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We teach you how to grow and care for your dream garden, and how to decorate with plants.
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Photos of Jacqueline van der Kloet's gardens around the world, showing her artful mix of fall bulbs in bloom in public gardens in New York and Holland and at her home. 
A number of outdoor plants can be brought indoors during the colder months—here's our guide to overwintering plants (as well as a list of which plants to toss).
Related Topics: How-To | Green | Pink | Red | White | Plants | Annuals | grow | Houseplants | overwintering | Winter
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Our online editor attends a class taught by florist Ariella Chezar and share some of Chezar's tips for creating a natural, full but loose centerpiece. Chezar favors a more relaxed style of arranging that is inspired by the way plants grow in the garden and is a move away from the tightly bundled style of flower arranging.
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Lindsey Taylor, our Style Director, is going to be a guest on the Living Today show on Martha Stewart Stewart Living Radio, today at 3:00 EST. You can listen for free online (and call in with questions!) to hear her tips about how to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces.
Related Topics: How-To | lindsey taylor | martha stewart | radio
Now that Labor Day is behind us and the kids are heading back to school, Katherine Anderson of Marigold and Mint creates a few late summer flower arrangements with three favorite flowers of the season: sunflowers, zinnias, and dahlias.
As we head into these last few weeks of summer, lots of garden vegetables are ripe for picking. But what if you have too many vegetables? Kevin Lee Jacobs shows us his no-canning tips for how to preserve beans, herbs, leafy greens, onions, and garlic for up to a year by using the freezer and some pantyhose!
GD advisory board sealArtist Karen Robertson, known for her nature-inspired designs, shows how to transform seaweed into artwork that will remind you of the ocean's beauty for years to come.
Notes from a Flower Farm goes on vacation and gets inspired by the seashore's shells for her latest flower arrangements.
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Creating striking arrangements doesn't take a genius—or a florist. Our step-by-step guide about how to DIY flower centerpieces at home.
Despite the insane heat, Katie Mendelson had a hankering for something more substantial this week and turned to Phaidon's Vegetables from an Italian Garden for a recipe. The result? Some delicious eggplant balls. It's a vegetarian take on meatballs and perfect for anyone whose eggplants are ready to be harvested in this heat.
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