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Miss This April Gardening Job and Your Hydrangeas Won’t Bloom ProperlyThis timing tip only applies to panicle hydrangeas – but it’s crucial if you want flowers this summer
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I Waited All Year for Home Depot’s Spring Black Friday — Here Are the Flowering Shrubs I'm Buying Before They Sell OutHere are the best roses, hydrangeas, azaleas, and one must-have peony to snag before they sell out!
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7 Easy-Sow Seeds to Start in April & Fill Your Backyard With Colorful Flowers – You’ll Get So Many Blooms For Your Bucks & Plug Border Gaps, Fast
Picking unusual varieties of quick-growing garden plants is the fastest way to fill border gaps with fabulous flowers this summer. Ready, set, sow!
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8 Fastest Growing Perennials to Fill Gaps and Bare Patches in Your Garden – It's the Easiest Way to Add Color
Fill bare patches fast, and help pollinators thrive! These native plants will turn empty soil into a buzzing, beautiful garden in no time...
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Azalea Bonsai Guide: How to Grow and Care for This Long-Lived, Flowering BeautyWith their vibrant flowers and elegant, sculptural form, azalea bonsai are among the most beautiful miniature trees you can grow. Here’s how to care for them properly so they thrive year after year.
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3 April Feeding Secrets for the Biggest Hydrangea Blooms (Plus 1 Thing You Should Definitely Skip)Want dinner-plate hydrangea blooms this summer? The key is a three-course meal you need to dish up now! Here are the three feeding essentials they need (and one they don’t)
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My Borders Stay Weed-Free All Summer Thanks to This One Plant – and its Fragrance is as Fabulous as its Flowers
Creeping phlox is a pretty groundcover that's polite enough to skirt around bigger plants yet its dense mat of semi-evergreen leaves smothers weed seedlings for maintenance-free beds.
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How to Grow Coral Bells for a Gorgeous Pop of Color in the Shade Garden
Coral bells are beloved for their beautiful foliage and tall, whimsical flowers that thrive in shade. Here's everything you need to know to grow them.
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Sweet Pea Fertilizer Guide: The Ultimate Manual for Massive Blooms
Want showstopper sweet peas? Learn the exact balance needed to fuel lush vines and vibrant blooms all season long.
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Artemis II Returns with 5 Native Tree Seeds Aboard – Here’s Why Gardeners Should CareThese native tree seeds have been to the Moon and back, but their biggest impact could be in your own backyard.
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Meet Your Birth Month Native Plant – And The Special Meaning Behind It
From hardy witch hazel to the oakleaf hydrangea, why not celebrate your birthday with a native plant that reflects your personality?
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5 Plants You’ll Regret Pruning in April – Plus 1 That Needs Cutting Back, Pronto
Stop before you snip! Learn which beloved perennials and shrubs should never be pruned in April – and which one actually benefits from a spring trim.
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6 Charming Coral Bells Varieties That Will Brighten Up Even the Shadiest Garden
Add whimsy and color to even the shadiest corners of your garden with one of these charming coral bells varieties.
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Plant These Hanging Basket Blooms in April for Beautifully Abundant Backyard Displays, Even if You’re a Beginner Gardener
These hand-picked varieties are all perfect for a hanging planter, easy-peasy to grow, and have enough flower power for months of glorious color. Here's everything you need to know to get a bumper basket of blooms…
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10 Dazzling White Flowering Trees to Add Easy Elegance, Classic Harmony and Calming EnergyReady to elevate your curb appeal? Sophisticated, calming, and effortlessly chic, these 10 trees with white flowers can redefine your yard’s energy with epic snowy canopies
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Are Hydrangeas Always Perennials? It’s Complicated – Here’s What Keeps Them Coming BackMost hydrangeas are perennials, but not all will return reliably without the right conditions. Learn how breeding, hardiness, and care affect whether your hydrangeas thrive year after year.
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Plant Once, Enjoy For Years – These Perennials Absolutely Love an April Start
These perennials will reward a spring planting with years of color and beauty...
