Tim de Vries

There is a weekend every September when the summer petunias finally look tired and the farm stands fill up with pumpkins. That is the signal to

Halloween is the one time of year when a garden is allowed to look a little sinister. Black leaves, rattling seedheads, twisted branches and a pumpkin

There is a particular pleasure in walking out with a bucket and snips and coming back with an armful of flowers you grew yourself. A cutting

Most gardens go to sleep at sunset. A moon garden wakes up. As the light drains away, red and purple flowers sink into the dark, but

An English garden feels settled in a way few other styles do. Clipped hedges hold back a tumble of roses and perennials, paths wander toward a

Plant a perennial once and it rewards you for years, dying back each winter and rising again every spring a little larger than before. That is

When you run out of floor, look at your walls. A bare fence, a blank side return, a balcony rail, even a stretch of brick beside

A courtyard is a garden with walls on every side, and that enclosure is its gift rather than its limit. Sheltered from wind, warmed by the

A balcony is small, exposed, and often the only outdoor space an apartment offers, which is exactly why it matters so much. With a few pots