Northeast - Page 9 of 82 - Fine Gardening
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How-To
Tips for Attending Local Plant Sales
Across North America, spring and summer mean that it's time to buy new plants for the garden, and while there are plenty of great nurseries and garden centers, real plant…
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Design
Revisiting Sheila’s Vermont Garden
I'm Sheila Abair, and I garden in northern Vermont (Zone 4b/5a). I have sent in pictures before (Sheila's Vermont Garden). Gardening runs in my family. I am attracted to cottage-style…
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Design
Maria’s Québec Garden
My name is Maria Nieuwenhof. I grew up on a dairy farm with parents who loved flowers and grew a large vegetable garden. So when I got married it was…
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Design
Tips for Pruning Climbing Hydrangea
Few plants can add the romance and cozy-cottage feeling to a garden like climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris, Zones 4–9) can. Whether it's covering a semi-shady east-facing wall (an…
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Design
Early Spring Blooms from the Mohawk Valley
Today we’re in Lee's garden, in the Mohawk Valley of New York State. We visited earlier this spring, and Lee took us on an ant’s-eye view of the developing sprouts…
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Design
Seth’s Plymouth Garden
Today we’re visiting with Seth Kilgore. Here are some photos of my tiny garden. I garden in Plymouth and Boston, Massachusetts. I have four plots in three different community gardens,…
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Design
Glendon’s Rhode Island Garden
My name is Glendon Elliott. My garden is in Jamestown, Rhode Island, on Conanicut Island, where surrounded by water, we are always a bit warmer (or cooler in the spring)…
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Design
Peak-Season Perennials for the Northeast
While we would all ideally have gardens that look at their peak in every season, the reality is often far from that ideal. Very few of us have all the…
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How-To
4 Iconic Southern Vegetables to Grow in Your Northern Garden
Just because you garden in the Northeast doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy fresh southern veggies. Let's face it—in the North it can be nearly impossible to find fresh collard…
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Design
Lee’s Garden Through the Eyes of an Ant
Today we’re in the Mohawk Valley in central New York State, visiting with Lee. We’ve see Lee's beautiful garden before (Back to the Mohawk Valley), but today it is from…