Garden Gate

You CAN create the garden of your dreams with Garden Gate magazine! Every issue is packed with must-have plants, reader tips, simple time- and money-saving ideas, step-by-step, how-to help and the inspiration you need to create a gorgeous garden year after year.

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Reader Tips • GREAT IDEAS FROM SMART GARDENERS

Spring into Summer with Easy-Care Combos

The Secrets to Stunning Hayrack Planters

13 Reasons to Get the Blues

WHICH SUMMER BLOOMS ARE RIGHT FOR YOU?

Asiatic Lilies • These blooms bring bodacious color to your borders.

Astilbe • Keep your shade garden colorful with this long-blooming perennial.

PEPPERS • TRY THESE TIPS FOR A BUMPER CROP THIS YEAR!

2023 READER CONTAINER CHALLENGE

Sun-Soaked Side Yard

Tips for Growing Healthy Trees in Containers

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

WEED WATCH

One Tough Hosta With Long-Lasting Color

6 SOLUTIONS EVERY GARDENER NEEDS • Taking care of a garden requires many skills, and you might be a master of the basic ones. But for every gardener there are days when you pull on your boots, walk outside and find your regular rhythm of prune, weed, water and feed interrupted by an unexpected need — one that can’t be solved by rereading the seed packet or sprinkling a little extra compost. If you’re feeling stumped, we have an inkling that one or more of these six tricky situations are the culprit — or they might be someday. Take a look at our solutions, prepare yourself with the know-how to tackle any of these tasks and be ready to keep yourself and your garden in tip-top shape.

FINISHING TOUCHES

Chipmunks vs. Garden