Gardens

“We garden for fresh food, to beautify our homes, to create habitat for wildlife, to conserve native plants, to create sanctuaries for ourselves, to cool our yards and cities, to express ourselves creatively, to be outdoors with hands in the dirt”

At a public garden along the South Carolina coast, there’s enchantment afoot in every season

If you plant it, they will come

A North Carolina gardener shares what kind of winter we can expect according to the fruit—plus her grandmother’s persimmon pudding recipe

At Camp Denali and beyond, Southern women have been leaving their green-thumbed mark

At a restored North Carolina retreat, a revived garden bridges one couple’s home to the storybook forest at their doorstep

On a South Carolina island, two gardeners tend to a vibrant sanctuary among the oaks

Certain ornamentals can be as unexpectedly deadly as they are pretty

The South is a friendly place to grow roses—if you know which ones to plant. Expert Paul Zimmerman shares his picks and tips.

Getting the dirt on these frequent backyard bedfellows

This centuries-old gardening tradition helps ward off unwanted visitors in a sustainable way

A blend of chaos and order, its beautiful blooms inspired a mother-daughter photo project

For generations, a North Carolina family has propagated long lines of lilies and lotuses in their aquatic gardens

Don’t be intimidated by tales of finicky seeds in the fridge. Here’s everything Southerners need to know to get milkweed in the ground and support the monarch migration.

Daffodil bulbs aplenty, a griddle made for camping, and more must-haves for the backyard and beyond

And why it’s totally fine to let some pods grow big

Seeds, vegetables, and flowers with tasty flavors and surprising backstories

Plus, tips for nurturing Eudora Welty’s favorite cactus

An extensive restoration at Reynolda honors one of the South’s most iconic glasshouses

Digging into an old gardening tenet