evergreens - Page 5 of 5 - Fine Gardening

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    Having Fun Digging In

    My name is Kat, and I’ve been gardening for two years in a small town in Ontario, Canada. Our village is in a rural area, and I’m very lucky to…

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    Favorite Plants in a New Jersey Garden

    Today’s photos come from Ruth Anne Detwiler. I’ve been gardening for about 20 years in southern New Jersey, but we’ve been at this house for just eight years. There was…

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    Lessons Learned in a Gardening Life

    Today we’re visiting the garden of Luana Carpenter in Massillon, Ohio. My parents were wonderful gardeners so I guess I was lucky to get the gardening bug from them. After…

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    Winter Solstice Wedding

    The winter holiday season has begun--yesterday was the winter solstice--and today the full cold moon shines bright in the night sky. Yesterday, we celebrated the marriage of my daughter Lucie…

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    Episode 26: Broadleaf Evergreens

      The bones of any successful garden are its woody plants. And the key to any successful four-season garden is evergreens. Conifers are great, but they can be pricey and…

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    Plants for Property Lines

    We have all seen it: the line of arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 2–7) marching down the property line, stiff as can be, their heads lopped off…

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    Evergreen Hollies

    From pyramidal trees to tidy shrubs, these plants have a multitude of garden uses

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    Winter Solstice – Full Cold Moon – Lunar Eclipse!

    This year December 21 is not only the Winter Solstice--we also will have a full moon and a lunar eclipse all on the same day!