Gardens

Gardens
A New Take on the Southern Bouquet
Nashville’s Saint Maide hand-dries florals to dramatic effect

Gardens
The Other Magnolias
Three beauties to plant beyond the grandiflora

Gardens
Seed Picks for Your Southern Garden
Editors, gardeners, and readers share the tiny kernels of history they’re planning to plant

Gardens
Three Gorgeous Roses for Your Southern Garden
Fall is the best time to plan and plant ahead for next year’s centerpieces

Gardens
Boxwood Alternatives for Your Fall Planting
Substitute the blight-prone Southern favorite with these evergreen surrogates

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Vine Art: A Stunning Smilax Centerpiece
The creeping beauty adds drama to Southern Thanksgiving centerpieces

Gardens
Why Gardening Is So Good for You
Six lessons of well-being from the book The Well-Gardened Mind

Gardens
Give Bees a Chance
Southerners know pollinators are a garden’s best friends

In the Garden
A Jaw-Dropping Backyard Conservatory in Tennessee
How a Chattanooga couple styled a garden for the senses

Shops
Seven Standout Southern Nurseries
For help planting a paradise at home, go where the wild things grow

Gardens
The Best Shrubs for Southern Summers
Experts weigh in on the best you-can’t-kill-’em plants for your garden

Gardens
The Tradition of Southern Victory Gardens
Digging in the dirt is a Southerner’s longstanding duty

In the Garden
A Tennessee Gardener’s Hydrangea Sanctuary
How the slow-blooming flower finally turned the head of Leo McGee

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A Garden Tour of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Hillwood Estate
An inside look at the Washington, D.C., home of the General Foods titan and socialite

End of the Line
Stop That Weed!
Protecting a courtyard from an unsightly intruder

What's in Season
Walk This Way with Walking Onions
A master gardener’s favorite, the walking onion—zingy, hardy, and self-planting— is ripe for revival

Outdoors
A Southern Kingdom Awaits
The world’s only commercial ramp farmer seeks a successor

SOUTHERN HEROES
Sarah Ross: The Seed Restorer
The Georgian works to perpetuate the South’s heirloom crops

Southern Heroes
Craig LeHoullier: The Tomato King
This propagator of the Cherokee Purple preserves and protects the South’s favored summertime crop

Gardens
A Presidential Source for a Sweet-Smelling Southern Garden
Thanks to Thomas Jefferson’s keen nose, fragrant blooms endure for today’s green thumbs