Garden Ideas for White Night-Blooming Beauty

Most gardens go to sleep at sunset. A moon garden wakes up. As the light drains…

Classic English country garden with a double herbaceous border along a grass path between clipped yew hedges

Gardens

30 English Garden Ideas for Timeless Charm

An English garden feels settled in a way few other styles do. Clipped hedges hold back…

Prunus cerasifera Newport

Trees

Spring Flowering Trees by Color: Pink, White, Purple & Yellow

Spring-flowering trees give a yard its biggest show of the year. This guide sorts the best…

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5 Pros And 4 Cons Of Crape Myrtle Trees

Crape Myrtle trees (Lagerstroemia) are iconic in southern U.S. landscapes, prized for their summer flowers and multi-season appeal.…

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16 Plants That Look Like Feathers

The plants that look most like feathers are ornamental grasses with soft, plume-like flower heads, such as feather…

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12 Plants That Look Like Snapdragons

The plants that look most like snapdragons are their relatives in the plantain family: angelonia (summer snapdragon), toadflax…

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Joshua Tree

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Ice Plant

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