You have to get the mix right, in __garden design (and in life). Join us this week as we visit a __garden with a dramatic black backdrop, play with planter arrangements, and pick and choose the best succulents to grow indoors:

Above: Photograph by Jim Powell.
Monday

Above: In this week’s garden Visit, Kendra tours a garden where a black backdrop makes every other color more vivid. Photograph by Jim Powell.
Tuesday

Above: Alexa plays mix and match with herb markers in this week’s 10 Easy Pieces post.
Wednesday

Above: Find out which varieties of succulents are most likely to thrive indoors in this week’s DIY post. Photograph by Erin Boyle.
Thursday

Above: Julie assembles a collection of scallop-edged pots in this week’s Pots & Planters post.
Friday

Above: You’re getting your window box prepped for summer. Is it OK to reuse potting soil? Find out in this week’s Gardening 101 post.