Fine Gardening – Issue 222
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February Does Have a Purpose After All | Letter from the Editor
Ever wonder if Valentine’s Day was invented to make February a bit less miserable? I know—that’s not the actual reason. But it would make sense, wouldn’t it? I find February…
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A Pollinator Garden Design Offers Massive Curb Appeal
When Jeff Epping and his family first moved into their home on a quaint street in Madison, Wisconsin, the front yard was, well, less than stellar—especially for a man whose…
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The 6 Best Edging Tools for the Garden
As the growing season begins, crisp, well-defined garden edges can make all the difference in giving your landscape a polished, professional look. Whether you're tidying up lawn borders, reshaping garden…
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Tips for Protecting Plants
Winning tip: Contain flying soil while drilling for bulbs I have garden beds on both sides of a turf path. After years of trying to keep bark mulch in the beds…
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Gardening Buyer’s Guide 2025
I don't know about you, but I'm ready to get outside and get my hands into the warm dirt. Gardening season can't come soon enough this year. In the meantime,…
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Fine Gardening Magazine Issue #222 Web Extras
All Magazine Extras!
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How to Grow the Best Cut Flowers from Seed
Recently, there has been increasing interest among home gardeners in planting the cut-flower varieties that professional flower farmers prefer. We see those gorgeous, long-stemmed blooms on social media and think,…
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Planting Plans with Inspired Designs for a Front Yard Garden
In the article Two Inspired Designs for a Front Yard gardeners Jeff Epping and John Mathews shared their stunning design alternatives to the standard lawn. Situated in Madison, Wisconsin, both…
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A Sophisticated Garden Designed with Native Plants for Pollinators
As a landscape designer, I’m well accustomed to a challenge. So I wasn’t too worried when the homeowner of a property in Aldie, Virginia, gave me a seemingly straightforward mandate:…
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The Best Plants for Spring Color in Your Region
As winter loosens its grip, the arrival of spring brings a burst of fresh color to gardens across the country. But depending on where you live, the best plants for…
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3 Ways to Prune Lilacs to Maintain or Rejuvenate
The intoxicating fragrance of a lilac in full bloom stirs up intense memories for most gardeners. One whiff sends me back to Lilac Sunday preparations at the Arnold Arboretum in…
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Growing Hellebores: Beautiful Varieties and Care
Few genera have gone through the incredible upgrade of flowers, foliage, and performance like hellebores have in the last 20 years. I began growing them in the early 1990s in…
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An Asian-Inspired Garden Oasis, Perched Street-Side
If ever there was a quintessential, charming Midwestern neighborhood, it quite possibly might be the one that John Mathews and his family live in. The homes along the tree-lined streets…
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Root Rot Identification and Treatment
Roots are the foundation of a plant, vital organs that anchor it in the soil, absorbing water and nutrients. Unfortunately, because roots are rarely seen in full, the problems that…
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Planting Plan for a Sophisticated Pollinator Garden
When landscape designer John Magee was tasked with building a pollinator garden in this zone 7 property in Aldie, Virginia, he certainly had his work cut out for him. (See…
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Two Inspired Designs for a Front Yard Garden
Patch of lawn, concrete sidewalk. Patch of lawn, asphalt driveway. Patch of lawn, concrete sidewalk. If this sounds familiar, that’s probably because you’ve driven through any standard suburban neighborhood across…
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‘Moon Frost’ Eastern Hemlock Sparkles Long After the Snow has Melted
Every winter I set an intention to add evergreens to my garden. It needs more bones: those strategically placed structural plants that offer somewhere for the birds to hide in,…
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‘DebRon’s Black Cherry’ Is a Sultry-Hued Fuchsia as Sweet as a Garden Sundae
We have thousands of, to borrow a nearby and precisely accurate phrase, “super cool plants” in our nursery collection but only a fraction of the land needed to plant them…
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