Hydrangea: Bigleaf Hydrangea Garden Guide
Hydrangea macrophylla
Gardeners from cool Zone 3 yards to mild Zone 9 patios use Hydrangea macrophylla for big summer color and reliable structure…
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Plants for USDA Zone 9
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Japanese Cherry Tree: Keep the Ornamental Prunus Habit Healthy
Prunus serrulata
Japanese Cherry is a short-season show tree with real structural limits. The best care is not chasing bigger growth. It is…
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…
Lantana: Heat-Proof Color With a Few Important Caveats
Lantana camara
Lantana is a sun-loving, drought-tolerant flowering plant grown for nonstop hot-weather color. It is easy in containers and dry…
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…
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