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For Autumn we've added a couple of Southern Living offerings in small Autumn projects to aid in beautifying your home and property.  Find them here: outdoor container planting - A Recipe for Fall Beauty; and a game day garden with Your Team's Colors -  Don't Leave Your Team Spirit at the Tailgate.

Just in time (barely) for Labor Day weekend, Southern Living Plants offered up one of Sara D.'s blog articles for our enlightenment. It is suggested as a Labor Day weekend project, but can be done any weekend in the near future. Here's the article on our site: Create A Patio Oasis.

We've recently added a couple more articles you may find helpful.

The first has to do with drought tolerant plants and low maintenance plants. Both terms have been buzzwords for a while, and there is work being done to accommodate those growing needs. But view some of the plants available now that fit those descriptions!

The second is an article written by Steve Bender, and shared by Southern Living Plants. For all of our Boxwood owners, this is a great tutorial on the basics. Check it out here.

gie media's digital magazine has an interesting article highlighting sneak peeks at new plant varieties planned for 2016, shown at the California Spring Trials. This is where plant breeders showcase their best offerings. In addition to new heat-tolerant varieties and pollinator friendly plants, the "Festive Flora" and Head-Turning Genetics samples were quite beautiful! Here's a taste...

There's a recent article with video under the Tools and Resources tab for the piece How to Manage Hydrangea Blossom Color! If you have pink, and want blue - or vice versa - at least watch the video.

For those of you who have bought, or may buy, maple trees here in the South, we recommend reading the article excerpt by Andrew J. Baril of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, C. Beaty Hanna Horticulture and Environmental Center, which is based at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Find it here under Tools & Resources.

Review our guide page for transplanting trees and shrubs. Check it out here.

If you have questions about what you should be planting now, or when the best time would be for planting your planned trees, shrubs, etc., just stop by for a visit!