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Garden Writer, Kim Toscano

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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Articles by Kim Toscano

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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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October 24, 2023
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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October 24, 2023
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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October 24, 2023
Photo collage showing golden and purple plants from Southern Living plant collection
Plan Your Garden

Plant Combinations: Bring out the Blooms with Golden Foliage

Golden flowers and foliage make this plant combination a standout.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Photo collage showing combination plants Baby Gem Boxwood and Emerald Snow Loropetalum
Plan Your Garden

Twelve Months of Color with Southern Living® Plant Collection

Year-round plant inspiration and garden design ideas tailored to each month.
By: Kim Toscano
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February 27, 2025
Bright blue patio chairs and mosaic table with peony floral arrangement sit in a garden of Soft Caress Mahonia
Plan Your Garden

Your Secret Garden Awaits

The recipe for relaxation is simple—a cozy chair, a cold drink and soothing surroundings. Try enlisting the fine, feathery foliage of ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia. Few plants yield such a serene effect upon the landscape. 
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Gloved hands holding pearl fertilizer amongst foliage
Planting & Care

Time it Right: Early- to Mid-Summer Fertilizer

Spring may be coming to a close, but some lawns and plants still need feeding in the summer. Take a look at our handy list.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Hands holding mulch
Planting & Care

Top 5 Gardening Hacks

Try these helpful tricks in your garden.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Entryway garden bordering a slate walkway and layered with pink annuals, Lemon-Lime Nandina and Baby Gem Boxwood
Plan Your Garden

Top 5 Tips to Maximize Your Entry Garden

Entry gardens are a reflection of the home’s inhabitants and the first “welcome” guests receive as they approach our homes.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
White and sapphire Agapanthus flower heads in a blue-glazed, four-sided container next to a bench and stone-stepped walkway
Plan Your Garden

Stand-Out Perennials for Southern Climates

Southern Living® perennials can stand up to summer in the deep South.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
The light pink blooms and variegated yellow & green of Rainbow Sensation Weigela
Plan Your Garden

They’re just as sweet! Alternatives to Rose Bushes

Tired of battling rose rosette? Try these bountiful blooms instead.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Potted Snow Mountain Pieris plant in patio landscape with bell-shaped white blooms and green foliage.
Plan Your Garden

Ring in Spring

Bring blooms to container gardens this spring with Mountain Snow™ Pieris
By: Kim Toscano
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November 17, 2023
Photo collage showing different foliage of Southern Living plants
Plan Your Garden

Simple Beauty: How to Design Monochromatic Plantings

Our expert explains how to create single-color designs for your landscape
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Beautiful Southern landscape planted along backyard garden paths with Lomandra and Soft Caress Mahonia
Plan Your Garden

Simplicity Reigns in this Garden Oasis

Design comes easy with the striking foliage of Platinum Beauty™ Lomandra.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
The rusty red to bright red tips of Orange Rocket Barberry grow tall and upright
Plan Your Garden

Small Space, Big Impact

Here’s a plan for a cozy courtyard patio garden
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Plant combo for acid soils includes Big Daddy Hydrangea & Mountain Snow Pieris
Plan Your Garden

Plant Combinations: Year-Long Color for Acid Soils

Plants that thrive in acidic soil and offer year-round color and interest
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
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Plan Your Garden

Plant Combos: Stylish “Scentimentality”

A dash of fragrance in spring and summer and color all year!
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Woman holding book and coffee mug lovingly admiring her garden of Southern Living plants
Plan Your Garden

Platinum Beauty Lomandra: High Impact, Low Maintenance

Flowing masses of grassy blades create a bold statement in this backyard retreat
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
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