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Design
Four Bountiful Summer Bloomers That Are Easy to Grow From Seed
For beautiful, bountiful borders, consider adding lots of annuals for cutting. When grown from seed they are very affordable, and if you keep cutting them for bouquets they will keep…
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How-To
Mountain West: March To-Do List
This month can be snowy in the mountains, but spring is not far off. Here are a few things that you can do to get ready for the gardening season…
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Design
Snow and Amaryllis
Today’s photos are from Suzanne Stewart in Glenwood Springs Colorado. In August, she shared some photos of her garden in the summer, and today she’s sharing some images showing the…
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Design
12 Ways to Create Winter Interest
A winter garden does not have to lack interest. With the right plants, ornaments, and design, your winter garden can still function as a sanctuary from the world that is…
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How-To
Firescaping: Plants That Help Protect Your Property From Fire
Whether or not a plant will catch on fire, keep a fire going, and then propel a fire is determined by its physical characteristics. Less flammable plants, those considered fire…
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How-To
Firescaping and Wildfire Recovery: An Interview with Douglas Kent
Fine Gardening's Christine Alexander spoke with Douglas Kent this past spring to learn about landscaping tactics that can help protect a home from wildfire and about ways to speed a…
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Design
How to Turn a Basement Into a Greenhouse
Arlene Lopas shared her beautiful garden with us some weeks ago and mentioned that she uses lights in her basement to overwinter many plants. Many of you were curious about…
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Article
Filling an Arid Garden With Color
Suzanne M. Stewart shared photos today from her garden: I am submitting some photos from Glenwood Springs, which is on the western slope (best slope) of Colorado. My husband, Dave…
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Design
A Water-Wise Garden That Wows
In 2005 I killed my front lawn. It wasn't negligence or ignorance. It was premeditated, cold-spirited, calculated murder. It's not that I don't appreciate turf grass. It most certainly has…
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Design
Succulents in the Cold
Leo Chance sent in these photos of some of his incredible work with cold-hardy succulents. These beautiful plants look like nothing else in the garden, and they have become incredibly…