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10 Best Small and Simple Flower Bed Ideas

One person’s trash is another’s treasure! Consider transforming a junkyard or estate sale piano into a repurposed garden ...
Purple, orange, red, and yellow flowers growing outdoors. - budistudio77/Shutterstock Some think of weeds simply as any plant growing where it's unwanted, but even ...
The shrubs at this Park Cities home are tolerant of extreme weather conditions, both in summer and winter. The hedges and conical plants are boxwood varieties, while the tall ones in the other ...
Question: I am looking for some good summer color. What would you pick to add to a flower bed? Answer: While many colorful plants are available for summer, two that seem to survive the best and into ...
Garden trends are always changing, and that incudes the way we choose to plant our flower beds. In recent years wilder gardens have risen in popularity, but experts warn against overplanting flower ...
Have you noticed that grass refuses to thrive in your lawn, but it's lush and green in your flower beds? Unless you’re ready to give up the blooms and create another area to mow, the grass has got to ...
Grass can be lovely in your lawn, but when it gets into planting beds, it’s a weed—competing for space and nutrients with your flowers. While you can treat those trespassing grass blades with a ...
Which weed killer for flower beds is best? Weeds in your flower beds are not only unsightly, but they also steal water, nutrients and sunlight from your flowers. If you pull weeds out or cut them down ...
Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...