As the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day—and neither was your home’s landscaping. Case in point: Your garden’s trees. While trees can provide everything from shade and privacy, to a lush, oasis-like look in your backyard, most varieties can take anywhere from 20 to 30 years to grow to their mature size.

10 Fastest-Growing Trees for Shade, Privacy, and Beauty

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Advice on cutting back and deadheading over this summer month if you want to keep your garden looking its best, and set to thrive in the months to come

5 Things You Should Prune Back in Your Yard in July — What to Trim for Healthy Summer Plants

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Deadheading is simple, effective, and can benefit lots of plants throughout the summer

7 plants to deadhead in July – for an abundant display of blooms to enjoy

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With its jumbo flower heads and striking two-tone displays, the Pinky Winky hydrangea stands proud and pretty in any garden. Find out how to cultivate your own dynamic pink and white panicles

How To Grow A Pinky Winky Hydrangea For The Ultimate Dreamy Blooms

If you live in a hot climate or have a hot area in your yard, plants that like full sun and heat are just waiting for you to discover them.

21 Plants That Like Heat And Full Sun For Summer Gardens

Discover flowers to sow this month that can provide up to a year’s worth of color

7 flowers to plant in July – perennials, annuals and biennials to provide year-round blooms

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Petunias have long captured gardeners’ hearts with their stunning colors and bold blooms. Get the most out of these beloved annuals by learning how to deadhead petunias to promote new growth and continuous flowering. Deadheading is a simple pruning method used to remove flowers after they die back, which encourages plants to produce more blooms by preventing seed formation. Taking the time to deadhead petunias will keep your plants blooming all summer long.

How To Deadhead Petunias To Keep Them Blooming All Summer Long

Hummingbirds are delightful visitors to any garden, known for their iridescent colors and rapid wing beats. These tiny birds are attracted to specific flowers that provide the nectar they need to fuel their high-energy lifestyles. By planting the right flowers, you can create a hummingbird haven in your backyard, ensuring these fascinating creatures return year after year.

What Plants Do Hummingbirds Love the Most?

Invest in a bountiful crop of water-wise fruit trees that will thrive in hot, dry summers, and yield tasty home-grown produce.

8 Drought-Tolerant Fruit Trees That Will Survive The Heat – And Produce A Delicious Harvest

For year-round color and visual interest, evergreens work hard to protect your yard and the wildlife that visits. Grow these four native evergreen shrubs for fab foliage, windbreaks, natural habitats and privacy

Native Evergreen Shrubs: 4 Gorgeous Greens To Beautify Your Landscape

Extend the growing season – and enjoy an abundance of late summer and fall flowers – with this pick of seeds you can sow in July.

5 Flower Seeds You Can Sow In July For Late-Season Color

Dianthus are easy-to-grow flowers that come in an array of colors including pure white, creamy white, wine red, and various shades of pink. With their spicy clove-like scent, dianthus are a lovely addition to borders, beds, containers, and cutting gardens. Pollinators love them, too!. You may know dianthus by their...

How (And When!) To Deadhead Dianthus

August is a transitional month in the garden. As summer begins to wind down, it’s an excellent time to plant flowers that will bloom in the fall or even next spring. Planting in August allows flowers to establish themselves before cooler temperatures set in. Here are some beautiful and...

10 Flowers to Plant in AUGUST so Your Backyard Keeps Blooming

Most of the hydrangeas we know and love in our gardens are highly ornamental woody shrubs and climbing vines with large, colorful summer flowers. While exceptionally cold hardy, these bigleaf, panicle, oakleaf, mountain, and smooth hydrangeas drop their leaves and enter winter dormancy when temperatures drop. The family, Hydrangeaceae, houses numerous shrubs, vines, and perennials with surprises for the cool-season garden.

7 Evergreen Hydrangea Varieties for Year-Round Appeal

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I don’t know about you but summer is definitely my favorite season and I am definitely a sun worshipper. Living in the Pacific Northwest, we do not see enough of it so when it is here, that is where you will find me. Everything I do I do outside when the sun is out and the weather is warm. I wonder who else feels this way. I wonder what Zodiac Signs love the Sunshine. Want to find out? Let’s do a little research.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Love Sunshine

Ornamental trees provide so many benefits, both practical and heartfelt. Our in-house tree expert has some great recommendations.

7 Unique Ornamental Trees For A One-Of-A-Kind Landscape

Growing annual flowers from seeds is an easy way to grow a strong garden on a shoestring budget. While you may have to wait a bit longer for your plants to grow versus planting nursery starts, you could also end up with more plants and stronger plants. If you have...

21 Easy Annual Flowers to Grow From Seed

Imagine: You're walking around your garden, enjoying all of your fine handiwork, when you spot some major bites on your favorite foliage or rows of your prized tulips missing. Something has been creating chaos in your yard, but what? Chances are, a deer is your number one suspect. (After all, deer love to eat certain plants, so your yard is basically an all-you-can-eat buffet!)

40 Deer-Resistant Plants to Keep Your Garden Gorgeous and Growing

Transform your garden into a vibrant oasis and imagine stepping outside to a stunning array of unique plants, each adding its own splash of color and texture. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, choosing the right plants can make all the difference. Ready to get your hands dirty and create a garden that will be the envy of the neighborhood? Let’s pour though this list of 30 unique plants that will turn your garden into a breath-taking masterpiece.

30 Unique Plants for a Stunning Garden

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11 Fast-Growing Deciduous Trees That Grow Tall in No Time

Deciduous trees are defined by their seasonal shedding of leaves, which they do to prepare for winter dormancy. These towering plants often fill yards with multiple...

11 Fast-Growing Deciduous Trees That Grow Tall in No Time

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