South - Page 10 of 27 - Fine Gardening
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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.…
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South December Garden To-Do List
Plant fruit trees. Peaches, pears, nectarines, plums, apples, and persimmons all appreciate cool air and warmer soil. The roots are busy growing without having to support all that foliage. Established…
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Gateways to Gardening Through the University of Tennessee
Every state in the South is unique. And each Southern state experiences different growing conditions as you move from one end of the state to the other. Tennessee is a…
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The Garden in Transition to Fall
Today we’re visiting with Kathy Witt in Nashville. I plant, therefore, I photograph! It helps me find joy in the little things. September is a month of transitional warm and…