Techniques - Page 81 of 198 - Fine Gardening
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Unexpected Fall Color
After months of bitter cold temperatures, snow, freezing rain, and every other miserable element nature throws at us, gardeners are eager to visit their favorite garden centers and nurseries. There…
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DeBaggio Herb Farm and Nursery
Last, though not least, I want to write about the last herb farm that we visited on our IHA field trip, DeBaggio Herb Farm and Nursery. Although they are closed…
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Blooming Hill Lavender Farm
The IHA post-conference fieldtrip went to Virginia. One of the highlights of the tour was a visit to Blooming Hill Lavender Farm with an herbal lunch catered by Kim Labash,…
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Kitchen Gardening
The Green Farmacy Garden
The Green Farmacy Garden is Dr. Jim Duke's medicinal herb teaching garden (his book the Green Pharmacy published by Rodale in 1997 has sold over a million copies) used by…
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Kitchen Gardening
Candyland Tomatoes Make a Sweet Garden Treat
One of the newest award winners from All-America Selections is a currant-size tomato named for the classic children’s board game. These tomatoes are sweet and fun to grow.
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Kitchen Gardening
Measuring the Miracle in Miracle Plant Foods
This gardening season I tested the marketing claims made by three different companies in side-by-side trials. Were the results exceptional and miraculous? Was I able to grow more beautiful plants?…
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Kitchen Gardening
The Aromatherapy Garden–Book Review
If you are a gardener who enjoys fragrant plants, then Kathi Keville's new book The Aromatherapy Garden: Growing Fragrant Plants for Happiness and Well-Being, should be on your reading list!
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Water-Wise Plants
Droughts and water shortages have grabbed headlines in recent years, reminding gardeners everywhere that we need to find ways to make our landscapes less dependent on supplemental water. Even in…
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How to Turn Your Patio Into a Garden Oasis
The kitchen may be the heart of a home, but for most of us, the patio is the center of the backyard. Whether we use it as a place for…
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8 Plants With Long Growing Seasons
It’s easy to see why spring reigns supreme in the garden. What’s not to love about the saccharine effusion of lilacs (Syringa spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 3–8), irises…