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Pussy Willows:
A much-beloved harbinger of spring, these catkins have long delighted gardeners of all ages.

 

The Noble Yew:
Stately and pedigreed, these evergreens deserve a second look.

For the Birds:
Fill your garden with a delectable feast for our feathered friends.

Heirloom Horticulture:
To heirloom or not to heirloom? That is the question -- and the answer just might surprise you.

Summer Souvenirs:
Preserving blooms for year-round display.

Planning for the Fall:
Fall-blooming perennials fill gardens with color straight up to frost.

Window Boxes:
of principles to create colorful and long-lived displays.

Designing Your Garden:
Think before you plant: By following these three basic garden design principles, you can lay out your landscape like a professional.

The Cutting Edge:
Grow a garden that produces beautiful blooms for bringing indoors.

Made in the Shade:
The simple secrets to growing an extraordinary shade garden.

Landscaping 101:
The secret to designing a garden style that best suits your house.

Great Lawns,Less Work:
Spend less time maintaining your turf and more time enjoying it.

Easy Being Green:
Resilient, reliable ivy offers gardeners notes of green, both indoors and out.

The Good Earth:
How well your garden grows depends a lot on the quality of its soil.

Japanese Maples:
These aristocratic trees are esteemed for their beauty and versatility.

Think Thin:
Make the most of limited garden space with well-trained espaliers.

Gravel Walks and Drives:
Laying -- and caring for -- a natural, textural surface may be easier than you thought.

Winter's Main Squeeze:
Potted citrus trees offer indoor gardeners scented blossoms and a supply of fresh fruit all year long.

Green Fences:
Hedges provide a living framework for your landscape and your home

Flavorful Flowers:
Edible flower petals are adorning -- and flavoring -- all manner of culinary creations.

The Kitchen Garden:
Indulge in the simple comforts of growing fruits, flowers and vegetables at your doorstep.

Fern Fervor:
Shade-loving ferns have stoked the passions of gardeners and plant collectors for more than a century and a half.

Bring in Spring:
Assure weeks of color and fragrance by transporting the season's spectacular floral display indoors.

Rose-Covered Landscapes:
From foundations to six-foot hedges, there's a rose for every yard.

Clematis: Summer Stars:
Star-shaped clematis flowers grace a versatile climbing vine.

Pick a Pear:
A delight in every season, a pear tree will grace your garden or orchard for years to come.

Consider Chrysanthemums:
For true perennials that will light up your garden, give the mum another look.

Sculptured Greenery:
Art comes to life in topiary, natural creations shaped by a gardner's hand.

Country Remedies: Shelter from the Storm:
Relax with the gentle yet powerful effects of chamomile.

Sheltering Seedlings:
Baby, it's cold outside! Protect infant annuals from temperature swings in a simple cold frame.

Deck Design:
Do's and don'ts for creating outdoor living areas.

The Garden Productive:
Let your garden give you what you really enjoy eating.

Enchanting White Gardens:
Create an oasis of order, elegance, and calm

The Great Fall Scavenger Hunt:
An autumn visit to the nursery yields pleasant surprises and low prices.

Forcing Branches into Bloom:
With a little coaxing, cuttings taken from flowering shrubs will burst into springtime glory well ahead of schedule.

The Indoor Garden:
Three secrets to growing happy, healthy houseplants, plus a selection of fragrant blooms for your winter windowsill.

Gardens Great and Small:
Create a small-scale paradise using three simple rules of landscape design.

The Irresistible Iris:
Few garden flowers are more magnificent or easier to maintain.

Hardy Hydrangeas:
These knockouts have a 70-million-year-old pedigree.

The Right Fence:
Pointers for selecting fencing that suits your home, your garden, and your budget.

Knots and Parterres:
A fresh perspective on the long-standing tradition of planting in picturesque patterns.

Unforgettable Lilacs:
Their fragrance lights up our lives.

Ornate Onions:
Easy-care alliums bridge the gap between late-spring and early-summer bloomers

Winter's Main Squeeze
Potted citrus trees offer indoor gardeners scented blossoms and a supply of fresh fruit all year long.

Peonies: Queen of the Garden:
Peonies have earned a place of honor in the American flower garden.

Witch Hazel:
Witch Hazel's exceptional qualities.