Container Gardening

• Tomatoes on High—Sara McAllister has figured out how to grow tomatoes high in the Rocky Mountains. Her secret: the Tomato Success Kit.
• Growing Community on a Manhattan Rooftop—Denise Holness Jackson created a gathering place for residents of her apartment building.
• A Lush, Rooftop Oasis—Vegetables thrive on Karen Flynn's sunny, urban rooftop garden.
• Rooftop Harvest—Self-watering containers ensure success for Brooklyn gardener Peter Bergold.
• Improving the View—Container gardens block unsightly urban vistas.
• Small Garden With a Big Impact—Self-watering containers help Jo Rush keep a tiny city garden in constant bloom.
• Container Garden Outperforms Traditional Garden—Richard Chapman gets great results from his Tomato Success Kits.
• Gardening on the Deck—Jan Godsey has a huge canvas for container gardening.
• An Urban Jungle Takes Root—City gardener Nada Liberto transforms a concrete patio.

Vegetable Gardening

• From Urban Plot to CSA—Robert Kilmer of Manassas, Va., turned his backyard vegetable garden into a resource for the neighborhood.
• Garden Evolution—Over the years, Steve Johnson has modified his garden to meet the changing conditions in his yard.
• Getting Children Involved in Gardening—Mark Weinberger uses his vegetable garden to get his children interested in learning about where food comes from. "There's something special about growing your own food and I like when my kids help out," he says.
• Vegetable Gardening Italian Style—Lisa Forleo uses raised beds to grow an array of vegetables, with a special focus on Italian varieties.
• Raised Beds Make a Big Vegetable Gardening Manageable—Ellen Smith tends a large vegetable garden; she makes it easy by growing almost everything in raised beds.
• Small Yard Yields an Abundant Harvest—Dennis and Susan Slevin have a small, urban lot, but their garden produces a large harvest of vegetables. Tomato Ladders and Vegetable ladders keep the small garden neat and make it easy to pick the ripe vegetables.
• Organic Gardener Takes on Florida's Pests and Diseases—and Wins!—Detlef Vandermeer grows a year-round harvest of organic produce.
• Growing Tomatoes in Containers—How Margaret Lamie-Santoli uses the Tomato Success Kits to get big harvests on her deck.
• A Reluctant Gardener Finds His Calling—How two tomato plants lead Jerry Reynolds to an income-producing retirement project.
• Success with Heirloom Tomatoes—Jack Davey finds it's easy to start hundreds of seedlings with the APS seedstarter.
• Success with Potatoes—Cindi Coffen uses raised beds to grow potatoes in Washington State's cool, wet climate.
• The Search for the Perfect Tomato Support—Market gardener Ruth Viste tests four concepts to find a solution.
• Deer, Woodchucks and Chickens—How June Harless defeats deer and other pests.
• A Texas City Girl Discovers Her Green Thumb—Texas gardener Judy Fisher grows all of her favorite vegetables in raised beds.

Flower Gardening

• Water-Wise Garden is a Neighborhood Attraction—Jim Schoepke has created a drive-by garden in Minneapolis.
• Working Mom Creates and Easy-Care, Kid-Friendly Garden—Carolyn Cornett of Teaneck, N.J., created a low-maintenance garden that fits her busy lifestyle.
• Unconventional Container Gardening—Alegra Best doesn't confine her containers to the porch or the deck. She puts them right in the garden. Her house is surrounded by more than 50 planters.
• How a Garden Grew a Gardener—Though she didn't plan it that way, Norma Follstaedt's yard has turned into a collector's garden.
• Daylily Breeder Puts APS Through its Paces—
  After much trial and error, Virginia Bresnahan has found the perfect system for starting daylily seeds.
• Couple Turns a Hobby into a Business—Flower supports ensure that Mary and Francis Jesch get professional results.

Water-Wise Gardening

• Aqua Cones Saved this Garden—Root-zone watering devices ensure that Ann Smith's garden gets the water it needs.
• Water-Wise Gardener Harvests Vegetables Year-Round—How Phil Renfro turned his south Texas garden into a high-yield, four-season success.
• Xeriscape in a Suburban Subdivision—The constraints of a quarter-acre lot didn't stop Mona Squires from creating her dream garden.
• Barley: the Secret to Clear Water—Paul Haendler has discovered the benefits and challenges of year-round gardening in Arizona.
• Water-Wise Techniques for Dry Climates—How Shelly Grossman maintains a lush garden with less than 12 inches of rainfall a year. First-runner-up in the My Garden Story Contest.
• The Smart Garden—For Colorado gardener Lisa Montrose (top of page, right), gardening innovations ensure success—in spite of dry conditions.
• Gardening in a Hot, Dry Climate—Georgia gardener Liz Copeland depends on Aqua Cones to keep her garden lush.
• Success in High, Dry Places—Jan Weverka has created a lush cottage garden in the desert.

Wildlife-Friendly Gardening

• A Backyard Sanctuary That Welcomes All—Deer get their own clover garden at Susan Malatich-Asack's New Jersey home.
• Gardening with Wildlife—How Maria Tranberg shares her yard without giving up the garden.
• Making the Most of Fall Leaves—Montana gardener Rene Sansom-Blair uses her shredder to make a bountiful supply of mulch and compost.
• Ozarks Gardener Gives Back to Nature—Missouri gardener Gail Rowley has made her garden a sanctuary for family and friends as well as songbirds, deer and other wildlife.
• Backyard Pond is a Neighborhood Asset—Although Delories King has gardened her whole life, her gardening passion really began to flourish when she put in a pond.

Rags to Riches

• Making the Most of Sandy Soil—Learn how Hope and Ginny Barroll created a lush, seaside garden—despite the challenge of sandy soil.
• A Kentucky Gardener Discovers Her Gardening Roots—How Susan Patton transformed a tobacco field into her dream garden.
• From Florida Sandlot to Tropical Dream—Florida gardener Nancy McLeod turned a patchy lawn into a magnificent jungle wetland. Winner of the My Garden Story Contest.
• From Blank Slate to Colorful Canvas—The story of Garden State gardener Marty Oostveen.
• English Style, American Innovation—Sandra Johnson grew up in England, and wherever she has lived in the United States, she has brought a little bit of home along with her.
• Bringing a Boring Backyard to Life—
  Linda Brandt (at right) transformed her difficult, sloping backyard by adding a terraced garden and a pond.
• Garden Dream Comes True—Linda Buchanan's garden began as a blank slate. Five years later, she won the My Garden Story Contest.
• Front-Yard Transformation—Connie McGlothern turned her modest Seattle yard into a traffic-stopping oasis. Winner in the My Garden Story Contest.

Feeding the Soul

• Disability Opens New Doors for a Lifelong Gardener—Laurie Reiser of Grand Junction, Colo., modified her gardening technique because of the challenges of multiple sclerosis.
• Urban Gardener Takes Her Hobby to New Heights—
  A new home in the Sierra Nevadas gives Emily Beals the opportunity to expand her gardening horizons.
• Michigan Veterinarian Weaves Her Garden Into the Community—Alice Marczewski Schacht expresses her love of gardening at home and at work.
• Making the Most of a Gardening Paradise—Phyllis Gardner's small yard looks like the produce section of a well-stocked grocery store.
• 'My Jurassic Garden'—Jo Winston's small garden is jam-packed with lush flowers, trees and vegetables. Winner of our My Garden Story Contest.
• Organic Gardening Success—Smart advice from Mary Lou Pagella, an earth-friendly gardener.
• Heirloom Vegetables Spark a Passion for Gardening—Michigan teens find Bill Pioch's gardening enthusiasm irresistible.
• Manhattan Musicians Keep Their Hands in the Soil—Marian and Richard Heller grow a bountiful harvest of vegetables, with plenty to share.
• Reimagining the Garden—Blindness leads Donna Covais to a new approach.