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Gardens

Ornamental grasses are the plants that make a garden move. They catch every breeze, glow when…

Gardens

The strip between your house and the property line is easy to ignore. It is often…

Gardens

The best kitchen gardens are the ones you can reach in your slippers while the pan…

Gardens

Oak trees (Quercus spp.) are the most valuable trees you can plant for wildlife, and they…

Gardens

A zen garden asks you to do one thing: look. There is no border to deadhead,…

Gardens

A backyard orchard can be five apple trees on a lawn corner, a pear trained flat…

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Trees

Crape Myrtle trees (Lagerstroemia) are iconic in southern U.S. landscapes, prized for their summer flowers and multi-season appeal.…

Plants

The plants that look most like feathers are ornamental grasses with soft, plume-like flower heads, such as feather…

Plants

The plants that look most like snapdragons are their relatives in the plantain family: angelonia (summer snapdragon), toadflax…

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Explore plant profiles with key facts, image galleries, source links, and practical growing guidance.

Yucca brevifolia

Delosperma cooperi

Salix spp.

Coreopsis verticillata