landscaping – Page 4 – The Home & Garden Center

Camellias: Sasanqua vs. Japonica

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Perennials, Planting, Trees & Shrubs

Camellias are beautiful evergreen shrubs that provide gorgeous flowers during a time of year when relatively few other landscape plants...

9 Superb Shade Trees

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Planting, Trees & Shrubs

'Shumard' Oak • Grows approximately 60'–80' tall and 40'–60' wide at maturity. • Moderate to fast-growing once established. • Deciduous tree that loses...

Fall Container Ideas

in Annuals, Fun Ideas and Articles, Houseplants, Perennials, Planting, Prepping for the Season, Succulents, Trees & Shrubs

Fall is an excellent time to show off seasonal favorites like mums, pansies, violas, flowering kale, and flowering cabbage. Mix...

6 Uses for Ornamental Grass

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Perennials, Planting

Late summer and fall are when many ornamental grasses really begin to put on a show. With beautiful plumes, interesting...

When Should I Take Down My Hummingbird Feeder?

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Hummingbirds, Pet Friendly, Prepping for the Season

When should you take your hummingbird feeders down for the year? You may have heard two very different answers to this...

13 GREAT Groundcovers

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Ground Cover, Perennials, Planting, Prepping for the Season

Do you have bare spots in your yard where grass just won’t grow? Maybe it’s underneath a large shade tree,...

6 Mistakes Homeowners Make

in Annuals, Drip Irrigation, Fun Ideas and Articles, Mulch & Soil Amendments, Perennials, Planting, Prepping for the Season, Trees & Shrubs

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How To Plant In Red Clay Soil

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Mulch & Soil Amendments, Planting, Prepping for the Season, Trees & Shrubs

So many people in the South have red clay soil. When it’s wet, clay soil can be sticky, heavy, and difficult...

Low Growing Shrubs for Almost Any Area!

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Perennials, Planting, Trees & Shrubs

Keeping with the theme of low-growing shrubs, here are some great options for the landscape. We’ve divided them into two...

How to Find and Treat Spider Mites

in Fun Ideas and Articles, Pest & Disease Solutions, Prepping for the Season

Sometimes big problems come in teeny-tiny sizes. Spider mites are extremely small pests that feed by piercing plant cells and sucking...