Garden Gate

OUR READERS KNOW BEST

Gardening is all about connections. Roots and soil, sun and photosynthesis, pollinators and flowers, gardens and gardeners – linked together, they create a beautiful landscape. It’s no surprise then that gardeners love to connect with each other, too. Whether it’s chatting over the fence, attending a class or joining an online community, we find all kinds of ways to share information. We recently surveyed our readers and social media friends about which tips, advice and slip-ups have been most helpful to them. Here’s what they said.

Right Plant, Right Place

Knowing that you have the sun plant in sun is just the beginning of growing great plants. Laurie Voigt of Ontario, Canada, has taken a couple of years to observe the movement of the sun, hours of light and shade, the soil and wind patterns in her yard and has found

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