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Reader Tips

HAVE A GREAT GARDEN TIP?

Hostas & Blossoms

DIY Under-Cabinet Grow Light

LIGHTING OPTIONS

Plant a Garden for All Pollinators

Botanical Names

POLLINATOR PLANTS

GOOD TO KNOW

Columbine • Usher in spring with a few of these charming and easy-care perennials.

Columbine • Aquilegia spp. and hybrids

COLUMBINE PESTS • If the leaves aren’t looking good on your columbine, it might be one of these two culprits.

SHRUB PRUNING GUIDE • Max out the flower potential of your shrubs with these simple pruning techniques.

Choose the Right Tool

WHEN TO PRUNE

4 PRUNING TECHNIQUES • Pruning does a lot to keep shrubs looking great. Here are four techniques and how they’ll help your shrubs bloom better, have healthier foliage and live longer.

MAKE THE RIGHT CUT • If you’re standing there, pruners in hand, wondering exactly where and how to cut the stems on the shrub in front of you, use this guide.

Shrubs to Prune After They Flower

Shrubs to Prune Before They Flower

Garden Peas • If you aren't growing your own, you should be! Here's how.

Garden peas • Pisum sativum

PRIZEWINNING GARDEN PEAS!

INOCULATE YOUR PEAS

Make the Most of Spring Bulbs • Admiring other gardeners’ bulbs this spring? Here’s how to plan your own colorful spring display.

Botanical Names

SUCCESSION BLOOMS

AMAZING SHADE GARDEN IDEAS • If you’re struggling with the challenges instead of enjoying the upside of shade gardening, help is on the way. I talked with four gardeners who have “been there, done that.” They were happy to share the experiences, tips and techniques they’ve learned over the years creating these incredible shade gardens. Turn the page to take a tour—you might find just the inspiration and ideas you’ve been looking for.

Botanical Names

Starting Seeds in Soil Blocks

TOOLS & ACCESSORIES

An Elegant Moonlit Getaway

How to Maintain This Moonlight Getaway

DO YOU HAVE GARDEN QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS!

WEED WATCH

Warm Up Your Spring Color Palette

‘Drink Your Tea’ Siberian iris • Iris hybrid

Warm Colors for Cool Spring Days

DIY BACKYARD • SEE HOW A COUPLE OF CREATIVE GARDENERS IN VERMONT ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES TO HANDCRAFT THE GARDEN OF THEIR DREAMS.

DIY GARDEN PROJECTS

FINISHING TOUCHES

Just Roll With It... Or In It