Dress up the Holidays with Succulents

Popular succulent plants fit this trend whether decorating your home, setting a festive table, or giving as a gift.

Add Rosemary to This Year’s Holiday Season

Add a fresh look and fragrance to your holidays with a potted Rosemary plant.

Add Rosemary to This Year’s Holiday Season

Outdoor Winter Container Gardens

Add a bit of greenery to your front steps, window box or patio with a winter container garden.

Gifts with Multiple Functions and Styles

The holidays are quickly approaching and finding the perfect gift for those on your list can be challenging. With many people downsizing or striving for a minimalistic lifestyle, finding the perfect gift gets even more difficult. Gifting something that is unique, useful and provides multiple functions may be the solution.

Gifts with Multiple Functions and Styles

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How to Create Family Traditions That Actually Stick

You don’t need a big family tree or a perfect history to start traditions. These moments don’t need to look like anyone else’s. They just need to feel like yours.

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Traditions aren’t just about what we do — they’re about who we choose to be, again and again.

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Boost the Beauty and Comfort of Your Outdoor Spaces

Even simple changes can make a positive impact on the time you spend relaxing and entertaining on your patio, deck, or other outdoor spaces.

Boost the Beauty and Comfort of Your Outdoor Spaces

Dig, Divide, and Boost Your Garden’s Beauty

Dividing plants is a great way to improve their look and create new plants to use in other spaces in your landscape.

Dig, Divide, and Boost Your Garden’s Beauty

Grow Fruit in Containers

Have fun and enjoy picking fresh fruit right outside your door thanks to compact varieties you can grow in containers.

Extend Your Planting Budget

Whether you’re a new or experienced gardener, a few strategies can help maximize the beauty even when dollars are limited.

Heat-Tolerant Beauties for Gardens and Containers

Boost the summer-long beauty and heat tolerance in your gardens and containers with new varieties of annual vinca (Catharanthus). The unique Soiree vinca varieties provide added appeal with their cute, double, and ruffled flowers.