One of the biggest reasons for buying a single family home was to get a yard where I could garden. My new home’s yard was in abysmal shape but had fabulous garden potential. Here’s how I started to claw the yard back from decades of neglect.

After a decade of creating a huge suburban garden, I lived in a series of apartments where I couldn’t garden. Here’s how I re-educated my green thumb to design a garden that thrived in an urban space.