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The poet Hart Crane once called air plants, or tillandsias, a genus of the bromeliad family, an "inverted octopus with heavenward arms." Needing no soil, these amazing plants come in a variety of fantastic shapes and colors.

Notes from a Flower Farm: Decorating With Succulents

By Katherine Anderson

Inspired by a family trip to Palm Springs, our floral columnist creates fresh arrangements using succulents. Mixed with seasonal flowers and displayed in old silver containers, this is a whole new take on a trendy group of plants.

Grow Your Own Rhododendrons

By Daniel DiClerico

How to grow rhododendrons in your garden. And remember, a rhododendron needs three things above all else: drainage, drainage, and drainage.

From Parking Lot to Rose Garden

By Kevin Lee Jacobs

Our columnist Kevin Lee Jacobs writes about how he transformed his backyard from a parking lot to a spectacular rose garden, using a mix of cuttings, new plants, and of course, blood, sweat, and tears.

Going to Seed

By Alex Erikson

Five of our favorite catalogs for lettuce seeds.

Step-by-Step: Growing Salad Greens

By Lise Funderburg

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How to grow salad greens in a container garden.

Greens Glossary

By Lise Funderburg

Our photo glossary of 14 types of lettuce (and other spring greens), including romaine, mache, and bibb.

Spring Greens

By Mike Madison

As any kitchen gardener knows, you can't beat a salad made of greens picked the same day. Mike Madison, a California farmer, writes about the ease with which most of us can grow salad greens: "Lettuce breeding is all about color and form. The loose-leaf lettuces in particular have wonderful leaf shapes. Some appear to have been designed by Picasso, others by Matisse."

Lay Your Own Path

By Lise Funderburg

Given enough patience and back strength, anyone can install a basic garden path, says landscape designer Michael Donnellan of Summerhill Landscapes in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

Notes from a Flower Farm: A Passion for Purple Flowers

By Katherine Anderson

Our latest Notes from a Flower Farm column, by Marigold and Mint, is a beautiful series of bouquets, all made with purple flowers. Whether arranged in groupings of single specimens or layered in a hand-tied bouquet in a range of tonal hues, these purple flowers are showcased in all of their glory in these gorgeous arrangements. Plus: Tips and tricks for keeping violet flowers at their best.