The Gathering Garden Magazine
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Pathways First: Why Garden Designers Plan the Walk Before the Beds
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Most home gardeners design outward from the flower beds. Professionals design inward from the path. It's a small sequencing change with an outsized effect. -
The Great Sunflower Count: Why Citizen-Science Season Starts Now, Not in Spring
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Late August, while sunflowers are still nodding in the heat, is peak season for one of the country's longest-running citizen-science projects. A field guide to counting pollinators from your own garden, and what happens to the flowers once the season ends. -
Cottage Gardens Are Making a Huge Comeback, Here's Why Everyone Wants One
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Quick answer: Cottage gardens are surging back in popularity because of the cottagecore aesthetic movement, growing awareness of pollinator-friendl... -
Mountain Mint: America's Top Pollinator Plant, Now in Your Dried Decor
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Mountain mint tops pollinator-plant trials across the country and has a long history as a colonial medicine chest herb. Here's why it deserves a spot in your dried arrangements too.
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Echinops: The Blue Thistle Globe Taking Over Drought-Tolerant Gardens
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Echinops, or globe thistle, is one of the most drought-tolerant, pollinator-friendly perennials you can grow — and it dries beautifully. What to know.
