January 2026

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What flowers make a good border?

What flowers make a good border? Flowering shrubs (hydrangeas and rhododendrons) and evergreen shrubs stand tall in dramatic fashion, while low-growing and low maintenance border plants like lamb’s ear, impatiens, and catmint hug the ground. perennial border plants show off year after year. Popular choices include photinia ‘red robin’, camellia, skimmia, pittosporum, hebe, choisya, and

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What shrub to plant next to a house?

What shrub to plant next to a house? Hydrangeas: some of the most popular deciduous, flowering shrubs available, hydrangeas provide structure and color. Roses: easy-to-grow landscape roses often bloom for months providing brilliant color around the house. evergreen shrubs. evergreen shrubs add year-round structure. In winter they really come to the fore, when many other

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