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Reader Tips
THE WILD SIDE
THINK YOU HAVE A SMART GARDEN TIP?
A Cut Above the Rest
GOOD TO KNOW
Herbal Helpers
Natural Reed Diffusers
Put Your Herbs to Work
Lavender Dryer Bags
Orange & Sage All-Purpose Cleaner
Garden Gate TOP PICKS • Long-Blooming Perennials
Coneflower • We should all be growing this long-blooming perennial with native roots!
Great Coneflower Companions
The Right Coneflower for Your Garden
Growing Great Coneflowers
CONEFLOWER CHALLENGES
TROUBLESHOOT YOUR VEGGIE GARDEN • DON’T THROW IN THE TROWEL! HERE’S WHAT TO DO ABOUT A FEW PROBLEMS WE ALL FACE.
Grow a Garden for Hummingbirds • All you need are the right plants and a few design tips to bring these little jewels to your garden.
MEET THE BIRDS
Design Your Garden for Hummingbirds
Botanical Names
Create a Hummingbird Habitat
FEEDER SUCCESS
Early-Blooming Hummingbird Plants
Summer-Blooming Hummingbird Plants
The Complete Package • There’s life everywhere you turn in this garden packed with variety and surrounded by a swath of native prairie.
Surround Your Sidewalk With Color
5 No-Pull Weed Strategies
Q&A • DO YOU HAVE GARDEN QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS!
WEED WATCH
GARDEN ESSENTIALS • NEW PLANTS • TRENDING PRODUCTS • MUST-HAVE BOOKS
GARDENGATESTORE.COM
A Summer Full of Pint-Sized Sunflowers
SunBelievable ™ Brown Eyed Girl sunflower • Helianthus x annuus
Pot of Sunshine
DESIGNING WITH CONTAINERS • CONTAINER GARDENING IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST WHAT LOOKS GOOD IN WHICH POT. HOW YOU SHOW OFF YOUR CONTAINERS CAN ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE LOOK OF YOUR GARDEN. AFTER ALL, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO PUT THEM TO WORK!
FINISHING TOUCHES
Peter Piper Protects His Peppers