“Louis Raymond experiments in his own gardens like
a mad scientist, searching out plants that most people have

never seen before & figuring out how to make them perform.” - The Boston Globe

“…Louis Raymond ensures that trees can grow in Brooklyn…
or just about any other place where concrete consumes

the dirt and skyscrapers shield the sunshine.” - USA Today

NEW Trips to Take!

Myrtle's easy when the conditions are right.

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NEW Plants to Try!

Dahlias: Indescribable

Louis tries to capture the exact words to describe the fleeting but deep pleasures to be found in these Summer-into-Autumn incredibles.

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New Gardening to Do!

Bee-Wise Gardening

Allergic to bees? You can still have an exciting garden, full of flowers and color and wildlife.

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Plant Profiles

Climbing Asparagus

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For the ultimate in ferny foliage, try Climbing Asparagus.

Battiscombe's Thunbergia

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Morning Glories, eat your hearts out.

Tellmann's Honeysuckle

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June is honeysuckle heaven. For creamy orange flowers instead of the usual red-yellow ones, grow this one.

Giant Salvia

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To get eye-level with these flowers, it's worth climbing a stepladder.

Silver Tansy

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Thank goodness for tiny & delicate: Even I can't have just big & bodacious in my garden.

Gold-leaved Hops

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There's only one way to have this remarkable leaf growing in front of this euonymus bush: By planting Gold-leaved Hops. Gulp.

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