Smoke Tree: Decide If You Want the Plumes or the Giant Leaves
Cotinus coggygria
Smoke Tree is a focal plant more than a utility shrub. It looks best when you decide early whether the goal is airy smoke plumes…
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Spinach: Cool-Season Greens for Most Gardens
Spinacia oleracea
Spinach is a fast-growing cool-season leafy vegetable that thrives in spring and fall across Zones 3-10. It handles light frosts…
Squash: Choose Summer or Winter Before the Vine Runs
Cucurbita spp.
Grow Squash by deciding whether you want tender summer fruit or mature winter storage fruit, then matching space, pollination…
St. Augustine Grass for Warm-Season Lawns
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Thick-bladed St. Augustine grass builds a dense, carpet-like lawn in warm climates, especially near the coast. It thrives in heat…
Sweet Potato: Warm Slips, Loose Soil, and Cured Roots
Ipomoea batatas
Grow Sweet Potato from warm slips, not seed potatoes. Give loose warm soil, steady early water, a long frost-free run, and curing…
Sweetgum Tree: Star Leaves and Spiky Balls
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum is a tall, long-lived shade tree known for star-shaped leaves, vivid fall color, and prickly seed balls. It suits Zone…
Tall Fescue Lawn Grass
Festuca arundinacea (Schedonorus arundinaceus)
Homeowners across Zone 3-10 lean on Tall Fescue for a cool-season lawn that stays green without babying it every weekend. This…
Thyme: Tough Little Herb for Dry Spots
Thymus vulgaris
Bare soil between stones or along the edge of a bed is wasted space in most yards. Thyme turns those hot, dry strips into a low…
Tomato: Grow Big Flavor in Any Backyard
Solanum lycopersicum
Planting tomatoes turns a basic vegetable bed into the part of the yard everyone checks first. This warm-season annual rewards…
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