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Dense, lush green coniferous shrubs or trees with thick, overlapping foliage create a natural, textured backdrop—perfect for showcasing the art of pruning evergreens.

Pruning Evergreens: Early Spring Perennial Care and Summer Shaping

Pruning evergreens can feel a little nerve-wracking, especially when the plant has been in your landscape for years and you do not want to cut too much. The goal is not to make every shrub look perfectly shaped. The goal is to clean up winter damage, guide healthy growth, and help the plant keep a… Read more »

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Changing Things Up!

You might notice some pretty big changes on your next visit to The Good Earth; we thought you might like to know in advance where to find your favorite plants! First of all, Japanese Maples switched places with our Shade Lovin’ Shrubs.  We wanted to move all of our shrubs to one area to make… Read more »

Deter Deer from Your Landscape

Here in the Natural State, we enjoy wild beauty. In Good Earth’s home city of Little Rock, nature is never far from our doorstep—from native dogwoods to bubbling brooks to abundant wildlife, we’re surrounded by homegrown beauty. However, this closeness to nature also carries a threat to our gardens: deer! We get questions every week… Read more »

New Shade Perennials for 2017

Every year our perennial grower makes our plant selections based on field trials, landscaper suggestions and from trade nursery information. This is her second year at the Good Earth Garden Center and boy, did she LISTEN TO YOU! Throughout the year she took notes as to what you wanted, what we did not have and… Read more »

shade loving perennials garden

Shade Loving Perennials for Arkansas Gardens

Imagine this…resting in a garden chair, sipping on something cold, in your retreat in the shade. What could possibly be missing? Lovely shade perennials to admire, of course! Shade loving perennials are a great way to add color and texture to shaded areas of your garden without needing full sun. There are many choices to… Read more »