19+ Hydrangea Landscaping Ideas for a Beautiful Yard
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19+ Hydrangea Landscaping Ideas for a Beautiful Yard

If you’re staring at your hydrangeas wondering what on earth belongs next to them, the answer starts with where they’re growing! As a famous gardener, William Shakespeare once said: Alas, poor Hydrangea, I knew it before the cruel mildew made a spectacle of its leaves. To plant or not to plant companions nearby, that is…

8 Things To Do For Lavender In Spring Before It Starts Blooming
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8 Things To Do For Lavender In Spring Before It Starts Blooming

My garden is currently a multi-generational daycare. I brought home a fresh baby lavender this year, already full of flowers. Then there are the two teens from two years ago, hitting their awkward growth-spurt phase. Finally, I have the gnarled senior lavenders I married into. They kept me quite busy last weekend, so if this…

8 Flowers That Actually Repel Garden Pests Naturally
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8 Flowers That Actually Repel Garden Pests Naturally

Growing organic? Afraid of pests? Plant these eight flowers, and let the biology start screaming. smell strange, leak useful compounds, lure in the good bugs, and make pests work harder for lunch. Your chatty neighbor may also suffer minor fence-related discouragement. Now for the floral offenders, and what they actually do once they’re in the…

11 Flowers To Fertilize In Spring For A Better Blooming Season
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11 Flowers To Fertilize In Spring For A Better Blooming Season

We turned apex predators into neurotic four-legged roommates who ignore us, so it only follows that we treat the flower bed with equal confidence. Grab the pellets and let the spring bribery begin. With that said, these are the flowers I’ve noticed bloom better when I give them a little help in spring. Time to…