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Walk-This-Way 
walk this way
by Elizabeth Noll
Paths help create a garden's style, but they also have purpose: to get you from point A to point B. Here are some great examples of how to match path form to function.
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Web Extra WEB EXTRA: The Perfect Path
Fruit Trees 
getting started with fruit trees
by Gretchen Roberts
 
Fruit trees bring charm to your garden and fresh produce to your table. Here's how to get started with these beautiful, bountiful plants.
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Web Extra WEB EXTRA: Fall Apple Recipes
Multiply 
multiply your plants
by Kim Hawks
Having a hard time saying goodbye to your annuals and tropicals at season's end? Follow these step-by-step instructions for propagating your favorites.
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Web Extra WEB EXTRA: Propagate Houseplants
Great-Garlic 
grow great garlic
by Kim Hawks
 
Garlic is easy to grow, it adds zip to any cuisine, and it's good for you health. Learn how to plant, grow, and harvest this delicious bulb.
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Web Extra WEB EXTRA: Garlic 101
DEPARTMENTS

Garden Variety

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Brown thrasheremerald ash borer, how to harvest gourds, and a new rose! 
 
Site Specific  20
 
Tough plants that can handle your region's most difficult conditions 
 
 
Tool Shop   46
 
Choose the perfect mini-greenhouse for your yard.
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Web Extra WEB EXTRA: Consider a Mini Greenhouse
 
Design Basics  50
 

Create a lively water feature that mirrors your garden's style.

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Backyard Wildlife  52
 
Learn how ants help your garden thrive.
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GARDEN CLUB 
Garden Talk 4
Member Letters  7
 
Your comments about GHT
 

Expert Advice

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Our gardening experts answer your questions about poison ivy, Russian sage, and more. 
 
Member Garden 15
 
A member in Albuquerque, New Mexico, finds there's now substitute for real flowers. 
 
Member Tips   16
 
Members share their best tips for autumn clean-up in the garden.
 
Garden Giveaway 18
 

Win a Ferti-lome fertilizer prize package and more!

 
Home Grown   49
 
Your best garden photos.
 
Member Tested   54
 
Members report on a deer fence, a stackable planter, organic fertilizer, and
more.
 
Members Only  58
Resource Guide   59
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