Southern garden

Winter is the best time to plan next year's garden. These 12 spring blooming, hardy perennials and shrubs can survive frigid temps as low as -40 F.

Garden entrance with boxwood hedges, white roses and a decidedly Mediterranean feel.

A shade garden, terrace, and potting shed occupy this beautiful backyard. #shadegarden #southerngardens #southerngardening #prettygardens #southernliving

Step into four historic Charleston gardens & the most glorious historic properties with the Historic Charleston Foundation’s Festival of Houses and Gardens

If you think that it's too hot in the South to grow peonies. You're wrong! These admired perennials can thrive here, as long as you know how to care for them properly. Read on to learn the fundamentals of growing peonies in a southern garden. #gardening #gardenideas #peonytips #howtogrowpeonies #southerngarden #southernliving

This Louisiana cottage was overgrown with poison ivy and photinia. Sara McDaniel went for a more welcoming landscape with ‘Dwarf Burford’ hollies and ‘Thumbelina’ zinnias along the front porch and crape myrtles, dwarf gardenias, and liriope at both ends. #americasbestfrontyard #gardening #frontyardideas #gardenideas #bhg

We'll never get tired of flowers, trees, and shrubs like hydrangeas, azaleas, and magnolias. Here are the South's most iconic plants.

Boxwoods have been the backbone of Southern gardens for centuries, and new selections are now offering solutions for every landscape.

Giant purple loropetalums are notorious for devouring houses, but ‘Emerald Snow’ won’t. This evergreen grows 4 to 6 feet high and 3 to 4 feet wide. It features green leaves and showy, white flowers in spring. #southerngardening #flowersforyourfrontlawn #curbappeal #bestplantsforlandscaping #southernliving

Finding out which plants thrive in our garden is a lifelong commitment. As you may have not figured out yet, it takes about 3 years or so for a perennial to “settle in” and perform the way it’s supposed to. The plant you’re buying may not look exactly like the picture you see on the […]