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  • green lawn, colorful plants and red Adirondack chairs overlooking a vista with blue sky
    Design

    How to Use Red in the Garden

    You can’t help but look at the chairs. Placed off to the side of the lawn so that they don’t hog all the space, the chairs are a focal point,…

  • lush greens with a flowering purple wisteria and a bench in the background
    Design

    A Second Look

    Not all of the best photos make it into an issue of Fine Gardening. A photo might not illustrate a certain point the article is making, or it might be…

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    Regional Picks: Plant This With That – Northwest

      1. ‘Blue Diamond’ hellebore Name: Helleborus ‘Blue Diamond’   USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 1 to 2 feet tall and wide Conditions: Partial shade; rich, moist soil…

  • Dahlia flower
    How-To

    An Easy Way to Get More Dahlias

    There are two ways to grow hybrid dahlias (Dahlia cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 9–11): by planting tubers or by growing plants from cuttings. Both methods will produce healthy plants and…

  • Darmera and Japanese primroses
    Design

    Spring Planting Ideas

    Spring is a magical time. Our winter-weary spirits lift as hints of green begin to appear. We notice even the smallest patches of snowdrops and crocuses as we drive by…

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    Regional Picks: Large-Leaved Perennials – Northwest

    1. Fairy Wings Epimedium Name: Epimedium wushanense USDA hardiness zones: 6 to 9 Size: Up to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide Conditions: Partial shade; fertile, moist, well-drained soil…

  • A fence surrounded by soft plantings
    Design

    Designing an Intimate Space

    Many people like to have a garden for entertaining, but most of us also want our gardens to be a spot where we relax and get away from it all.…

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    Regional Picks: Unusual Evergreens – Northwest

    1. Pepperbush Name: Drimys lanceolata USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10 Size: 10 to 12 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil Native to…

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    Regional Picks: Plants with the Best Fall Colors – Northwest

    1. Table Grapes Name: Vitis labrusca cvs. USDA hardiness zones: 5 to 8 Size: 5 to 25 feet tall and 5 to 15 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; good air…

  • Varied border of trees, shrubs and perennials along a property line
    Design

    Plants for Property Lines

    We have all seen it: the line of arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 2–7) marching down the property line, stiff as can be, their heads lopped off…