CATEGORIES

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

MODERN MMODERNlias

HYBRIDIZERS ARE EXPANDING THE LIMITS OF THESE MUCH-LOVED TREES

A Walk Among Flowers

Labyrinth gardens offer a path to peacefulness

JUST ADD CAREX

SEDGES MAKE VALUABLE COMPANIONS FOR SHOWIER PERENNIALS

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

TREES BETRAYED

Greg Coppa laments acts of treeson” but offers hope

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