Fine Gardening – Issue 143
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The Experts' Top Ten
Find out which plants they think a garden shouldn’t be without
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Grow Your Own Food in the Shade
A lack of sunshine is no reason to give up on home-grown crops
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Coping with One-of-Each-Itis
Buying singles at the nursery leads to a scattered design
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Regional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants - Northeast
Northeast No. 1 Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Size: 3 feet tall and 1 foot wide Conditions: Full sun; fertile, well-drained soil The monarch…
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Regional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants - Southeast
Southeast No. 1 ‘Liberty’ hosta (Hosta ‘Liberty’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Size: 20 inches tall and 3 feet wide Conditions: Partial shade or morning sun; moist, well-drained…
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Regional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants - Midwest
Midwest No. 1 Seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile, well-drained…
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Regional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants - Southern Plains
Southern Plains No. 1 Chinese mastic (Pistacia chinensis) USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 Size: 50 to 80 feet tall and 22 to 30 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained…
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Regional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants - Southwest
Southwest No. 1 ‘Ava’ hummingbird mint (Agastache ‘Ava’) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 10 Size: 4 to 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil…
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Regional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants - Mountain West
Mountain West No. 1 Mojave sage (Salvia pachyphylla) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 3 feet tall and 30 inches wide Conditions: Full sun; dry, well-drained soil (tolerant…
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Regional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants - Northwest
Northwest No. 1 Low Oregon grape (Mahonia nervosa) USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 8 Size: 3 feet tall and wide Conditions: Partial shade; slightly acidic to neutral, well-drained soil This…
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Perennial Self-Sowers
There are two kinds of gardeners when it comes to self-sowing perennials: Lady Plant Hoarder, who says “Bring it on!,” and Mr. Garden Curmudgeon, who simply doesn’t understand why anyone…
Featured Articles
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Chartreuse Foliage Makes a Splash
Somewhere between green and yellow, chartreuse conjures up various fruity words, like “lime,” “lemon,” “pear,” and “pistachio.” In the garden, it once hovered at the fringes of acceptance, castigated by…
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6 Seed-Starting Myths
Growing plants from seed is one of the few practices that people of all gardening abilities do annually. But whether you are a newbie or someone who has been starting…
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Put Your Houseplants in Your Outside Containers
We all enjoy a vacation, right? Well, houseplants can benefit from a change of venue, too, but their vacation destination doesn’t need to be limited to an out-of-the-way, sometimes forgotten…
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Why Won't My Orchid Rebloom?
Understanding the basic needs of orchids is the secret to spurring new buds
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How to Use a Fence in a Garden Design
There are a number of reasons why one would add a fence to the garden. Usually it’s to block a view or keep the family pooch contained. But what about…
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Designing with Curved Terraces
Use this new approach to ensure that your sloped garden looks good from every angle
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