This special issues offers a snapshot of what's new and popular today - including a complete panorama of all the new plants and other noteworthy novelties in equipment and decoration. Those who view gardens a place to recharge their batteries and to take shelter from the cares and woes of the world will also find plenty of information to inspire their projects (and/or dreams of projects).

At a time when gardens are moving into cities and shrinking in size, equipment and decoration take on new importance, and we take into consideration this new perspective in gardening today that strives to find the right mix of plants and other objects and materials.