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What are some annual flower ideas for a mailbox post area? Annuals are often the best option for mailbox flower plantings.

Is dyed mulch safe to use around plants? Dyed mulch, in itself, may be less of an issue than the wood on which the coloring is applied.

Many new homeowners plant bearded iris flowers, remembering the fragrant plants from their childhoods. It is specifically fragrant bearded iris flowers with which I deal here; not all of them are created equal!

Weigela bushes (sometimes misspelled "weigelia") were traditionally grown just for their flowers. But cultivars of weiglea now exist that offer nice foliage, too.

Columbine flowers come in numerous colors. Of even greater value than their bold colors is the exquisite shape of columbine flowers, shown in my picture.

Picture of an orange impatiens flower. Impatiens flowers are popular annuals for shady areas. Impatiens flowers come in many other colors, with red, white and pink being among the most used.

Pansy picture. Some plants bear orange flowers, as this pansy picture shows.

Lavender hydrangea picture. In addition to lavender-colored hydrangeas, one often sees white, pink and blue flowers.

Wisteria picture. As this photo of wisteria shows, one color the vine comes in contains lavender.

Glossary for terms used in landscape design and other aspects of landscaping. Includes meanings of botanical and horticultural terms, carpentry and masonry word definitions, as well as word definitions pertaining to the art of landscape design and the plants used therein.

Picture of Joshua tree. The botanical name for Joshua trees is Yucca brevifolia.

A list of heavy equipment safety tips can never be complete, but I provide some of the most important for heavy equipment safety tips in this article.

Botany and history of mistletoe, kissing under which derives from the Norse myths. The history of mistletoe begins with one of the Norse myths involving Baldur.

Picture of red poppy growing wild in a meadow. Chris Borie, owner of Vermont Wildflower Farm, remembers meadows of red poppies fondly from his boyhood in France.

Know the sun and soil requirements for growing the particular rock garden plants you'd like to grow. Plants in rock gardens need the soil prepared properly and need the right amount of sun.

Planting shrubs is not as easy as digging a hole in the ground and inserting the plants. If you take some care in planting shrubs properly, your work will usually be rewarded with healthier specimens.

Jack Frost picture. Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' has blue flowers and silver foliage, as the picture shows.

Liriope photo. As this photo of liriope shows, the plant does bloom, although it's known as more of a "grass."

Picture of candytuft. A flowering ground cover, candytuft flowers become tinged with lavender as they age.

Thyme ground cover photo. A fragrant plant, thyme ground cover blooms in pink, among other colors.