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DesignCreating Privacy With a Garden
My name is Mary Morgan, and I am a hobby gardener. This 1970s house near Redding, California, is new to me. I needed some privacy from the street, and I…
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DesignRebuilding a Garden After a Fire
Today’s photos come from Carol Cowee. Her images remind us to cherish the beauty of our gardens and inspire us to rebuild when disaster strikes. This was my garden of…
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ArticleBuilding a Dream Garden in California
Today we’re visiting Donald LaGrand’s garden in Somerset, California. These photos are from October. The property is just over 4 acres and lies at the foothills of the Sierra Mountains…
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ArticleCreating a Romantic Garden
We’ve seen some of Nanci Kerby’s garden projects at her home in Napa, California, before (here), and today she’s showing us around her “bunny garden,” so named for the adorable…
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How-ToFirescaping: 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-ToFirescaping 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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ArticleThe Rose Garden That Grew
We’re going back to Nanci Kerby’s home in Napa, California, to see another garden she created. In our backyard is a border of pine/conifer trees. The winds last year blew…
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DesignCreating a New Daylily Bed
Nanci Kerby sent in these great images of creating a new bed in her Napa, California, garden. It was a warmish February, so Mike and I decided to start our…
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DesignLessons Learned From a 25-Year-Old Garden
Mary and Lew Reid never looked back after abandoning a beautiful established garden to start from scratch. But when you’re moving from a densely shaded garden at the foot of…
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ArticleTrees Make the Garden
Linda Micciche shared these images of a new public garden in Fremont, California, which is planned to officially open to the public in April 2019. The oldest residents of the…
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