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Pot It Up

Shake up the containergarden with theseNorth America –native perennials

THE GARDEN PATH TO PERDITION

I WAS CRUISING RIGHT ALONG, feeling okay about myself, when I came across a list of the Seven Deadly Sins.

A Productive PATIO

Tiny fruit, vegetable and herb plants help gardeners maximize any sort of growing space

TROPICAL FUSION

A FUSS-FREE APPROACH TO USING BOLD TROPICAL PLANTS IN ANY TEMPERATE GARDEN

WINTER READING

Pass the time with any of these inspiring books

SENSING A PATTERN

Greg Coppa reflects on an odd weather year and what continued warming may mean for his Rhode Island garden

TOP-PRIZE PERENNIALS

A foliage masterpiece for shade and a late bloomer for sun

MARK WESSEL

What's new for fruit and vegetable gardeners?

KINGS OF THE NORTHERN FORESTS

A look at the trees, shrubs and perennial plants that bolster life in Ecoregion 5

PROJECT FEEDERWATCH

Gardeners can help scientists know just where the birds are in winter

GAGA FOR GALANTHUS

As easy as they are irresistible, snowdrops boast a devoted and growing following

NEW PLANTS

Multiseason Marvels

BLUEBERRIES & CO.

Members of the genus Vaccinium provide sweet flavor, health benefits and beauty in the garden

AN ECOLOGICAL AGREEMENT

How three great minds think alike

Take It Indoors

Cs the growing season dwindles, _ potted cittus became a summer souuenir

ROOTED IN PLACE

LAYERING IS A PROPAGATION TECHNIQUE THAT TAKES A WHILE TO COMPLETE, BUT IT DEMANDS LITTLE EFFORT FROM THE GARDENER

AT HOME WITH PLANTS

Business travel and pleasure trips helped inspire this Cincinnati garden

THE GARDEN GOES DARK

Yes, gardens have their dark side. But-surprise! A garden's darkness can be good, not sinister.

LOW-WATER WONDERS

EXPLORE ONE PLANTSMAN'S DROUGHT-TOLERANT FAVORITES FOR EACH LEVEL OF THE GARDEN

Succeed With Succession- The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right

The best crops to plant throughout summer, plus how to time them right. Once a crop like spring turnips or snap peas has finished, I tidy up the bed, amend the soil with a thin layer of compost and replant. Depending on the new crop, I may be sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings.

Weeding Out Worry - Two books give perspectives on gardening's importance to mental health

Two books give perspectives on gardening's importance to mental health. One is written by a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who draws on decades of experience as a clinician and a gardener to discuss how gardening and interaction with the natural world benefit us. The other is written by a woman with mental illness whose efforts at becoming well brought her to outdoor activities, including gardening.

Prized Perennials

GAPS IN THE GARDEN? TRY ONE OF THESE AWARD-WINNING PLANTS AS A SAFE-BET FIX

A TOAST TO CORK

A trip to Portugal inspired Greg Coppa to peel back the botany of the cork oak

THE GARDEN CENTER'S GRIP

SOMETHING WEIRD HAPPENS when gardeners enter a garden center. We change. Suddenly, somehow, we're overcome with this vague yet powerful, transcendental feeling of liberation, and we become aware of money we probably have and hopefully won't otherwise need.

OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

AS BOXWOOD BLIGHT DAMAGES THIS STAPLE EVERGREEN, IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT WORTHY ALTERNATIVES

NEW MOUNDING ANNUALS

Also known as summer snapdragons, angelonias produce spikes of outward-facing flowers throughout the hottest, most humid time of the year.

AN ANNUAL AFFAIR

Combine a designer's best advice with the year's new varieties for a summer's worth of showstopping containers

A Big Role for SMALL GRASSES

The unexpected benefits of small native grasses

GOLDENSEAL

A woodland herb worth guarding

RICHARD HAWKE

Try and try again