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Exploring Garden Styles: Part 1: Formal & Traditional
Formal Gardens use carefully curated, often monochromatic plant palettes for structural elegance, whereas English Country and Cottage Gardens feature a diverse, colorful array of perennials, annuals, and shrubs to create lush, informal, and rustic appeals, respectively.
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Fall Planting: Why It’s the Secret to a Thriving Spring Garden
Let’s plant with intention. Let’s design for what’s next. Fall planting gives perennials, shrubs, and trees a head start underground. While top growth slows, root systems keep developing until the soil freezes. This means:
Stronger root establishment before spring growth
Better drought tolerance come summer
Less transplant shock and faster recovery
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