National Gardening Association

Our Roots Back in 1971, Lyman Wood founded Gardens for All, the precursor of today's National Gardening Association. In the decades since its foundation, NGA has grown and evolved with the times, and has been led by a variety of different people. During the 1980s and 1990s we published the National Gardening Magazine, which had a circulation of over 250,000 subscribers and was known for cutting edge, high quality gardening information and design innovations. As the internet became available to homeowners around the country, our attention turned to the web, and today we dedicate ourselves to promoting gardening through our numerous books and by providing premier educational gardening resources online. Our Mission NGA promotes gardening by helping home gardeners succeed, growing in health, knowledge, environmental awareness, and enthusiasm. In the numerous ways the National Gardening Association reaches gardeners, we help make home and community gardens greener and more productive. From vegetables, herbs, fruits, trees, lawns, flowers, and houseplants, we provide people with the information they need to get started in the world of gardening and grow and maintain thriving, sustainable, and environmentally responsible food gardens and landscapes. NGA has worked with many authors and publishers to create numerous practical and inspirational [gardening books](https://garden.org/greenpages/browse/nga_books/).