Japanese Maple: Protect the Leaves and Let the Form Do the Work
Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple succeeds when the site protects the leaves as much as the roots. The real care job is matching the cultivar's…
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Juniper: Pick the Form for the Job, Then Keep It Dry
Juniperus spp.
Juniper is not one plant with one job. It can be a groundcover, a dry-site shrub, or an upright evergreen screen, and it succeeds…
Kale: Grow Leaves All Season, Then Let Frost Improve Them
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Kale works best when you treat it like a long-running leaf crop, not a one-time harvest. Give it a cool slot, pick outer leaves…
Kentucky Bluegrass Lawn: Cool-Season Classic Turf
Poa pratensis
Patchy spring lawns in cold climates usually point to the wrong grass type. Kentucky bluegrass is a cool-season turf that thrives…
Knock Out Rose: Easy Landscape Roses With Real Limits
Rosa 'Knock Out'
Knock Out Roses are landscape shrub roses bred for repeat bloom, compact habit, and better disease resistance than many older…
Lemongrass: Tall Citrus-Scented Herb for Containers
Cymbopogon citratus
Grow lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) for tall, fragrant clumps that pull double duty in the kitchen and in the yard. This…
Liatris: Blazing Star Spikes for Sunny Pollinator Beds
Liatris spicata
Liatris, also called blazing star or gayfeather, is a hardy native perennial grown from corms for upright purple flower spikes…
Lilac Shrub (Common Lilac) Care
Syringa vulgaris
Lilac is a cold-climate fragrance shrub, not a generic flowering hedge. Give it full sun, alkaline-to-neutral well-drained soil…
Lily: True Lilium Bulbs for Summer Height and Fragrance
Lilium spp.
True lilies are Lilium bulbs grown for tall summer stems, dramatic flowers, fragrance, and cut-flower value. They need sun on…
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