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Gardening > Landscaping

09.22.08

A blooming backyard desert

Cacti now flourish where a lawn had once struggled to survive in the Arizona sun.

Felice Prager talks about the environmental evolution of her yard.

Correspondent Felice Prager

09.17.08

Creative combo: the manmade among the natural

When nestled just so among well-placed plants, a solitary blue pot adds flair to the garden.

08.28.08

One man’s aqueous idyll

After retirement, Bob Shaw created his dream garden in his Des Moines, Iowa, backyard.

Craig Summers Black talks about the generosity of Bob and Becky Shaw.

08.26.08

Sheer artistry in the garden

08.15.08

A garden built around the view

Craig Summers Black talks about the McNeills' garden.

08.01.08

Garden art that rocks

Correspondent Craige Summers Black talks about Cevan Forristt's quirky garden.

Correspondent Craig Summers Black

07.24.08

She grows pretty plants by the seashore

Contributor Carole McCray talks about Gretchen Ferrante's garden on the southern New Jersey seashore.

Contributor Carole McCray

07.11.08

A palette of garden grasses