Gardening
Garden Gate
Finding Joy in the Garden
This carefully planned garden is filled with plants that deliver maximum impact with minimal maintenance.
7 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
Terrified of Topping Flowers
When you're a first-time dahlia farmer (like me), few things are as terrifying as snipping off the center bloom-or \"topping\" -your dahlias.
2 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
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A Drought-Tolerant Gathering Spot
Perhaps that hot, dry corner in your yard isn't actually doomed for desolation. With a bit of thoughtful design and some plucky plants, it could become an oasis.
3 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
TORCH LILY
Turn up the excitement in your garden with these bold blooms.
7 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
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CREATE A TROPICAL LOOK ANYWHERE
How would you like to step out the back door of your home into a lush planting that reminds you of your favorite vacation spot?
5 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
Dark, Dramatic Plants for a MIDNIGHT GARDEN
A garden doesn't have to be filled with bright colors to be beautiful. Some of the most captivating landscapes embrace the darker side of the plant world.
10+ min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
5 Tips for Your Summer To-Do List
Summer in the garden is not just about watering, though that is often a top priority. Here are five things that will make a dramatic difference in keeping your flowers and vegetables happier and healthier so you can enjoy the season in your garden too!
4 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
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DO YOU HAVE GARDEN QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS!
Q Rinsing with water doesn't get rid of the little black beetles in my raspberries. What can I do?
4 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
Garden Gate
TROUBLESHOOT YOUR TOMATOES
DON'T LET TOMATO PROBLEMS RUIN YOUR HARVEST! LEARN WHAT'S CAUSING THESE COMMON ISSUES AND HOW TO FIX THEM.
7 min |
Issue 183 - Summer 2025
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Viburnum
This versatile group of shrubs has year-round garden appeal. Which one is right for your garden?
9 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
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8 Solutions for Spring Garden Problems
Spring is full of anticipation and hope for a successful garden season.
4 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
Garden Gate
2025 READER CONTAINER CHALLENGE
Don't get stuck with the same old container combinations year after year.
6 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
Garden Gate
Drought - Tolerant Beauty
Faced with hot, dry summers, this gardener has created a resilient garden filled with tough plants.
7 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
Garden Gate
THE BIG HAUL
WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS, HEAVY LIFTING IN THE GARDEN GETS A LOT EASIER. THESE ARE OUR FAVORITES!
5 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
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POWDERY MILDEW
Learn how to identify, control and prevent this common fungal disease.
3 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
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Annual eranium
Bold blooms and fancy foliage keep your garden filled with color from planting to frost.
9 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
Garden Gate
How Many Hydrangeas Are Too Many Hydrangeas?
Since I was a teenager and read Summer Since Sisters by Judy Blume for the first time, I have wanted to vacation on Martha's Vineyard.
1 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
Garden Gate
GARDEN ESSENTIALS ELEVATE YOUR GARDEN WITH RAISED BEDS.
ELEVATE YOUR GARDEN WITH RAISED BEDS.
3 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
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Spring Ephemerals to Treasure in the Garden
When you walk through the woods in early spring before the trees leaf out, you may be delighted to see lovely wildflowers blooming before anything else is even up and growing.
10 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
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WHICH shade PERENNIAL IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Hosta is a shade gardener’s best friend. With thousands of cultivars to choose from in a wide range of sizes, shapes and foliage colors, it offers endless ways to keep your borders fresh and exciting.
3 min |
Issue 182 - Spring 2025
Garden Gate
Backyard Tornado
\"HE WHO SEARCHES FOR SPRING WITH HIS KNEES IN THE MUD FINDS IT, IN ABUNDANCE.\" - ALDO LEOPOLD
2 min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
Garden Gate
Front-of-the-Border "Wow!" Power
When it comes to easy-care plants that bring a lot of punch to the border, 'Ivory Queen' Turkestan onion should be near the top of your shopping list.
2 min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
Garden Gate
GARDEN ESSENTIALS
MAKE GARDENING EASIER THIS YEAR
2 min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
Garden Gate
Elevate an Evergreen Hedge
Although an evergreen hedge looks suitable all year on its own, it's perfectly poised to become something even greater: a backdrop to a garden where flower after flower will unfurl with such drama, you just might find yourself stepping outside and offering your applause.
5 min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
Garden Gate
One Garden, Two Worlds
In this colorful and welcoming garden, sunny, flower-filled front borders transition to a shady backyard hideaway.
7 min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
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on edge
Four garden pros share their go-to edging techniques.
3 min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
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DIANTHUS
Add fragrance, vivid color and timeless charm with this reliable, cold-hardy perennial.
9 min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
Garden Gate
2025's Best New Plants!
Are you ready to start planning for next year's garden? A few new plants might be just what you need to bring those dreams to reality.
10+ min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
Garden Gate
Solve Garden Problems With Ground Covers
Are you tired of coaxing turfgrass to grow in difficult spots? In her book Groundcover Revolution, Kathy Jentz says that ground covers can be the solution to these struggles.
7 min |
Issue 181 - February 2025
Garden Gate
The Romance of Spring
With the arrival of spring, emerging perennials fill the garden with soft texture, restoring life to the harsh, often barren landscape of winter.
4 min |