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Sustainable Gardening

Drought-tolerant planting, peat-free growing, rain gardens and wildlife-friendly design for a changing climate.

A Mediterranean-style drought-tolerant garden with lavender, an olive tree, terracotta pots and a weathered stone wall.

Drought-Tolerant Garden Design: A Designer's Plant List and Layout Guide

Drought-tolerant doesn't have to mean sparse. Here's how to design a Mediterranean-style garden that looks generous, uses 70% less water, and improves every year.

6 June 2026 · 14 min read

A wildflower pollinator garden in summer bloom with coneflowers, black-eyed susans, ornamental grasses and a butterfly.

Sustainable Gardening

Pollinator Garden Design: Planning a Garden That Feeds Bees, Butterflies and Birds

A pollinator garden doesn't have to look like a meadow. Here's how to design one that's beautiful, intentional, and genuinely useful to bees, butterflies and birds.

2 June 2026 · 12 min read