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Reader Tips • GREAT IDEAS FROM SMART GARDENERS

PEST WATCH

HAVE A GREAT GARDEN TIP?

Good-Looking Edible Greens

Grow Your Own Flowers for Cutting

Marbleize Your Plain Clay Pots

MATERIALS

2021’s BEST NEW PLANTS

TEST GARDEN TRYOUT

Grow Gorgeous Peonies • Find the secret to growing beautiful plants that will last decades.

VEGETABLE PLATING GUIDE • Learn the best time to plant vegetables every spring.

5 STEPS TO A LAYERED BORDER • Get the garden you’ve been dreaming of with this simple design technique.

ORGANIC OR NOT ORGANIC ?

MAKE YOUR OWN ORGANIC POTTING MIX

ORGANIC GARDENERS YOU SHOULD FOLLOW

A Thoughtful Transition • A Vermont gardener fine tunes her high-maintenance garden and proves aging in place is possible with less stress.

Botanical Names

Tapestry Under a Tree

Caring for This Island Bed

Start Seeds Faster with Bottom Heat

OPTIMAL GERMINATING TEMPERATURES • All seeds have a range of soil temperatures at which they will germinate, but have an ideal temp at which more seeds sprout. Check out the chart to see these plants’ preferred temperature.

HOW ELSE CAN YOU PROVIDE BOTTOM HEAT?

Q&A • DO YOU HAVE GARDEN QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS!

GARDEN JARGON

What are good free phone apps for identifying plants? Margaret E. Hannah, MO

WEED WATCH

A Classic Variety with Modern Appeal

Color Explosion • Grow this showy mix of summer bloomers in full sun.

GARDEN ESSENTIALS • NEW PLANTS • TRENDING PRODUCTS • MUST-HAVE BOOKS

GARDENING for Good

FINISHING TOUCHES

FROM THE GROUND UP start with the soil

TOP 5 TOOLS

COMPOST IT • To generate heat and help with decomposition, an ideal compost pile is between approximately 3 and 5 ft. cubed and has a brown to green material ratio of about 3:1.