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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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A border of Southern Living plants, including Yewtopia, Jubilation and Everest line a stepping stone side entrance
Plan Your Garden

Create Massive Appeal with a Green & White Garden

Add depth and dimension to foundation plantings with layered foliage and lavish texture. 
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Baby Gem Boxwood & Red EnduraScape Verbena in a border & a border of Sunshine Ligustrum in the background
Plan Your Garden

Complementary Color Combinations

How to use complementary colors in the garden
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Early Bird Purple crapemyrtles in a trio of containers framing a brick stair entryway
Plan Your Garden

Container Evolution: A 3-Step Plan for Shrubs

Extend the life of container plantings by planning for growth and reserving shrubs a future home in the garden.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Woman holding basket of blueberries
Plan Your Garden

Beauty and Utility: A Stylish Kitchen Garden

Keep herbs and other edibles close at hand for easy-access when cooking
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Graduated foliage of Orange Rocket Barberry is red on top and becomes green at the bottom
Plan Your Garden

How to Add Bold Vertical Accents to Your Garden Design

‘Orange Rocket’ Barberry adds a blast of garden color
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Hands cupped and holding brown soil
Planting & Care

Building a Better Soil Base for Your Garden

A recipe for creating healthy garden soil
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Ruby October Magic Camellia covered in petite, ruby-colored double camellia blooms on dark green foliage
Plan Your Garden

Captivating Combinations with October Magic® Ruby™ Camellia

Advice for pairing plants with October Magic Ruby Camellia in the landscape
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Christmas swag of Southern Living greenery on simple white mantle with glass framed windows and a wreath
Planting & Care

Autumn Cuttings (October-November)

Avoid pruning in early autumn to prevent new growth from emerging prior to frost
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Newly built home with brick and white siding facade and gray shingled roof sits on a newly planted lawn but no landscape plants
Plan Your Garden

5 Tips for Beautifying Your Newly Constructed Home’s Landscape

Transform your newly built home’s landscape from basic to beautiful
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Blush Pink Nandina with sprinkles of water
Planting & Care

5 Water-Saving Irrigation Tips

Reduce your water bill and conserve resources with savvy watering practices.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Copper container layered with Lemon-Lime Nandina, Purple Pixie Loropetalum and pink and red annuals
Plan Your Garden

5 Ways to Use Purple Pixie® Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum in the Garden

Purple Pixie® Loropetalum just might be the perfect container plant.
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Beautiful dark urn container with red blooming Ruby Camellia and Everillo Carex
Plan Your Garden

7 Steps to Stunning Container-Grown Camellias

With evergreen foliage and lasting blooms, camellias make ideal container specimens
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Photo collage of tall and slendor shrubs
Plan Your Garden

7 Tall and Slender Shrubs for Tight Spaces

Create impact with trees and shrubs in tight garden spaces
By: Kim Toscano
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February 27, 2025
Women gathered around potting table outdoors and planting containers of Southern Living plants
Plan Your Garden

7 Ways to Incorporate Containers in the Landscape

Add depth and seasonal interest to the garden with savvy container placement
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Front yard Southern Living perennial bed hugs the circle driveway in front of a white slat house with blue shutters
Plan Your Garden

A Cottage-esque Perennial Planting

This island bed evokes cottage charm with a free-flowing mix of perennial blooms
By: Kim Toscano
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September 26, 2024
A border of Southern Living plants, including Yewtopia, Jubilation and Everest line a stepping stone side entrance
Plan Your Garden

“Massive” Impact

4 ways to make a statement with Yewtopia® Plum Yew
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Hand holding hedge trimmers over light green leaves
Planting & Care

“Shape Up” Your Garden

How to structurally prune young trees
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
Delta Fuchsia Crapemyrtle tree frames front door of brick home
Plan Your Garden

5 Dramatic Designs for Delta Crapemyrtles

So, you’ve fallen in love with the rich burgundy foliage and vibrant blooms…
By: Kim Toscano
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October 24, 2023
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