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IN GERMANY, A GARDENER'S HEAVEN
Traveling abroad reveals lands where culture embraces horticulture
NOT GRAND, BUT STILL GREAT
New Hampshire’s Fuller Gardens proves an estate needn’t be enormous to delight
TO SEEDLING
HORTICULTURE'S FAVORITE TIPS FOR STARTING SEEDS AND CARING FOR SEEDLINGS
Vining for Attention
NORTH AMERICA IS HOME TO A HOST OF CLIMBERS AND RAMBLERS THAT MERIT SPACE IN GARDENS
WOODLAND WIZARDRY
SPRING EPHEMERALS MAKE FLORAL MAGIC BEFORE THEIR DISAPPEARING ACT
LOOKING UP
EYE-LEVEL EARLY FLOWERS PROVIDE A FAST-FORWARD INTO SPRING
A Pot of Patience
Though challenging, it’s best to grow native plants from seed, says one expert; here’s why and how
A Fresh Start
Is it time for a change in the garden? Start by assessing its foundation
WHAT I'VE LEARNED
A closing contemplation on what nature tries to teach us
FINDERS, EATERS
Amid a growing interest in foraifin gardeners can find an easy entrance
Green means Go!
IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING about five years ago, and I was driving to Home Depot to buy a new toilet seat. I was feeling pretty blue. I was feeling tired, old and fat, but mostly fat, because I had just broken a toilet seat. And I was thinking how much harder things were getting-things like remembering, and picking stuff up.
THE PERIL OF SELF-POLLINATION
Study highlights the importance of bumblebees in maintaining plants’ genetic variation
DON’T PLANT IT!
Closing in on 50 years in his garden, Greg Coppa shares 10 botanical regrets plus 1 maybe”)
IT'S ELEMENTARY
A GROUP EFFORT CREATES — AND SUSTAINS — THE ULTIMATE SCHOOL GARDEN
UP AND COMERS PART 1
2023 PROMISES EXCITING NEW FLOWERING SHRUBS AND SUN PERENNIALS
The Beaut of "And”
A Minnesota gardener shows it's possible to combine permaculture principles with ornamental horticulture
EMERALDS of the ROUGH
North America's woods and fields provide lovely alternatives to our most ubiquitous and problematic evergreen shrubs
CLAUDIA WEST
Rebuilding abundance through innovative planting design
A Park for All
Brooklyn Bridge Park provides a natural respite for city folk and wildlife alike
OUR WEEDY SECRET
PLANT, OR A WEED? Weed, or a plant? The crown jewel of all things that confound gardeners. Winter is just long enough that many of us forget about half of what we're growing. Along comes spring and a million plants rear their little heads from underground. We're suddenly tasked with trying to sort friend from foe.
PLANTS WE LOVE
Fall's gold
THIS AND THAT
Greg Coppa shares another batch of homegrown tips
Rosie Cuts the Lawn
ONE COUPLE'S ADVENTURES IN ROBOTIC MOWING
FALL IN! - HORTICULTURE'S GUIDE TO FALL GARDEN TASKS
When summer's heat begins to recede, it's time to take up our tools and make the best of the rest of the gardening year. Tackle those tasks with this review of frequent questions and favorite advice pertaining to autumn.
COPING with CLIMATE CHANGE
HOW IT AFFECTS GARDENS, AND HOW WE CAN RESPOND
COAST -to- COAST FLIGHT
TAKE A TOUR OF CIVIC PROGRAMS PROMOTING AND PROTECTING POLLINATORS FROM SEATTLE TO NEW YORK
KEYED IN
SPACE- AND CLIMATE-CHALLENGED GARDENERS FIND A KEYHOLE GARDEN UNLOCKS NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR GROWING FOOD
PANAYOTI KELAIDIS
Rocking on!
DON'T LEAVE THE LIGHT ON
A recent study found that nighttime artificial light may interfere with fall monarch migration
STRONG TO THE FINISH
Five favorite spinaches to plant for fall and winter harvest, plus more tips and tasks for autumn