Horticulture

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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Horticulture

Beguiling Bluebells • A stand of Virginia’s namesake wildflower sparks love at first sight

Loosening Up • How to correct the problem of compacted soil

The Importance of Pipevines • A favorite blue butterfly relies on these unique native vines

A Cucumber Parade • Use succession planting to keep the cukes coming; plus tips and tasks for spring

SPRING CHECKLIST

Where the Grass Is Always Greener • Science and strategy grows at Rhode Island’s turf farms

Glad Tidings • Gladiolus have much to offer today’s gardens, so give them another look

elements of PEACE • Create a meditation garden using these simple design details

NATURAL PARTNERS • A challenging site could have spelled disaster for this Connecticut garden, but native flora stepped in to save the day

BEYOND BEES • An up-close look at some of the insects that we seldom realize are pollinating our gardens

BEES

BEETLES

FLIES

BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS

WASPS, ANTS & MORE

IT’S A SNAP • The National Garden Bureau has declared 2019 the Year of the Snapdragon, and here’s why

Plants We Love • Favorite perennials with colorful foliage

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