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How to Transform an Urban Side Yard into a Tropical Garden Oasis

With easy-to-find plants, creativity and hard work, this Chicago gardener learned how to turn a plain side yard into a tropical garden retreat.

Shady Sloped Garden with Impressive Stonework

Step inside a lush Vancouver garden and learn how a steep backyard slope was reshaped into beautiful terraces with boulders unearthed on the property.

The Giving Garden | 2025’s Reader Garden Award Winners

Rooted in heartfelt connections, this dedicated Minnesota couple has grown an award-winning garden that reflects their creativity and love of gardening.

Garden Travel 2025: Exploring Seville’s Architecture and Gardens

This tour retrospective begins with highlights from the colorful gardens, palaces and streets of Seville, Spain.

2025 Reader Garden Award Runner-Up: Becky Short

Find out why Becky's garden oasis was selected as one of our runners-up in the 2025 Reader Garden Award!

English-Style Garden Filled with Vibrant Blooms

Take a fall tour with Lisa Graff of Lux Perennials Nursery through her Oregon garden, inspired by English design and filled with colorful late-season blooms.

Tour a Beautiful Low-Maintenance Garden With Clay Soil

Joyce Ludlow shares her experience designing a garden from scratch and making the most of her sloping yard with clay soil. Meet her favorite easy-care plants, and learn why they’ve earned a spot in her garden!

2025 Reader Garden Award Runner-Up: Lonna Engel

This stunning shade garden earned a spot as a 2025 Reader Garden Award runner-up — take a closer look at the Painted Leaf Hosta Garden.

Simple Design + Unique Plants = Beautiful Front Yard Garden

Tour Susan Koelink’s front garden in British Columbia, where simple design and bold plants shine. Get inspired to boost your curb appeal with her creative ideas!

Tour A Garden Designer’s Yard Full of Drought-Tolerant Plants

Rebecca Sweet’s garden thrives during drought, thanks to resilient plants designed for California’s high heat and low water conditions.

Tour a Whimsical Southern Garden in Spring

Take a tour of this riverside garden to discover hidden seating areas, whimsical upcycled projects and plenty of spring blooms that are also deer resistant.

Fall Garden Tour: Step Inside an Ohio Couple’s DIY Garden

Discover lots of plant and DIY project tips and get plenty of inspiration from this Ohio couple who's been gardening for nearly 50 years.

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Create Multiseason Beauty With Perennials & Flowering Trees

Explore this award-winning garden, featuring colorful perennials, flowering trees, a stunning dahlia patch and natural stone edging. Join us for an inspiring tour of the landscape!

Dog-Friendly Garden with Rustic Charm

Meander through the paths of Bonnie Duma's beautiful — and dog-friendly! — garden filled with upcycled treasures.

Urban Garden Retreat

Follow this gardener's journey to cultivate a neglected yard into a joyful (and award-winning!) urban garden retreat in Maryland.

Secrets to Designing Colorful Flower Borders

Learn how Heather Thomas of Cape Cottage Garden keeps her flower borders colorful from spring through fall with her 4 "C's" for success!

Must-See Public Gardens in the U.S.

Whether they're around the corner or across the country, public gardens are worth the trip!

Visit Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Stroll through the Sarah P. Duke Gardens to discover colorful seasonal plantings, a prairie garden and fruits and vegetables that grow well in the South.