| FEATURES | |  | Quick and Easy Container Gardening
by Tessa Evelegh | | Looking for a simple way to add color and charm to your patio, porch, or deck? Here's how to combine pots and plants to create instant gardens in less than an hour. | | 28 | | | |  | | |  | Colorful Coleus
by Weldon Burge | | Coleus is colorful, versatile, and easy to grow—and with hundreds of cultivars in various colors, shapes, and sizes, there’s sure to be one that's right for your garden. | | 34 | | | | | | | | | Tomato Troubleshooting
by Teresa O'Connor | | With the help of this handy guide, learn how to vanquish your most troubling tomato problems—and enjoy juicy homegrown fruits all summer long. | | 40 | | | | | | | |  | As Time Goes By
by Elizabeth Noll | | Ecuadoran native Susana Nystrom fell in love with Midwestern flowers and transformed her yard from blah to beautiful, one corner at a time. |  | | 44 | | | | | | | | DEPARTMENTS | |  | Garden Variety | 10 | | | When to harvest veggies, how to care for pineapple lilies, and more! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Design Basics | 50 | | | | Add all-season color with dramatic foliage plants. | | | | | | | | | | | | |