LOOKING AHEAD

A colorful, fruitful summer follows winter's well-used days

HANGDOG NO MORE

I'M A CURIOUS and impetuous guy. Good at thinking but terrible at remembering. And dammit if I'm not impatient.

JARED BARNES - Propagating gardeners

JARED BARNES is an award-winning professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He also hosts The Plantastic Podcast and publishes a weekly e-newsletter called plant ed, both of which can be found at his website, https://www.meristemhorticulture.com. At home, he gardens with wife Karen and daughter Magnolia.

RIBWORT PLANTAIN

Before you call it a weed, consider its many talents

FULL SUN FOLIAGE

IT'S A BIT MORE CHALLENGING THAN IN THE SHADE, BUT WE CAN FIND DELIGHTFUL LEAVES TO EMBELLISH SUNNY SPACES

CHANGE OF PLANS

HOW TO PLAN A GARDEN RENOVATION THAT WORKS WITH THE SITE AND ITS ECOLOGY

NEW PLANTS

Pollinator Favorites

THE SOFT SIDE OF CONIFERS

SCALE-LEAVED TYPES CONTRIBUTE A GENTLY SCULPTURAL PRESENCE TO THE GARDEN

KING OF THE HÜGEL

GARDENERS ARE FINDING NEW USES FOR THE TIME-TESTED TECHNIQUE OF HÜGELKULTUR

CHALLENGE ACCEPTER

PERENNIALS TO GROW IN DRY SHADE OR DEER COUNTRY

ANCIENT SILPHIUM (POSSIBLY)

Is an obscure fennel relative in fact the most legendary herb of Ancient Rome and Greece?

THE RIGHT START

Advice for planting the garden from transplants or direct-sown seed

A DIFFERENT LAND

Letting go of the English garden influence sets American gardeners on an easier path

TREES BETRAYED

Greg Coppa laments acts of treeson” but offers hope

JUST ADD CAREX

SEDGES MAKE VALUABLE COMPANIONS FOR SHOWIER PERENNIALS

A Walk Among Flowers

Labyrinth gardens offer a path to peacefulness

WHEN THE Queen Abdicates

Without a queen to rule, your hive can't survive.

FOWL FACTS

Let's explore some random poultry facts ... from a possible bird brain!

FLERD is the Word

Explore the benefits and barriers of multispecies pasturing.

Turkeys for the Home Table

Raise your own birds for a tastier and healthier holiday meal.

raise STRONGER CHICKENS

Look around your kitchen, and you'll likely find some natural poultry supplements.

Winter's Last Stand

Early warm weather followed by a late frost can easily ruin an orchard harvest.

Creating STOCK

Breed and raising your own replacement layers for a small-scale egg operation.

A DUCK FOR ALL Seasons

Care for ducks throughout the year with this seasonal guide.

Meet Li Schmidt

At Cultural Roots Nursery, in Winters, California, Li Schmidt grows more than 100 Asian-heritage vegetables, herbs, fruit and trees on 1⁄4 acre.

Climate-Resilient Crops

Farmers operating large commercial outfits and smaller, hobby growers alike are facing new challenges season after season.

Pumpkins & Gourds

Tyler Swafford’s enthusiasm for raising pumpkins and gourds is contagious. The lifelong farmer, himself the descendent of a lifelong farmer, makes his home on Dayton Mountain overlooking Tennessee’s Sequatchie Valley.

GET IT GROWING

Five ways to create or expand a vegetable garden

LESSONS FROM THE PAST

More than a century ago, Nature Study advocates sought to connect schoolchildren with the science of landscapes and gardens

LET'S SPLIT IT

THE INS AND OUTS OF PROPAGATION BY DIVISION