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The article discusses a garden designed and built by port engineer and U.S. Navy Reserve Commander Ryan Benoit and his wife, writer Chantal Aida Gordon, at their house in San Diego California. Topics addressed include a blog that the couple created about their experience with the garden, and their personal backgrounds. INSET: You Don't Need to Mow AstroTurf, and Other Tips.

The article discusses the gardening advice from garden designers Susan Cohan, Rizaniño (Riz) Reyes, and Janet Draper regarding how to utilize a neglected 10-by-10 foot space in a home's yard. Topics addressed include the planning of a shade garden using various hedges and taller plants, as well as the use of plants such as Agave parryi, Arctostaphylos densiflora Sentinel, and Japanese snowbell (Styrax japonicus).

The article focuses on the concept of home gardening by Thomas Rainer. It states that Rainer has an influential garden blog named Grounded Design wherein he has taken to speak apostasy against green landscaping dogma. It mentions that Rainer has written that no one would make naturalistic planting for a guiding a home gardener.

The article discusses the garden of marketing executive James Golden, located in Kingwood Township, New Jersey, highlighting Golden's focus on the aesthetic and emotional aspects of the garden rather than its practical use. Topics addressed include Golden's experience as a gay man in New York City, and his approach to letting his plants compete and grow naturally.

The article presents a personal narrative in which the author explores his experience of clearing a plot of land for a vegetable garden. INSET: Tools to Match the Toughest Job.

The article offers tips for sourcing a straw-bale garden in the U.S. and suggests several establishments in New York selling straw which include the Urban Garden Center, Home Depot Inc., and Lowe's.