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Kim Toscano

Kimberly Toscano is a freelance writer, gardening expert and traveler with an eye on design. Kimberly blends her formal training in horticulture and entomology with her passion for design to educate and inspire gardeners.
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Plan Your Garden

Selecting the Perfect Loropetalum

Use this simple flow chart to find the right loropetalum for your garden
By: Kim Toscano
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April 23, 2020
Southern home landscape including White Wedding Hydrangea and Everillo Carex from Southern Living
Plan Your Garden

Plant Combinations: Love Is in the Air

This romantic plant combination offers old-fashioned garden beauty.
By: Kim Toscano
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July 17, 2020
Planting & Care

4 Natural Pest Control Methods to Eliminate Garden Pests and Weeds

The natural way to banish bugs and pathogens from your garden
By: Kim Toscano
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April 23, 2020
Female holding pruners and making a horizontal cut into Hydrangea stem
Planting & Care

Demystifying Hydrangea Pruning

How to identify and properly prune your summer bloomers
By: Kim Toscano
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June 2, 2020
4 large and blue Big Daddy Hydrangea
Planting & Care

Hydrangeas Without the Blues

How to manage blossom color
By: Kim Toscano
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June 2, 2020
Hedge of Southern Living Hydrangeas in full bloom along a fence with an old stone shed in background
Plan Your Garden

How Southern Living Updated Southern Gardens with New Plant Introductions

These improved varieties of evergreen flowering shrubs and perennials bloom longer, grow smaller and are easy to grow
By: Kim Toscano
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June 2, 2020
Plan Your Garden

Plant a Warm Welcome (Free Container Garden Plan)

Even the most experienced designers use this simple technique to create dynamic arrangements
By: Kim Toscano
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May 28, 2020
Plan Your Garden

Create a Lavish Retreat with Purple Daydream Loropetalum

Rich shrubs and bright perennials create a garden with year-round interest
By: Kim Toscano
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April 8, 2020
Plan Your Garden

Warm and Welcoming: First Impressions in the Garden

By planting a warm & inviting garden you set the tone for visitors to your home
By: Kim Toscano
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April 8, 2020
Plan Your Garden

Space Making: Create A Colorful Seating Area

Tips to help you craft the perfect garden space for any occasion
By: Kim Toscano
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March 31, 2020
White house and back door set with a trio of wooden and urn containers full of Southern Living plants
Plan Your Garden

Complement the Garden with Colorful Containers

Emphasize the entryway, bring color to paved surfaces, or create a focal point.
By: Kim Toscano
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June 2, 2020
Plan Your Garden

5 Steps to Creating Continuity in the Landscape

‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum shines brightly at the heart of this radiant design.
By: Kim Toscano
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March 31, 2020
Plan Your Garden

Shine Brightly with Sunshine Ligustrum

This brilliant cottage style garden pairs shrubs and perennials
By: Kim Toscano
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March 31, 2020
Plan Your Garden

Style Your Home and Patio with Agapanthus

Create striking displays with the sturdy stems and stunning cut flower blooms of agapanthus
By: Kim Toscano
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April 21, 2020
Photo collage showing plants with fabulous foliage including soft caress mahonia
Plan Your Garden

Plant Combinations: Fabulous Foliage

Rich texture and color unite for big impact – even in small spaces – with this foliage-first combination
By: Kim Toscano
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July 17, 2020
Entryway garden bed features Lemon-Lime Nandina, Boxwood and pink annuals around a slate walking path
Plan Your Garden

Space-making: Defining Garden Rooms with Baby Gem Boxwood

Plants may be used like hardscape elements to define space in the landscape.
By: Kim Toscano
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March 11, 2020
Blush Pink Nandinas in brown Southern Living pots on a retail shelf
Plan Your Garden

Design Challenge: Planning Your Sun + Shade Garden

How to Select Plants for Areas That Transition from Sun to Shade
By: Kim Toscano
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March 18, 2020
Planting & Care

Pruning 101: How and When to Prune Loropetalums

There are times when pruning loropetalums may be needed. Follow these tips.
By: Kim Toscano
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February 19, 2020
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