20 Secrets to Landscape Success | Midwest Living

20 Secrets to Landscape Success

Create a knockout yard with these simple strategies.

Study your space

Look at your yard at different times of day, from different angles and in different weather conditions. Take pictures to help you remember what it looks like. Learn where the sunlight falls, where the shade pockets are, where the rain pools. Choose plants adapted to your yard's conditions and your area's hardiness Zone. Here, hostas thrive in the shade of big trees.

USDA Zone map

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