Uses - Page 48 of 340 - Fine Gardening

  • Reimagining Curb Appeal Garden Tour
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    Tour a Beautiful, Eco-Friendly Front-Yard Garden

    Lou and Dell Salza’s front yard in Shaker Heights, Ohio, is living proof that a garden can be both beautiful and ecologically functional. Making the most of a modestly sized…

  • sunny perennial garden border with bright orange and yellow flowers
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    Bill’s Pittsburgh Garden

    My name is Bill Goff, and I garden in the suburbs of Pittsburgh in Zone 6b. I am a retired musician. After retirement, I took the classes needed to become…

  • wide view of the garden with lots of bright flowers and colorful foliage
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    Glendon’s Rhode Island Garden

    My name is Glendon Elliott. My garden is in Jamestown, Rhode Island, on Conanicut Island, where surrounded by water, we are always a bit warmer (or cooler in the spring)…

  • green lotus peony
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    More of May in Carla’s Garden

    Yesterday, Carla Zambelli shared the abundance of spring in her Malvern, Pennsylvania, garden with us, and today we’re back to revel in even more of the beauty of this time…

  • shade garden with white flowers and variegated foliage
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    The Merry Month of May in Carla’s Garden

    Carla Zambelli is sharing the abundance of spring in her Malvern, Pennsylvania, garden with us today. May means rhododendrons, azaleas, peonies, the first roses, and more! The garden is awash…

  • reverse bicolor daffodil
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    GPOD on the Road: Butchart Gardens Daffodils

    Cherry Ong is sharing more photos of spring bloom at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. Today she’s focusing on all the beautiful daffodils (Narcissus hybrids, Zones 3–9) that caught…

  • close up of bright yellow auricula primrose
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    May in Indiana

    Joseph here, sharing some things in bloom in my northern Indiana garden from the first half of May. I’m not sure what species this wallflower (Erysimum sp.) is—it came from…

  • close up of pitcher plants in a bog container
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    Clematis and Carnivores in Carol’s Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Carol Lim, who gardens in Hendersonville, North Carolina, where she grows some beautiful and unusual plants. Sarracenia 'Daina's Delight' (pitcher plant, Zones 5–9) is in the…

  • growing aloe vera
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    Growing Aloe Vera in Southern California

    Aloe vera (Aloe vera syn. Aloe barbadensis, Zones 10–11) is only one of many species in the Aloe genus. It is likely native to parts of North Africa where conditions…

  • pruning tool kit
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    Basic Pruning Terms and Tools

    Assemble a Pruning Tool Kit Having the right equipment will help to ensure pruning success. Here are the basic tools to get the job done right. Tools for your kit…