Project garden: a month-by-month guide to planting, growing, and enjoying all your backyard has to offer

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Introduction -- January. Grow it: plants: rosemary, cilantro, parsley, basil, oregano ; Plant it: soup's on herb garden plan ; Eat it: lovely lemons ; Recycle it: seed catalog art ; Make it: awesome aromas ; Make it: plant markers made easy -- February. Grow it: plants: allium, snowdrop, crocus, iris, hyacinth ; Plant it: heart garden plan ; Eat it: rockin' radishes ; Recycle it: food for birds ; Recycle it: water for the birds ; Make it: homes for birds -- March. Grow it: plants: redbud, lilac, forsythia, azalea, peonies ; Plant it: purple in springtime plan ; Eat it: powerhouse potatoes ; Recycle it: seed starting ; Make it: seed planting made easy ; Make it: veggies in containers -- April. Grow it: plants: butterfly weed, catmint, tiger lily, elephant ear, hens and chicks ; Plant it: flowers and veggies plan ; Eat it: creative with carrots ; Recycle it: add life to your garden ; Recycle it: creative containers ; Make it: DIY garden path -- May. Grow it: plants: fuchsia, petunia, coleus, marigolds, impatiens ; Plant it: prized petunias plan ; Eat it: great green beans ; Recycle it: serve it up ; Recycle it: order in the garden ; Make it: personalized containers for your plants -- June. Grow it: plants: balloon flower, daylily, hosta, columbine, coral bells ; Plant it: salsa garden plan ; Eat it: perfect peppers ; Recycle it: going on a bug hunt ; Recycle it: your garden's best friends ; Make it: the natural artist -- July. Grow it: plants: shasta daisy, black-eyed Susan, purple coneflower, bee balm, garden phlox ; Plant it: patriotic container plan ; Eat it: tasty tomatoes ; Recycle it: decorating in the garden ; Make it: 'tis the growing season ; Make it: saving summer's splendor -- August. Grow it: plants: cosmos, spider flower, sunflowers, zinnias, morning glory ; Plant it: growing tall plan ; Eat it: craving cucumbers ; Recycle it: games in the garden ; Recycle it: backyard tunes ; Make it: veggie gardening round II -- September. Grow it: plants: liatris, coreopsis, clematis, blanket flower, honeysuckle ; Plant it. night garden plan ; Eat it: savory squash ; Recycle it: preserving food ; Recycle it: harvesting seeds ; Make it: September flowers -- October. Grow it: plants: aster, ornamental grass, tulips, mums, sedum ; Plant it: create a spooky garden plan ; Eat it: yummy pumpkin goop ; Recycle it: creative faces ; Make it: raise a butterfly ; Make it: if they only had a brain -- November. Grow it: plants: daffodils, knockout roses, pansies, geraniums, ornamental cabbage ; Plant it: welcome wagon plan ; Eat it: onions with attitude ; Recycle it: fun with leaves ; Make it: gardening in any weather ; Make it: multiply your plants -- December. Grow it: plants: amaryllis, Christmas cactus, dwarf Alberta spruce, African violet, poinsettias ; Plant it: red and green display plan ; Eat it: lovable lettuce ; Recycle it: gifts that keep on growing ; Make it: let's get personal ; Make it: Countdown-till-spring calendar.;Offers a simple, kid-friendly plan to get a garden growing at any time of year. Each month is filled with exciting possibilities that take less than 20-minutes to finish.