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GARDEN GOAL: MORE SPRING BULBS

Take these five steps now to ensure a better bulb display next spring

SAY HELLO TO HELICONIAS

Tired of the same ol' cannas or dahlias in your summer garden scheme? It's time to get acquainted with heliconias

PENSTEMONS ARE PERFECTION

THIS NORTH AMERICAN GENUS OFFERS INTRIGUING FLOWERS ON DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS

A LIVELY LANDSCAPE

Historic garden cemeteries, such as Rhode Island's Swan Point, can delight a visiting plant lover

REALLY GOOD ROSES

The latest cultivars to prove themselves in nationwide trials

BOBBY WARD A scholar of plants and plantspeople

BOBBY WARD IS ONE of the most respected names in the world of horticulture.

BUDBURST

Gardeners can help scientists understand plants' responses to climate change

TANGLING WITH VINES

I'M GUESSING that vines, pound for pound, produce the highest ratio of leaf surface per support structure of any terrestrial plant.

HEADING NORTH

AS WINTERS TREND WARMER, NORTHERN GARDENERS CAN TURN TO THESE PROMISING SOUTHERN NATIVES

Unbridled COLOR Combos

PAIR A BRIGHT-LEAVED MAIN CHARACTER WITH EQUALLY BOLD COMPANIONS FOR LASTING DRAMA IN THE GARDEN

Find Luck with Legumes

All you need to know to grow delicious peas and snap beans

SOUTHERN COMFORTS

A look at the woody plants and perennial wildflowers that make Ecoregion 8 sing with life

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.