Specimen/Focal Point - Page 3 of 23 - Fine Gardening
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DesignBest Native Plants for California
Top Pick: Red-flowered buckwheat may be small, but it has focal-point power Name: Eriogonum grande var. rubescens Zones: 8–10 Size: 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide Conditions:…
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How-ToCan All Houseplants Go Outside in Summer?
A whole lot of bonding has happened, and you’ve forged a closeness akin to family with your houseplants this year. But when summer arrived, you needed to turn your attention…
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DesignDesigning a Stylish Pollinator Garden
A few years ago, in an effort to try to help dwindling butterfly and bee populations, my partner Mikel and I plowed up an acre of invasive bittersweet on the…
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Sponsored ContentTerrific Small Trees for Yards of Any Size
Trees add beauty and curb appeal to your garden. They increase your property value, bring year-round structure, and provide habitat for wildlife. There’s no doubt planting a tree is a…
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DesignDeer-Resistant Combinations
One of my greatest challenges as a designer and deer-plagued gardener is unpredictability. There are no rules. No guarantees. Just guidelines. I’ve watched deer devour thorny shrubs and trample fragrant…
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DesignA Small Tree With Four-Season Impact
Have you ever experienced PSFM? It stands for “post-spring flower melancholy.” It occurs after nature has given her best color seemingly all at once and then it’s over. Wouldn’t it…
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DesignTea Olive Shrubs for the Southeast
If magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora, Zones 7–9) and gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides, Zones 8–11) are the iconic plant perfumes of Southern summers, tea olive (Osmanthus spp. and cvs., Zones 6–11) breezes in…
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DesignThe Best New Hydrangeas
If you grew up on the East Coast as I did, you know that hydrangeas are an iconic plant. I dare anyone to visit Cape Cod in the summer and…
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DesignDesigning With Hydrangeas
With so many different forms and habits, hydrangeas are one of the most versatile shrubs to work into a landscape. They can be used in various circumstances either as the…
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DesignA Cottage Garden That’s Not Chaotic
Typical cottage gardens—the ones we see in English gardening books and magazines—are undeniably beautiful. But often, when gardeners in the States attempt to replicate their charming and iconic look, the…
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