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As the name suggests, sweet pea is sweetly fragrant when blooming in spring. It’s also quite ornamental, thanks to the brightly hued pastel flowers of pink, purple and white. Give it something to ...

The landscape in Greater Columbus can be downright dreary during the winter months. The vibrant and varied colors of flowering plants are long gone from much of the landscape, and the green turf is ...

A home with colorful landscaping in the front yard - Dolores M. Harvey/Shutterstock Berry bushes can be a perfect way to add pops of color to your landscaping. If you've been looking for gorgeous ...

Q uestion: Our desert landscaping was done by the previous owners and leaves much to be desired — mainly gravel and a few sad, spindly, grayish bushes. We'd like to add plants that will add color but ...

As summer meanders to a close, you might begin to regret the loss of the beautiful and bountiful flowers in your garden. But it doesn't have to be the end just yet. Many colorful and delightful ...

Understanding the elements of color, texture and scale will bring you closer to achieving the landscape design of your dreams. The use of color is probably the most complex of the three, because it ...

If one of your New Year's resolutions is to have a more colorful landscape, consider planting for color all year. January is usually the toughest month to have color. Pansies, cyclamen and other ...

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