Public Gardens - Page 9 of 11 - Fine Gardening

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    Public Gardens Worth Traveling To in the United States

    Whether you're going for inspiration, education, or simply to have fun with family and friends, public gardens are must-see destinations for plant-loving tourists and locals alike. These plant palaces range…

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    Greenery in the Big City

    Today’s photos are from Don Burgard. My wife and I recently spent a few days at her sister’s apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Kate and I met as…

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    Teresa’s Garden and Arboretum Visit

    Yesterday Teresa Watkins, who gardens in steamy Zone 9b, shared her visit with her husband’s family in Massachusetts. Today she’s still touring up north, sharing these gorgeous images from her…

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    An Edible Garden With a Twist

    Within the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, where I work, there lies a secret, lesser-known garden. The James P. Folsom Experimental Ranch, named for…

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    A Succulent Bed in Florida Comes to Life

    Today’s photos are from Joyce Laubach. I am a Florida Master Gardener, gardening at my own home and as an active community volunteer in Punta Gorda, located on the Gulf…

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    A Community Garden in Singapore

    Today we’re headed all the way to Singapore, one of the most densely populated countries in the world, to visit a garden that provides beauty and solace to a community.…

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    Syd’s Hugel Garden

    Today we’re seeing a beautiful garden created by Syd Carpenter. We’ve visited her home garden before (Last Summer in Syd Carpenter's Garden), and today she is sharing a cool project…

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    Field Trip to the JC Raulston Arboretum

    In my own gardening life, I just missed JC Raulston. His unexpected death in late 1996 happened just as I started to really get serious about plants. The arboretum that…

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    Revisiting Ned Wolf Park

    Today Eric Sternfels is taking us to visit a beautiful community-created garden in Philadelphia called Ned Wolf Park. He introduced us to this lovely garden before (A Garden Made by…

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    Wildflowers from Staten Island

    Today’s photos are from Virginia Sherry. I'm writing to you from Staten Island, the greenest borough of New York City, where I have gardened for over 60 years. I'd like…