Northeast - Page 22 of 82 - Fine Gardening

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    Spring After a Hard Winter

    Today we’re off to Apalachin, New York, to visit with Jane Watkins. This winter was a particularly hard one for my Zone 5b garden in upstate New York. We received…

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    How to Grow Lotus in Containers

    Growing aquatic plants in containers may seem like something too challenging to attempt, but it is far easier than you may think. Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, Zones 4–10), a type of…

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    Wildflowers from Staten Island

    Today’s photos are from Virginia Sherry. I'm writing to you from Staten Island, the greenest borough of New York City, where I have gardened for over 60 years. I'd like…

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    Transforming a Garden from Poison Ivy to Flowers

    Today Jason and Grace are sharing their garden with us. Our garden is located in Long Island, New York. We really started working on planting in the summer of 2019.…

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    Butterburs for Tropical Flair and Midwinter Flowers in the Northeast

    I'm a sucker for anything that looks tropical in the garden. The large leaves and bold foliage of bananas (Musa spp. and cvs., Zones 5–11), alocasias (Alocasia spp. and cvs.,…

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    Deidre’s New York Garden

    Today we’re enjoying Deidre’s beautiful garden. Hello from upstate New York, where I’m mixing herbs and veggies into my flower gardens. You’ll always find fresh herbs growing on my patio,…

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    Kindig Gardens, Part 2

    We're back for a second day in Dean and Pam Kindig's beautiful garden in Rochester, New York. My newly created stone path leads past the white ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea to the…

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    Kindig Gardens, Part 1

    Today we're visiting Dean and Pam Kindig’s garden in Rochester, New York. “Hand in hand with the invisible hand of God.” Gardening is a partnership that the gardener has with…

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    Unique Plants for Early Spring Containers in the Northeast

    After a long, snowy winter, one of the first signs of spring for gardeners in the Northeast is early spring seasonal containers. Since spring containers are typically only displayed for…

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    Shelley’s Upstate New York Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Shelley Haefner in Old Chatham, New York, who is sharing a few favorite garden photos that always help her make it through those long New York…