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Adding Drama and Sophistication to Your Garden with Plants that Have Sword-Like Leaves

When choosing plants, gardeners usually think of flowers first. Often overlooked are plants with foliage interest, which adds a different component to the landscape. There are many kinds of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees that provide leaf color throughout the growing season. Foliage can be an effective background element or take center stage. Look for … Read more

Pruning Fig Trees in Summer: A Complete Guide

Pruning these vigorous plants regularly helps to keep them under control and encourage a plentiful crop of delicious, sweet figs. They are best trained against a sunny wall or grown in a container. Figs will grow into large, vigorous, leafy shrubs or trees unless pruned regularly and their roots restrained. They may still produce fruit, … Read more