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Lush green foliage arrangement
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Monochromatic Green Foliage Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

This complete design guide shows you how to build a lush, all-green foliage arrangement using ferns, calatheas, philodendrons, and tropical leaves — relying entirely on texture, leaf shape, and varying shades of green for visual drama. Perfect for shaded porches and modern minimalist homes.

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Succulent and cacti arrangement
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Succulent & Cacti Bowl — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Create a stunning low-maintenance centerpiece that thrives on neglect. This step-by-step guide walks you through selecting structural succulents, pairing hardy cacti with soft trailing varieties, and using sculptural stones to build a desert-inspired landscape in a single bowl. Beautiful for months with minimal watering.

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Kitchen herb garden
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Scented Herb Corner Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Bring the farm-to-table experience to your windowsill with a beautifully designed herb corner planter that's as ornamental as it is useful. Covers the best culinary herbs — basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, and oregano — along with companion planting strategies and harvesting tips that keep your plants productive all season.

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Lush hanging basket overflowing with fuchsia, lantana and purple petunias
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Hanging Basket Wall — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Turn a blank porch wall into a cascading tapestry of color with a hanging basket wall that saves floor space while delivering maximum visual impact. This guide covers height staggering techniques, complementary bloom color palettes, plant selection, and daily care routines that keep your vertical garden thriving all season long.

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Tropical giant leaves with Monstera and palm on a front porch
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Tropical Giant Leaves Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Transform your front porch into a resort-style tropical hideaway with giant leaves — Monstera deliciosa, Bamboo Palm, Alocasia, and Philodendron. Covers plant selection, three-tier layout, care, maintenance, and design tips for a lush, layered look that brings vacation energy home.

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Ornamental grasses in ceramic planters
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Ornamental Grass Front Porch Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Create a dynamic living sculpture with Purple Fountain Grass, Blue Fescue, Carex 'Evergold', and Japanese Blood Grass. Covers plant selection, container prep, care, and design tips for year-round motion and texture on your front porch.

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White moon garden planter glowing at dusk
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White Moon Garden Front Porch Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Create a moonlit porch sanctuary with a white-themed planter featuring White Petunia 'Wave', Silver Dichondra, Angelonia 'Serena White', and fragrant Star Jasmine. Covers plant selection, container layering, care, and design tips for the luminous evening garden look that glows at dusk.

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Single Fiddle-leaf fig as a statement plant on a front porch
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Single Statement Plant Front Porch — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

One plant, one pot, nothing else. Learn how to pick and style a single dramatic specimen — Fiddle-leaf fig, Giant aloe, Rosemary topiary, or Phormium — as the sole focal point of your front porch. Covers plant selection, container sizing, care, and design tips for the minimalist look that makes one great plant enough.

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Cottage garden flowers overflowing from a front porch planter
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Cottage Garden Overflow Front Porch Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Turn your front porch into a romantic English cottage garden with a planter packed with petunias, snapdragons, lobelia, dusty miller, bacopa, and calibrachoa. Covers plant pairings, care, and styling for the look that ignores spacing rules and lets color spill everywhere.

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Tomato and basil companion planter on a front porch
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Edible Companion Planting Front Porch Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Grow your own food right on your front porch. This guide shows you how to pair tomatoes with basil, marigolds, and other companion plants in a single planter that's as beautiful as it is productive. Covers companion planting science, container selection, step-by-step planting, and daily care.

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Matching stone urns with boxwood topiary flanking a front door
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Formal Symmetrical Urns Front Porch Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Create a timeless entrance with matching urns on either side of your front door. This design guide covers clipped boxwood, standard topiary, trailing ivy, and the principles of symmetry and proportion that make a formal front porch feel composed and elegant.

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Boho macrame hanging planters on a front porch
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Boho Macrame Tier Front Porch Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Create a bohemian plant display with layered macrame hangers and trailing plants. This guide covers macrame knot styles, best trailing plants (pothos, string of pearls, spider plant), tier arrangement principles, and care tips for a show-stopping boho porch.

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Shade ferns and hostas in containers on a front porch
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Shade Fern & Hosta Front Porch Planter — Complete Design Guide

June 2026 · Class 2

Transform a shady porch into a lush woodland retreat with ferns and hostas. Covers Boston fern, Maidenhair fern, Japanese Painted fern, mini and variegated hostas, plus shade companions like caladium and heuchera. Step-by-step planting, care, and three design variations.

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