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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GARDEN GATE ONLINE • WEBSITE • SOCIAL MEDIA • NEWSLETTER • AND MORE!

Reader Tips • GREAT IDEAS FROM SMART GARDENERS

PEST WATCH

Fabulous Summer Flowers

Help Drought-Proof Your Garden

11 Easy-to-Dry Flowers

WHICH ELEPHANT EAR IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

VEGETABLES to Plant Now for a FALL HARVEST • Extend the growing season with a second planting of fast-growing and cool-season crops!

Hardy Hibiscus • These impressive blooms bring drama and a touch of the tropics.

HOW TO FEED ANYTHING • Have questions about fertilizer? We have answers!

THE EVER-CHANGING GARDEN • Learn how one gardener transformed an erosion-prone landscape into a striking flower-filled oasis.

Attract Butterflies to This Hot Spot

3 Invasive Tree Pests to Watch

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

WEED WATCH

GARDEN ESSENTIALS • GARDENER’S WORKWEAR EDITION

GARDENING for Good

Blast Off With Bright Color!

DESIGN DILEMMAS • WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE: Struck by the unexpected beauty of a plant at the garden center, in a flurry of inspiration, we grab other beautiful companions, purchase them all, and head home full of grand plants and visions but no real plan. Sometimes it works out, and many times it doesn’t because designing a garden takes attention to nuts and bolts: the hows, wheres and with-whats. What dilemmas do you face? Flip through the following pages of inspiring photos and get practical solutions to your garden woes. Improve your garden’s layout, add function, color it with your personality, and find that perfect fix that boosts your garden from good to better to best. Let’s get started!

FINISHING TOUCHES

Bad Brussels Juju