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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

  • Planting & Care
  • February 6, 2022

3 Steps to Planting Trees on a Slope

  • Plan Your Garden
  • August 12, 2021

Five Ways to Use Nandina in Your Landscape

  • Plan Your Garden
  • July 2, 2021

Harness the Versatility of Evergreen Shrubs with Cleyera  

  • Planting & Care
  • June 28, 2021

4 Natural Pest Control Methods to Eliminate Garden Pests and Weeds

  • Planting & Care
  • June 28, 2021

Hydrangeas Without the Blues

  • Planting & Care
  • June 28, 2021

Demystifying Hydrangea Pruning

  • Planting & Care
  • June 4, 2021

Timing is everything: Your complete guide to pruning

  • Planting & Care
  • June 3, 2021

How to Prune Crape Myrtles into Shapely Trees

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  • April 20, 2021

How To Create A Fragrance Garden With Gardenias

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  • March 18, 2021

Purple Diamond® Semi-Dwarf Loropetalum: Companion Plants for Colorful Garden Design

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  • March 18, 2021

Five Ways to Use Carex

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  • March 17, 2021

The Key to Naturally Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden

  • Planting & Care
  • March 16, 2021

Time it Right: When to fertilize your plants

  • Plan Your Garden
  • March 15, 2021

Framed in Foliage: Designing with Blush Pink Nandina

  • Plan Your Garden
  • March 12, 2021

What’s the Buzz? How to attract beneficial insects to the garden

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  • March 7, 2021

Plant combinations: A Warm and Welcoming Entry

  • Plan Your Garden
  • November 6, 2020

Southern Stunners: 5 tips for adding camellias

  • Plan Your Garden
  • October 4, 2020

Modern Garden Style to Complement Your Home

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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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