Summer Interest - Page 25 of 202 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Blue Glimmer’ Sea Holly Adds a Sparkle to the Garden

    Like many people, I periodically enjoy scrolling through social media to admire gardens. It’s a wonderful way to get a quick dose of beauty and to discover new plants. During…

  • purple roscoea
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    Purple Roscoea Will Bring a Touch of the Exotic to Your Garden

    We love plants—nearly all of them, truth be told—but it is without the slightest bit of hyperbole when we say that Roscoea is one of our favorite genera. Part of…

  • A Rooftop Pollinator Pit Stop
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    Take a Video Tour of a Rooftop Pollinator Garden

    Take a tour through a magical pollinator garden located atop a multistory apartment building in the middle of Chicago. Featured in Fine Gardening #213, this garden is an oasis within…

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    Enrique and Christian’s Garden Near Chicago

    My name is Enrique Zuniga. My husband, Christian Altman, our three dogs, and I live in Forest Park, Illinois (Zone 5b), which is located just west of downtown Chicago. Both…

  • view of stone path from densely planted flower garden
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    Mary Ann’s Ontario Garden

    Mary Ann Van Berlo has been gardening on this 2.4-acre riverfront lot since fall 2012. The yard was still a construction site when she moved in, so all the gardens…

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    Diane’s Daylily Garden

    My name is Diane Porter, and I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. We are a Zone 5 area here, so I like pretty hardy plants. Daylilies (Hemerocallis, Zones 4–9 for…

  • garden path being overgrown with colorful flowers
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    July in Carla’s Garden

    Today we’re visiting Carla Z. Mudry in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Carla is sharing the profusion of flowers she enjoyed in her garden in July. July means even more flowers! And I…

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    Lilli’s New Garden in Indiana

    We’re visiting with Lilli Hazard today in southern Indiana. This past May we moved to a little cottage nestled in the hills of the Hoosier National Forest (Zone 6a). Our…

  • container planting in a old watering can
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    Vicki’s Illinois Garden

    Vicki is sharing her garden with us today. I have been gardening in this location in Illinois for 10 years. I have a variety of flowers, dragonwing begonias, bee balm,…

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    Stephanie’s Coneflowers

    My name is Stephanie Stewart, and I live in Averill Park, New York. Lately I’ve seen a lot about coneflowers (Echinacea species and hybrids, Zones 4–9) and I’m not surprised!…