Garden Smart

Discovering new considerations for a garden.

An impressive backyard landscape.

How garden centers have changed and improved.

A premier garden in the U.S. that has embraced children and gardening.

A container gardener author offers ideas about how to create colorful and unique containers.

Therapeutic gardening for the elderly.

A historical estate in Massachusetts features a timeless style and vibrant plantings.

A botanical garden offers many gardening lessons, from edible to aquatic plants and bed prep and care.

A well-designed display garden.

Thoughtful planning brings interest into every corner of this garden, from rare species to tried-and-true favorites.

A garden for a new contemporary ranch.

A garden underneath New York's Brooklyn Bridge.

A soil ecologist provides tips for maintaining and improving soil.

A unique garden in Oregon with thousands of hostas, hardy ferns and epimediums that are perfect for shade.

Appropriate plants for a front entrance.

A cemetery with valued art and architecture.

Different types of hedges and what to consider when choosing them; why Oregon is an ideal place to grow hedges.

Selecting annuals to add color to the garden.

A cemetery with valued art and architecture.

A historic home with a diverse plant selection in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Two Virginia gardens.

How to succeed with flowering plants.

Gardening in New York, from managing the ecosystem to maintaining plants and wildlife.

Preserving plant history while watching out for exciting new plants.

A gardener explains how she cut back her overgrown garden.

Seven interlocking gardens carved out of what was originally a cow pasture.

A garden that attracts interesting wildlife.

One of the world's largest botanical gardens in Antwerp features plant collections, historic greenhouses and a flower theater.

A botanical garden in Missouri pushes the plant envelope.

A garden that has seen some tough times is revitalized.

Gardens at the largest private home in the U.S.

Interesting palettes of plants and talented designers create beautiful gardens.

An enchanting garden in a natural desert setting.

Visiting a combination zoo and botanical garden.

Dealing with water effectively.

How one community found success getting children back into the garden.

Completing the landscape installation.

Appropriate plants for a front entrance.

A landscape architect talks about getting started with a landscape makeover.

A historic home with a diverse plant selection in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

A landscape architect talks about getting started with a landscape makeover.