South - Page 10 of 28 - Fine Gardening

  • many different size and color hostas
    Design

    Bob’s Garden in Kentucky

    Today we’re off to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to visit with Bob Hines. We’ve visited this garden before, so check earlier posts (start with Revisiting Bob and Mary Ann's Garden in Kentucky).…

  • Virginia bluebells
    Design

    Native, Shade-Loving Spring Ephemerals for the South

    The first hint of spring usually begins with a tiny flower valiantly pushing its way up between last fall's brown leaves. Often small plants, spring ephemerals are delightful, bright signs…

  • Large heads of white, round hydrangea flowers
    Design

    Betsy’s Georgia Garden

    Today we’re visiting Betsy Keith’s garden. I am a retired teacher who has enjoyed doing lots of catch-up dividing and rearranging of my garden in the past two years. As…

  • starting seeds indoors
    How-To

    Your Year-Round Cheat Sheet to Seed Starting in the South

    Seed catalog season is our favorite time of year. When it’s cold and rainy, nothing seems better than brewing a pot of hot tea and sitting down to review seed…

  • Cupani’s Original sweet pea
    How-To

    Growing Sweet Peas in the South

    Growing up, Jason spent a lot of his summers in England with his grandparents. One of his favorite things to do there was to visit flower shows. There would be…

  • Paperbush
    Design

    Shrubs for Winter Fragrance in the South

    The color of a blossom might be the first thing to catch our eye in the landscape, but adding sweet aroma to that bloom elevates the plant to all-star status.…

  • Design

    Brighten That Shady Spot in Your Southern Garden

    When designing in shade, many gardeners use too much green foliage without enough color. We recently faced a landscape challenge of designing a foundation planting for a shady spot in…

  • Design

    Anticipating Spring in the South

    Today we’re headed down to the warmth of Zone 8 and looking back at the beauties of this past spring with Caroline Williams. She has been playing with flower gardening…

  • Dark Towers Penstemon
    Design

    Reliable Performers for the South

    We all want the newest, jazziest plants available, but a garden is not complete without a backbone of infallible plants that provide interest whether your new investments flourish or fail.…

  • Shishi Gashira camellia
    Design

    Fall-Blooming Sasanqua Camellias Shine in the South

    What can you plant in either the shade or the sun that is both evergreen and flowering? Sasanqua camellias (Camellia sasanqua, Zones 7–9) are underappreciated shrubs that are extremely versatile.…