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21 Low-Maintenance Fruit Trees to Try Growing

Dreaming of stepping into your backyard to pick fresh, juicy fruit straight from the tree? It might seem like a project reserved for seasoned gardeners with more free time (especially when harvest ...
Looking to turn your yard into a secluded oasis? While a fence certainly provides privacy, it doesn't have the beauty (or fuzzy, juicy fruit) this tree offers.
Commonly called Chinese fringe flower, this popular shrub is another old wood bloomer. Pruning in the fall will remove the buds that have set for next spring's show of pink, fuchsia, or white flowers.
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Is there any hope for my crape myrtle plant that was frozen in recent winters? Absolutely. These sprouts are coming up from its root system. They are genetically the same as the top growth that was ...
Too many people assume they can plant perennials and forget about them. Hour for hour, annual gardens are probably less work for the show they provide.
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OCTOBER heralds the start of autumn and the start of the big garden tidy up getting plants and containers ready for winter.