Foliage - Page 5 of 10 - Fine Gardening
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Plants That Worked This Summer
Cherry Ong of Richmond, British Columbia, has contributed to the GPOD many times (if you’ve missed seeing her earlier posts, check out this one of some of her amazing gardens),…
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Get Season-Long Color From Coleus
Back in the spring, Joe Koller sent in some photos of Alan Summer’s Maryland garden and his over-the-top display of peonies and other early blooms (read it here), and now…
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Making a Small Space Work
Today’s photos come from Kate McMillan’s 50-foot by 100-foot city lot in Portland, Oregon. Gardening on a small city lot is definitely challenging when it comes to privacy and how…
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Designing With Green
This ubiquitous color, when used well, can be just as exciting as vibrant flowers
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Fashion for Foliage
This time of the year, I really start appreciating foliage in the garden. As the heat of the summer drags on, many flowers begin to fade, but foliage just keeps…
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Meadowy Magic
About a year ago, Istvan Dudas sent us pictures of the private garden in the UK where he has worked to create a dreamy space full of a rich tapestry…
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Overcoming Tough Conditions
John Markowski shared today’s photos: I garden in zone 6B in Central New Jersey and battle tough conditions including poor draining clay soil and herds and herds of deer and…
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Spring in the Pacific Northwest
Linda Skylar wrote in and said this: My husband and I were recently on the “Bainbridge in Bloom” garden tour, and these are some photos my husband took of our…
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How to Use Annuals in Your Garden
Years ago, I created a long, deep perennial border that I could enjoy and critique from my kitchen window. I was happy with the size and shape of the bed,…
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Plant Varieties to Try, Plant Varieties to Lose
With the wide variety of plants at our fingertips, we should be experimenting with new plants all the time. But we often default to the same familiar cultivars, which is…