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Explore different types of gardens by purpose, growing method, environment and habitat, from pollinator and rain gardens to shade, container, woodland and xeriscape gardens.

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Fairy Garden: How to Create a Miniature Garden With Plants
A fairy garden is a miniature landscape built with living plants, small paths, structures and carefully scaled details that suggest a tiny inhabited world.…
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Garden Types
Moon Garden: How to Design a Beautiful Garden for Nighttime
A moon garden is designed to become more noticeable as daylight fades. White…
Garden Types
Memorial Garden: How to Create a Meaningful Place of Remembrance
A memorial garden is a living place of remembrance created to honor someone…
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Acidic Bog Garden
Bog Garden: How to Create a Moisture-Loving Planting Area
A bog garden is a specialized planting area designed to stay consistently wet while supporting…
19 min
Aquatic Garden
Water Garden: How to Plan a Garden With Aquatic Plants
A water garden is a permanent or semi-permanent water feature built around aquatic plants. It…
18 min
Rain Garden Plants
Rain Garden Plants: Best Plants for Basin, Middle and Edge Zones
Rain garden plants need to tolerate changing moisture rather than just wet soil. The lowest…
17 min
Diy Rain Garden
Rain Garden Design: How to Plan and Build a Rain Garden
Rain garden design starts with understanding how water moves across the site. Before choosing plants…
17 min
Rain Garden
Rain Garden: What It Is, How It Works and Where to Put One
A rain garden is a shallow planted basin designed to capture stormwater runoff from roofs,…
16 min
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