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Reader Tips • GREAT IDEAS FROM SMART GARDENERS
Winter Happy Hour for the Birds
ANATOMY OF A WINTER PORCH POT
Grow Where You’re Planted
WHICH shade ANNUAL IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Transform Your Garden With Stone
2026’s Best New Plants!
Epimedium • This tough shade perennial provides year-round, deer-resistant beauty where few others thrive.
Regional Pest Roundup • We asked four experts which pests we should be watching for next year. Here’s what they told us.
The Giving Garden • This award-winning garden is rooted in personal connections.
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Q & A • DO YOU HAVE GARDEN QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS!
Light Up the Shade
3 SMALL-SPACE GARDENS • Here are three 14x14-foot patio plans, each with its own distinct flavor, because a small space doesn’t have to limit your style.
Winter • Winter is a great time to do some much-needed cleaning in and around your garden. As the days slowly begin to get longer, take advantage of those extra few minutes of daylight to get outside and work, but there’s also plenty to do indoors!
KNOW YOUR ZONE
FINISHING TOUCHES
Lettuce Might Be Magical