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Reader Tips • GREAT IDEAS FROM SMART GARDENERS

HAVE A GREAT GARDEN TIP?

THE WILD SIDE

Some Like It Cold

Easy Plant Shelves • Figure-8 knot

MATERIALS & TOOLS

Botanical Names

Design a Deer-Defying Garden

Perennials that Pack a Punch

GOOD TO KNOW

agaves • These mesmerizing succulents offer an ideal solution for gardeners reconsidering water-guzzling landscapes.

HOW TO PROPAGATE

Botanical Names

MANGAVES’ MOMENT

10 amazing agaves

Cyclamen • Try these tips for growing beautiful plants, indoors or out.

HOW TO DEADHEAD CYCLAMEN

OUR READERS KNOW BEST • Looking for ways to make gardening easier? All you have to do is ask!

designing with weeping trees • These striking plants can be tough to site well. Let us help.

Weeping katsura tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum pendulum

4 MORE GREAT WEEPING TREES

Weeping Japanese maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum

Weeping kousa dogwood Cornus kousa ‘Elizabeth Lustgarten’

PRUNING A WEEPING TREE

Hillside Beauty • Take a walk through this lovely award-winning garden!

Botanical Names

THE PLANT PALETTE

2021 READER GARDEN AWARD RUNNERS-UP

Plant a Little Paradise

Island Bed Care Tips

Prep Your Spring Garden in Fall

KEEP WATERING

MOVE PERENNIALS • Some perennials move better in fall than spring. It's also the perfect time to pick up a few bargain plants at the garden center during an end-of-the-season sale. Here’s a list of perennials to transplant best in fall:

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

WEED WATCH

Celtic Pride ®  Siberian cypress Microbiota decussata

Winter Metamorphosis • Even late winter and early spring gardens can have color: Evergreen Celtic Pride’s winter blush blends with red berries of winterberry and papery dried hydrangea blooms, then hellebores and violas as winter departs.

An Evergreen for All Seasons and Spaces

the Gardener’s Gift Guide

Your Holiday Shopping Starts Here!

FINISHING TOUCHES

PROBLEM-SOLVING PLANTS DOES YOUR GARDEN HAVE PROBLEM SPOTS? THESE PLANTS CAN HELP! • No garden is perfect—there’s always something to work on, and that’s part of the fun. Nibbled foliage, short-lived plants, difficult growing conditions and knotty design dilemmas can make you throw your hands up in frustration. But don’t give up. There are plants that can handle these and many other tough conditions. Turn the page to see some common garden difficulties along with several plants that provide a beautiful solution.

PLANT HIGH IN CLAY

GROW TOUGH TURF