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Table of Contents

From the Editor 3

Reader Tips 8

Rose curculio / Merhynchites bicolor 9

Sensational Summer Containers 10

The Buzz About Bee Lawns 16

Butterfly Host Plants 20

Small Backyard Makeover 32

Which Colorful Annual is Right for You? 36

Features

Weigela 38

This shrub has spectacular flowers and lush foliage, needs minimal care and is a hummingbird magnet.

Staking Solutions 42

Tired of flopping plants? These 7 reliable methods will help them stand up straighter.

Mint: The Essential Cocktail Garden Herb 46

Spruce up any beverage this summer with the many flavors of this easy-to-grow herb.

2024 Reader Container Challenge Winners! 56

Looking for fresh inspiration for your containers this year? Try one of these beautiful ideas!

Create Curb Appeal in Challenging Clay Soil 64

Q&A 70

Multiflora rose / Rosa multiflora 71

Add a Touch of The Tropics 76

Shade Dazzlers 78

Meet 8 plants that shine in shady spots.

Finishing Touches 82

New & Improved Lawn Mower 83


Gardening is our passion

Flowers bursting with color. Fragrance floating along the breeze. Fruit ripening. Bees pollinating. These garden pleasures tell only half of the story. Boots discarded at the door, dirtied shovels hung in the shed and leaves thrown into the compost tell the rest. We know what goes on behind the scenes to make a great garden. From a yard sprawling with dazzling perennials to a single violet on a windowsill, gardens and gardeners of all kinds inspire us.

Connect with Garden Gate

Like a homegrown bounty passed across the neighbor's fence, Garden Gate magazine gathers and shares wisdom that can help any thumb turn green. Here's how you can connect with us and grow:

  • Garden Gate magazine is a bimonthly publication packed with tips, inspirational gardens, expert advice and quality gardening information delivered right to your door.
  • Garden Gate Notes, our free weekly newsletter, gives you seasonal information right to your inbox and takes the guesswork out of gardening tasks to help you know what to know when.
  • Our social media accounts, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, help you stay up-to-date with current gardening information, give a behind-the-scenes peek at our production process and have sweet giveaways for you to win. Follow us @GardenGateMagazine.
  • On our Pinterest page, Garden Gate Magazine, you can scour endless gardening ideas and tips and save your favorites for later.
  • Garden Gate Magazine YouTube channel has lots of instructional videos, simple how-to's and charming stories of gardeners just like you.
  • Garden Gate Seminars and Garden Gate University deepen your understanding of your favorite topic and include online instruction from gardening experts.
  • Our special interest books mean you can take the best gardening information with you wherever you go!

Flip or scroll through pages of phenomenal photography, helpful illustrations and practical advice, but don't just let it take your breath away. When you close the cover of our magazine or exit one of our online resources, slip on your garden gloves, grab your trowel and walk into your garden geared with the freshest techniques, design ideas and plant information.

Head for the soil. Let's garden together.


Magazine Staff

Editorial Department

Kristin Beane Sullivan
Executive Editor
Sherri Ribbey
Senior Editor
Jennifer Howell
Test Garden Manager & Associate Editor
Marisa Reyes
Associate Editor

Art Department

Eric Flynn
Executive Art Director
Jack Coyier
Senior Photographer & Videographer
Carrie Topp
Associate Art Director
Katie Meyer
Senior Graphic Designer | Digital Media Manager
Jesse Benbrook
Graphic Designer

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