Since 1904, Horticulture Magazine has provided avid gardeners and plantspeople with accurate, compelling coverage of gardens and the plants and design techniques that truly make them shine. Our in-depth features take you to outstanding gardens and explain their plants and practices.
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GROWING, GOING, GONE • Gardeners can use biodegradable pots without fear that they hamper growth or require removal later
LIGHTS WITHIN • Exploring the phenomenon in which cells of plants and people alike emit biophotons
EDIBLE EDGES • Plants that make use of the margins, plus tips and tasks for early spring
EARLY SPRING CHECKLIST
ALLAN ARMITAGE • A conversation with horticulture’s great ambassador
ALLAN SAYS... • Here are just a few of the many plants Allan Armitage would point out as must-haves during a garden tour.
WELCOME BACK • A FEW TWEAKS TO SPRING’S GARDENING ROUTINE CAN MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR BIRDS RETURNING NORTH
A GARDEN OASIS
HUMMINGBIRDS ON THE MOVE
Love Them & Leave Them • Native orchids reward the botanically curious, but they’re best admired in their natural habitats
PICTURE IT • Find inspiration in compelling combinations from past travels to public gardens
OLD FLAMES AND NEW LOVES • FOUR GARDEN WRITERS REFLECT ON A LONGTIME FAVORITE PLANT AND SHARE WHAT THEY’RE KEEN TO GROW NEXT
WHY MULCH IS A DO • A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES MADE BY SOIL COVERINGS
A PROUD TRADITION • The Garden Club of America honors native species with its annual Freeman Medal
A FLORIDA TREASURE • St. Petersburg’s historic Sunken Gardens harbors a trove of botanical delights
PULL OVER FOR PLANTS
WELL-ADAPTED • Celebrated Denver plantsman Panayoti Kelaidis encourages the planting of xeric delights from both home and afar
THE LATEST FROM PLANT SELECT
PLANTS WE LOVE • Eye Candy
ALL THE GARDEN’S A STAGE