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6 Tips for Designing a Stunning Garden

Take note of these key ingredients that you and your garden can't live without.

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Container Gardens

Big or small, colorful or evergreen, container gardening is all the rage, and there's a method to planting a lush container.

To get the most bang for your buck, Lydia recommends choosing plants for height (tall, upright plants), fill (lower, mounding selections), and spill (plants that cascade over the sides of the pot).

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