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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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Entryway border made up of Oakland Holly in the back, Jubilation Gardenia in the middle and Red Diamond Loropetalum in the front
Plan Your Garden

How to Use Southern Living Hollies In Your Landscape

These garden design elements will help you get the most out of your hollies
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Close up of Sunshine Ligustrum with bright yellow foliage
Plan Your Garden

Let the Sunshine In: Companion Plants for Sunshine Ligustrum

Plant a sunny mixed border with these plant combos
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Everillo planted in garden bed with stones
Plan Your Garden

Maintaining an Edge: Garden Borders for Any Budget

A clean edge provides a finished look, but it doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Early Bird Lavender crapemyrtles in a trio of containers framing a brick stair entryway
Plan Your Garden

More of What You Love

Spring-Blooming Early Bird™ Crapemyrtles Deliver With Long Lasting Blooms and Compact Size
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Woman in yellow shirt admiring her garden of Southern Living plants including Sunshine Ligustrum
Plan Your Garden

How to Use Color Echo in Planting Designs

Simple repetition of color creates harmony within a planting
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
A beautifully landscaped front yard surrounding a front sitting area using Southern Living plants
Plan Your Garden

How to Use Purple Daydream Dwarf Loropetalum in the Landscape

Selecting Plant Companions for Purple Plants
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Bee pollinating gaillardia
Plan Your Garden

Getting to Know Native Bees and Other Pollinators

The honeybee is just one of countless pollinators; learn how to attract them
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Driveway lined with many different colorful plants.
Plan Your Garden

Give the Side Yard New Purpose

Not sure what to do with that narrow space alongside the house? Transform your side yard from so-so to sensational.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Landscape architect pencil drawing of landscape to be planted with Southern Living plants
Plan Your Garden

Emphasize the Entryway

Create a landing pad for guests by accenting the entryway with color & structure
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Purple Pixie and Sunshine Lugustrum
Plan Your Garden

Eye-Catching Combinations: How to employ complementary colors in the landscape

Our garden expert explains how to design with complementary colors.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Perennial and Miss Lemon Abelia garden bed around cement patio with brick columns
Plan Your Garden

Forget the Rules! Try a cottage garden front and center

Here’s a cottage garden plan that combines fuss-free flowers and foundation plants
By: Kim Toscano
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September 26, 2024
Miss Lemon Abelia in flower bed
Plan Your Garden

Design advice: How variegated foliage can make your garden come alive

Create lasting appeal and visual interest with variegated foliage.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Legend Sunny Corner Garden
Plan Your Garden

Design Spotlight: Plan for a Sunny Corner Garden

Purple and yellow foliage shine in this garden design for sun-loving plants
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Blue waxy berries on red stems amongst medium green foliage of Marvel Mahonia
Plan Your Garden

Designing for Year-Long Color

Think beyond the blossom when planning for color in the landscape.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Panama Red Hibiscus
Plan Your Garden

Discover the Edible Beauty of ‘Panama Red’ Hibiscus

It‘s always a delight to discover a plant that adds drama to the garden…
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Soft Caress Mahonia and Lemon Lime Nandina plants in brown Southern Living plant Collection plastic pots
Plan Your Garden

Dynamic Duos – A Chartreuse Plant Combo for Shady Gardens

How to pair plants effortlessly
By: Kim Toscano
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January 15, 2024
A border of Southern Living plants, including Yewtopia, Jubilation and Everest line a stepping stone side entrance
Plan Your Garden

Create a Shady Pathway

This Southern Living garden plan for a shady pathway is created with evergreen shrubs and tough grasses.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Empress of China Dogwood tree covered in hundreds of four petaled blooms
Plan Your Garden

Create an Enchanting Evening Garden

Looking for a place to unwind at the end of the day? Take refuge among luminous blooms and fragrant foliage.
By: Kim Toscano
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January 15, 2024
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