Summer Interest - Page 17 of 202 - Fine Gardening

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    Design

    Janet’s Rock Garden

    Eric Sternfels sent in today’s photos. We’ve visited Eric’s garden before (Summer in Eric's Garden) but today he’s taking us along on a tour of a friend’s garden: Here is…

  • close up of bright purple and orange flowers
    Design

    Gail’s Favorite’s From Last Year

    We visited Gail’s beautiful North Carolina garden yesterday, and today we’re back to see some of her favorite pictures from the past year: I live at 3300 feet in the…

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    Design

    Gail’s Garden in North Carolina

    Today we’re visiting Gail Bromer’s beautiful garden at the top of the continental divide in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina: For much of the year foliage takes…

  • close up of bright yellow azalea flowers
    Design

    Floral Sunshine

    Yellow is a polarizing color for flowers. Some people think it is brassy and loud and unpleasant. Others find it sunny and cheerful. The sunny warmth of yellow can cheer…

  • Planted rows of different vegetables in the garden.
    Kitchen Gardening

    New Veggie Varieties to Try This Year

    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…

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    Design

    Try These Strong Summer Bloomers for the Midwest this Spring

    Most gardeners would agree that the best pastime for cold winter days is looking through seed and plant catalogs imagining the growing season to come. With that in mind, consider…

  • succulents that grow on a windowsill
    Article

    Vibrant Succulents to Brighten Your Indoor Space

    Succulents thrive in arid, often harsh climates, with abundant bright sunshine year-round and little to no regular water. They have adapted to such conditions by developing thick, fleshy leaves and…

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    Design

    Scaly Liatris Is a Native That Offers Blooms All Summer Long

    On the first day of August 2006, my botanizing companion and I were making only our third trip to a barrens on a farm owned by friends in Kentucky. We…

  • Eclipse bigleaf hydrangea
    Design

    Eclipse® Bigleaf Hydrangea: An Amazing New Hydrangea with Black Leaves

    There are a bazillion bigleaf hydrangeas out there. So when a new one comes out, it really needs to stand out from the crowd. Meet Eclipse® bigleaf hydrangea—a unique selection…

  • Design

    More of Kathy’s Calabasas Garden

    We’re back in Calabasas, California, today, looking at the garden Kathy Sandel created. She is a retired landscape designer, and this is the garden she created for herself at the…