The April Edition: Your Month in the Garden

April is a busy and rewarding month in the garden. From managing new growth to key planting tasks, explore stories to keep your garden on track this spring.

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Welcome to The April Edition, a hand-picked collection of expert features, designed to help you make the most of the garden’s most joyous season. Spring is now in full swing, bringing longer, brighter days, milder temperatures, and new life to the garden. It’s the moment every gardener has been dreaming about.

Gardening in April is all about building momentum for the growing season that lies ahead. As plants begin to put on new growth, it’s the last chance to prune many shrubs and perennial plants to keep them healthy and in good shape without losing flowers. It's also a key time for seed starting and planting, with a near limitless range of vegetables, annuals, and perennials ready to go into the ground as conditions continue to improve.

Let this guide set the stage for a colorful, productive garden in the months ahead. Click the images below to explore each feature, and enjoy the season in full flow.

Read more about flowers to start in April. Image shows vibrant zinnias

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Read more about plants to prune in April. Image shows gardener pruning butterfly bush

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Read more about vegetables to grow in April. Image shows basket of harvested heirloom tomatoes

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Read more about easy-going perennials to plant in April. Image shows colorful coneflowers

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Read more about planting fast-growing privacy trees. Image shows row of arborvitae against fence

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Read more about April lawn care tasks. Image shows mower and lawn care products on grass

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Read more about herb groundcovers to plant in April. Image shows creeping thyme border

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Read more about helping butterflies in April. Image shows butterfly on aster flowers

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