Michelle Gervais

Michelle Gervais

Michelle Gervais is a former senior editor.

  • yellow fennel flower
    Design

    ‘Transformer’ Yellow Fennel Flower Is a Showy Annual

    At a glance, the most commonly grown love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena and cvs., annual) is just a charming little cottage garden annual, with spidery foliage and whirligig flowers in pastel shades…

  • Design

    A White Garden Shines Day and Night

    Christian Harper, a horticulturist at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin, designed this luminous bed of annuals, which is part of a four-corner intersection of similar beds. The selection of…

  • Design

    Designing With Green

    This ubiquitous color, when used well, can be just as exciting as vibrant flowers

  • apples spilling out of a basket
    How-To

    Tips for Growing Apple Trees

    Apples (Malus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9) are a constant presence in the supermarket, but one taste of a just-picked, perfectly ripe apple in autumn will make you eschew grocery-store…

  • Article

    Making a Garden a Home

    A garden is becoming a place to live rather than being simply an accent to the house.

  • Article

    Apple Facts

    Apples (Malus spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 3–9) are a constant presence in the supermarket, but one taste of a just-picked, perfectly ripe apple in autumn will make you…

  • The Dirt

    2014 Container Challenge Results

    Containers of Tomorrow Finalists: What will become of container gardening in years to come?

  • Garden Photo of the Day

    Spring in Ali’s garden in Iran

    It's a new season in Ali's garden, and 9 new photos to go with it!

  • Garden Photo of the Day

    Joe’s garden in Washington is ablaze with color

    So many great plants! 16 photos total. Click through to see more!

  • Garden Photo of the Day

    Sharon’s garden in Oklahoma

    Sharon's been gardening for 50 years, and her style is the definition of charming!