Need-To-Know Gardening Links:
Effortless Annuals
Blooms That Beat the Heat
Sizing Up Plants: How to Buy Just Enough
Secrets to a Beautiful Border
Our Best Bets for Dependable Color
Pick the Right Plant for the Right Spot
2006 Spring Gardening Guide
Quick and Easy Color
Trumpets for Summer
Colorful Crepe Myrtles
Advice for the Beginner
Gardener's Glossary
Great Gardens Start Here
Slide Show: Welcome To The Garden
The Color Wheel
Color Your World
Garden Design 101
The Right Plants for the South
 



Cottage Living

Container-Grown Sweet Peas
Want a fragrant garden but you’re short on space? No problem. Sweet peas grow well in containers.


 
Garden Editors' 12 Favorite Gardens
Be inspired by these landscapes of horticultural wonder.
By the Southern Living Gardens Editors


Gardening for Fun

Gardening for Fun
See how this couple created a backyard where learning and laughing go hand in hand.

A Chef's Garden
Join a new gardener on his first season, and enjoy his outstanding recipes.

Salsa From the Garden
Add color to your harvest and flavor to your table with a fiesta of peppers and tomatoes.

Secrets From a Homegrown Garden
Growing your own delicious vegetables is easy once you know a few tricks. Now is a great time to get started.

Water-Wise Garden
Using less moisture can actually mean more flowers, more color, and less expense.

Colorful Cottage Courtyard

Colorful Cottage Courtyard
This close-knit family enjoys their charming yard where lovely flowers and special treasures surround a fairy-tale house.

Glorious Oasis
A secret garden rests in the heart of the city, thanks to Hurricane Hugo.

Personal Paradise
In a surprisingly small space, this homeowner created a tropical retreat.

Garden in the Pines
Returning to their roots, this Georgia family embraces their land and their heritage.

A Cottage Garden Blooms in the Big City
Emerald evergreens make a great backdrop for colorful flowers.

Garden Editor's Front Yard Makeover
New steps, better parking, and colorful flowers give this house great curb appeal.

Secrets to a Beautiful Border
For this gardener, happiness is rooted in soil and nourished by the successes of seasons past as well as the promise of the future.

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