The Dirt
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The DirtThe Hard Truths of Gardening
The deer had to step around a couple of shrubs and over two or three perennials they normally devour to get to my bronze fennel, which they hadn’t eaten in…
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The DirtBuffalo Garden Walk 2009
Highlights from a weekend in Buffalo New York for the annual Garden Walk
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The DirtAnd the winner of the June Photo Challenge is…
Congratulations to Michael Larkin (plantman56) of Harrisburg, PA for his winning entry to the June Photo Challenge: https://www.finegardening.com/item/9540/alpine-garden We asked Michael to...
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The DirtContainer Plant Relocation
How to pack your plants in a U-Haul and care for them on the move.
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The DirtCommon Name Conundrums
Fine Gardening's copy editor, Suzanne Noel, and I often get mired in minutia (Suzanne, should that be minutiae?? Long conversation ensues…). These matters often send me on short journeys of...
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The DirtDon’t Judge Me (Or My Plant Picks)!
You wouldn't go up to someone on the street and say "Hey, your baby is ugly." I expect the same courtesy for my plants. If you can't say something nice,…
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The DirtFinally! A plethora of attractive rain barrels
A couple of years ago Gardener’s Supply came out with a rain barrel that looked like an elegant terra-cotta urn, and I was pretty darned excited (though not excited enough…
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The DirtAnd the winner of the May Flowers Photo Challenge is…
Congratulations to Rachelle Towne of Wild Rose, WI, (also known as Olivia54984) for her winning post, Rembrandt Tulip Petals. It's always hard to choose a winner, but her post was…
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