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Pink Geranium Small Space Gardening

Keeping plants and pots to scale, hanging baskets at eye level and dressing deck railings with colorful window boxes can help make a tiny garden space appear lush without feeling crowded.

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Hanging Basket Plant a Hanging Basket

Raise your container gardening skills to new heights! Whether hung on porches, arbors, sidewalls or tree branches, hanging planters bring vertical beauty and color to outdoor areas.

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Ivy Geraniums Ivy Geraniums

If you’d like a lovely cascade of blooms spilling over your containers, window boxes or hanging baskets, try ivy geraniums. These stunning annuals can fill small spaces with endless color.
Great Summer Flowers That Make the Cut
Zinnias Get a Taste of the Tropics

Sure, you could go to the local farmers’ market or florist for fresh cutflowers. But it’s far more rewarding (and easier on the wallet) to create fresh and colorful summer floral arrangements throughout the season with gorgeous blooms that come straight from your yard! One of the best summer flowers for long-lasting bed color, tall zinnia is an easy-to-grow annual that holds up well in heat, as well as in cutflower arrangements.
Globe Amaranth Grow Around the Globe Amaranth

The round, bright, papery blooms of this popular summer annual dry and hold their color well, making globe amaranth another great choice for the cutflower garden. Native to the southern regions of Central America, this bushy bedding plant loves full sun and warm weather, and it grows best in perfectly drained soil. Its long-lasting flower heads attract butterflies and come in shades of pink, fuchsia, purple or white, depending on the cultivar.
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Check out what plants our Learn2Grow members are learning more about today:

  • Bulbine is a tough, easy-to-grow, evergreen perennial treasured for its many star-shaped, yellow flowers.
  • Korean dogwood features masses of flowers, pretty fruit, appealing fall color and attractive bark.
  • Banana yucca is a Southwestern US desert native with ivory-colored, bell-shaped flowers in late spring.

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Creeping Speedwell Disarm Weeds

Some of the worst weeds break ground in spring. Properly identifying and pulling these ticking time bombs is the best way to disarm them before they detonate in your yard.
Highway Iceplant Invasive-Plant Basics

We hear a lot about invasive species, but what should a home gardener know about them? Learn how to help stop these garden troublemakers from invading your yard (and beyond).
Purple Loosestrife Pretty, Noxious

Don’t let a plant’s beauty fool you. Some pretty non-native ornamentals are actually noxious invaders that can cause serious problems when they escape from cultivation.
Pots on deck Leaves of Three, Let Them Be

Do you know what poison ivy looks like? Found just about anywhere east of the Rockies, this nuisance grows in shady or sunny areas and is often seen on tree trunks or fences.