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  • Kitchen Gardening

    Birds Are Wild for Homemade Suet

    Suet cakes placed strategically in the garden help wild birds find their way to your landscape in winter. Homemade suet is easy to make, especially this vegetarian variety.

  • Design

    Preview: New Plant Varieties to Try

    For what seems like 8 million years, I have grown ‘Tomatoberry’. It’s a small cherry tomato variety that is not rare or superflashy, but it works well for me, so…

  • How-To

    The Science of Pruning

    Pruning is a pretty darned big, and sometimes complicated, topic. Even narrowing it down to the science part and leaving out the artsy stuff still leaves a lot to learn.…

  • How-To

    Firescaping 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…

  • Article

    Awesome Easy Cranberry-Orange Relish

    Cranberries are a staple of the Thanksgiving table. I am not one to appreciate a quivery, jelly-like mass. I go for the gusto--texture, flavor and freshness. This is the best…

  • Article

    Thankful for Sage, the Herb for Thanksgiving

    If you haven't decided on a dressing recipe for your Thanksgiving dinner--this is what I'm making this Thursday--it is a bit different from the norm and downright tasty! Fresh herbs…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Plant Some Fun this Weekend

    Why not use this Thanksgiving holiday to plant a gardening seed? You can help sprout young gardeners with these easy indoor gardening projects.

  • Design

    Episode 27: Plants Worth Overwintering

    Some tender perennials and tropicals can be saved at the end of the season—but which ones deserve a second life? So let’s just be honest: Steve and Danielle don’t overwinter…

  • Article

    Hoecakes are Better than Cornbread!

    Many folks have asked me to share this recipe, which Tina Marie Wilcox and I prepared at the Herb Harvest Fall Festival. They are great hot off the griddle. Quite…

  • Article

    Celebrate Autumn in the Garden

    Today’s photos come from Barbara Owen. I have been working in my eastern Massachusetts garden for over 50 years. The garden has evolved dramatically from the big trees and one…