Fine Gardening – Issue 133
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Put Your Plants First
On an increasingly overbuilt planet where daily experience with the natural world is limited, at best, gardens can serve as places to reconnect with nature. The norm today is, sadly,…
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Give Your Roses Tough Love
Mention the word “rose” and most gardeners instantly think of fussy plants needing constant coddling, chemical treatments, and a completely separate area of the garden. If you like the formal…
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Fire and Ice
For the 2009 Container Challenge, we asked our readers to create a container design based on a theme of either ice or fire. The idea was to show that plantings…
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Regional Picks: Plants to Buy This Year - Northeast
1. ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Jacob’s Ladder Name: Polemonium reptans ‘Stairway to Heaven’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8 Size: 15 to 18 inches tall and 12 to 15 inches wide…
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Regional Picks: Plants to Buy This Year - South
1. Turk’s cap Name: Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii and cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11 Size: 4 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to full shade; tolerates most soils…
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Regional Picks: Plants to Buy This Year – Northwest
1. Bonfire® Begonia Name: Begonia boliviensis ‘Bonfire’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10 Size: 18 inches tall, trailing to 2 to 3 feet Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; average…
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Regional Picks: Plants to Buy This Year—Southwest
1. ‘Ultra Violet’ salvia Name: Salvia ‘Ultra Violet’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 Size: 18 to 24 inches tall and 24 to 32 inches wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained, lean…
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Build a Garden Out of Straw
I spotted my first straw-bale vegetable bed at a garden show in Seattle, and I knew immediately that I would copy the idea when I got home. If the exhibitor…
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How to Make a Straw-Bale Garden
Why build a straw-bale garden? For starters, it’s the perfect solution if you only have a small space to garden. This whole concept was fairly straightforward and comes together easily.…
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The Best Heirloom Tomatoes in Town
I’ve been growing tomatoes for—yikes!—almost 40 years. This is no casual acquaintance. We’re talking true intimacy here, so I have a strong bias toward these fleshy, luscious, savory fruits. The…
Featured Articles
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How to Grow Lavender No Matter Where You Live
Without a doubt, lavender have always been the most requested plants at our nursery. At times, their popularity seems downright trendy, but plants that have been desired by gardeners for…
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Perennials for Dry Shade
Sooner or later in the evolution of most landscapes, it becomes necessary to overcome the challenge of a dry-shade area. It’s a combination brutal enough to make any gardener cringe,…
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Seating Areas Made Simple
Your ideal outdoor living space is only three steps away
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