Get an insider's look at the best garden techniques and landscape design ideas that will inspire you to create your own outdoor retreat.

Let the experts at Southern Living take the guesswork out of your gardening...

• Step-by-step instructions for dozens of easy garden and landscape techniques to guarantee great results
• Details on over 100 of the best plants to grow in any Southern garden
• Functional, easy-to-read format that's both informative

Design
Inspiration taken from across the South to guide your own unique garden design

Plants you gotta grow
Surefire picks for the best trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, and more that grow best in the South

Month-by-month checklist
Expert advice on the secrets to planting in your landscape

Make it your own
Ideas for unique garden and landscape features, cool container gardening tips, easy edible garden ideas, and much more...