Garden Design

Looking for ideas or solutions for tough spots in your yard? Let us show you how to design a beautiful and productive garden. Inspirational garden photos. Step-by-step garden design advice. It's all here!

Design Tips & Inspiration

Small Space Garden Design Ideas from the Pros

Learn how to make the most out of small garden spaces from 4 designers.

Garden Tours

Meet Our 2023 Reader Garden Award Winners!

These award-winning gardeners combine science with artistry to create an inspiring landscape. Take a tour with us!

The Ever-Changing Garden

Learn how this Kansas gardener transformed her challenging landscape with structural conifers, reseeding annuals and a beautiful rain garden to help control erosion.

Beautiful Garden Packed with Color and Texture

Take a tour of this Washington state garden that weaves together color and texture to amplify the yard’s natural beauty!

Front Yard Garden with Multiseason Appeal

Learn the secrets to a front-yard garden with curb appeal in every season.

Stroll Through a Southern Shade Garden

With a lot of hard work and creative use of their on-site resources this couple created a beautiful Southern shade garden.

Charming Backyard Garden

Our 2022 Reader Garden Award winners team up to create horticultural artistry in their inviting backyard garden in Georgia.

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Design Tips & Inspiration

Small Space Garden Design Ideas from the Pros

Learn how to make the most out of small garden spaces from 4 designers.

Best Budget Garden Tips from Our Readers

We asked our readers for their best budget tips for the garden, and they delivered!

How to Choose the Right Firepit

Ready for a firepit in your garden? Let us help you choose the right style and show you some must-have accessories for any perfect garden firepit experience.

Holiday Gifts for Gardeners

Looking for gift ideas for gardeners in your life? Check out our shopping list!

Shade Garden Design Tips

Learn the design tips that transformed this neglected, overgrown slope into a welcoming shade garden and peaceful getaway.

Garden Gate’s Summer Reading List

Now is the perfect time to hop in a hammock and curl up with one of these new botanical books that should be on your summer reading list.

Plant Combinations

One plant is nice. More is better! Learn which plants grow best together here. You'll find sun plants, shade plants, plants for spring, summer, fall and winter gardens, and plants that thrive in all sorts of different conditions in your garden.

Fall Foliage Combinations Full of Texture

There's no need for flowers when you can grow fall foliage combinations like these for stunning late-season borders!

Easy-Care Fall Garden Planting Ideas

Adding perennials and cool-season annuals can bring a whole new look to your fall garden borders!

Colorful Summer Garden Bed Ideas

Easy-care color for long summer days in the garden is no problem when you have plants like these that thrive in the heat.

Colorful Coleus Plant Combinations

Brighten your shade garden with these colorful coleus plant combinations that will make any garden bed or border pop!

Pollinator Garden Plant Pairings

Plant a pollinator garden that supports bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects with these pairings that will provide nectar from spring through fall.