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

NEW PLANTS - Fragrant selections

EACH YEAR, plant brands release exciting new cultivars to market, the results of years of breeding, selecting, trialing and propagating. New plants are bred to enhance traits that make them stand out against comparable cultivars-and in your garden.

BRIE ARTHUR

Evolution of a plant lady

GET IT GROWING

Five ways to create or expand a vegetable garden

LET'S SPLIT IT

THE INS AND OUTS OF PROPAGATION BY DIVISION

WINTER READING

Recent releases that excite the gardener’s mind

A Little TLC

I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE to grow hardy cyclamen. I have several educated guesses, which I define as guesses forged in failure, as to why.

RHODIOLA ROSEA

This widespread succulent boasts a long history of helpfulness

Interior Divine

GOT THE WINTER BLUES? HERE'S HOW TO GET HAPPY WITH SOME NEW HOUSEPLANTS

GARDENS OF Quebec

TWO STORIED JARDINS WARRANT A JOURNEY NORTH FROM THE CAPITAL CITY

an armistice with Orange

ONE DESIGNER'S TRUCE WITH AN AGE-OLD NEMESIS

HORTPOURRI

Another batch of Greg’s hardwon tips, and a further update on that frozen Fuyu persimmon tree

LESSONS FROM THE PAST

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

WINNING PLANTS

American Garden Rose Selections

A LOOK BACK

Greg Coppa shares lessons learned in his 2023 garden

POP GOES THE GARDEN

Here's why and how to embrace some plants that self-sow

THE WINTER WALKTHROUGH

WHEN THE GROWING SEASON SLOWS, TAKE TIME TO PLAN STRUCTURAL CHANGES GUIDED BY ONE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE

FUN WITH UFOS

Land some Unusual Floral Objects to make the neighbors wonder

SIZABLE OPTIONS

SHOULD YOU STICK TO PURCHASING PERENNIALS IN CONTAINERS OR SEEK OUT TRAYS OF PLUGS? HERE, THE PROS AND CONS OF EACH

Orchids Made Easy

DISPELLING THREE MYTHS ABOUT GROWING TROPICAL ORCHIDS

JOHN GRIMSHAW

A view from across the pond

A SMALL WORLD

On his quarter-acre property, one gardener has encountered hundreds of insect species by taking the time to look

MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE

Six ways to grow an eco-friendly and climate-resilient vegetable garden

HIMALAYAN WHITE PINE

With its vibrant needles and graceful shape, Pinus wallichiana earns space as a standalone tree

LENDING COMFORT

Borrow three principles of therapeutic garden design to bolster the enjoyment of your own garden

Adventuring Into Herbalism

Gardening is a journey that offers intriguing detours

A TIME TO SOW

Though it may need years to take hold, the interest in gardening can be planted early

A LASTING IMPRESSION

FAVORITE LONGBLOOMING PERENNIALS FOR A CONTINUALLY COLORFUL GARDEN