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Garden Writer, Kim Toscano

Kim Toscano

Kim Toscano is a freelance writer and horticulturalist with a passion for wildlife gardening and sustainable practices. She takes a holistic approach to gardening, working in harmony with nature to support pollinators, birds, and other garden visitors. As a fan of modern design, Kim strikes a balance between formal and natural aesthetics, drawing inspiration from regional landscapes.
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Articles by Kim Toscano

  • Plan Your Garden
  • April 26, 2026

Create a Lavish Retreat with Purple Daydream Loropetalum

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  • March 8, 2026

10 Reasons to Plant Agapanthus in Your Garden

  • Planting & Care
  • March 1, 2026

Spring Pruning (March-April)

  • Planting & Care
  • August 6, 2024

How to Plant Shrubs for Long-Lasting Landscapes

  • Plan Your Garden, Planting & Care
  • April 16, 2024

Guide to Hydrangeas: Getting to Know the 4 Main Types

  • Plan Your Garden
  • April 12, 2024

5 Uses for ‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum

  • Planting & Care
  • April 6, 2024

How to Care for Boxwood

  • Plan Your Garden
  • April 6, 2024

Design Spotlight: First Impressions Garden Plan

  • Planting & Care
  • April 6, 2024

How to Plant and Use Purple Diamond Loropetalum in the Landscape

  • Inspiration & Projects
  • April 3, 2024

A Gift of Lasting Beauty for Mother’s Day

  • Plan Your Garden, Planting & Care
  • April 1, 2024

How to Grow Gorgeous Gardenias

  • Planting & Care
  • April 1, 2024

Pruning 101: How and When to Prune Loropetalums

  • Planting & Care
  • April 1, 2024

How to Maximize Gardenia Blooms

  • Plan Your Garden
  • April 1, 2024

10 Golden Plants That Love Full Sun

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  • February 1, 2024

Plant Combinations: Love Is in the Air

  • Plan Your Garden, Planting & Care
  • February 1, 2024

Grow Your Own Blueberries with Our Improved Varieties

  • Plan Your Garden
  • February 1, 2024

Are You Looking for a New Garden Romance?

  • Plan Your Garden
  • January 25, 2024

5 Shrubs for Winter Containers

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Kim Toscano's Favorite Southern Living Plants

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Dark green leaves with pink flowers in silver tin planter

DownHome Harvest® ‘Little Miss Figgy’ Fig

Ficus carica ‘Little Miss Figgy’ PP27929
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Purple Pixie Loropetalum planted in a stone stepped wall of a bluff

Purple Pixie® Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense 'Peack'
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Bright orange-yellow trumpet blooms of Bells of Fire Tecoma

Bells of Fire™ Tecoma

Tecoma stans 'TEC6010916' PP24170
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Dark purple flower spikes sit atop bright green foliage of Dark Moody Blues Veronica

Dark Blue Moody Blues™ Veronica

Veronica spicata 'Novaverblu' PP26602
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Carex EverColor Everillo in blue pot on patio

Carex EverColor® ‘Everillo’

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' PP21002
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Indigo Frost Agapanthus, large bi-color flowers change from blue in the throat to white on the petal’s edge and are surrounded by green, strap-like foliage

Indigo Frost™ Agapanthus

Agapanthus hybrid ‘AMBIC001’ PP25519
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A Flirt Nandina with green and red leaves, this Nandina plant features small white flowers and dew drops on the foliage, growing outdoors.

Flirt™ Nandina

Nandina domestica 'Murasaki' PP21391
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close up of Dragon Prince Cryptomeria

Dragon Prince™ Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria japonica 'Spg-3-014'
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Kaleidoscope Abelia, chameleon-like foliage that changes with the seasons, from golden yellow in spring to orange-red in fall

‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia

Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'
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