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  • Article

    Big Garden, Small Space: Part 1

    Today we’re visiting the garden of Eric Sternfels. I garden in Northwest Philadelphia in a backyard shade garden that is 18 feet wide by 150 feet deep. With only some…

  • Article

    Snowflakes on Palm Trees

    Patty Eckels shared some images of her snowy gardens over the years. These first pictures are from the house when we lived in Maryland in 2003. This was after a…

  • Article

    Stop Dreaming About Spring

    Dale Dailey shared these images of his garden in the winter. The first of December in central Michigan and the garden is still giving back. This morning I walked around our…

  • Article

    The Great Houseplant Migration

    I’m not much of a houseplant person during the warm part of the year. In fact, virtually all my house plants spend the summer outside on the patio, where they’re…

  • Article

    Creative Winter Interest

    Winter can be the downtime in the garden, but it can also be a great time to enjoy the garden. If you live in a cold climate, it is the…

  • Design

    12 Ways to Create Winter Interest

    A winter garden does not have to lack interest. With the right plants, ornaments, and design, your winter garden can still function as a sanctuary from the world that is…

  • Article

    A Greenhouse Winter Garden

    It’s early March in the Chicago area. The temperatures are still in the 20s, and it’s snowing again. When I get home from work, I head immediately to my greenhouse,…

  • How-To

    How to Build a Cold Frame

    Learn how to build a cold frame in this slideshow based on the article "How to Build a Cold Frame" by Rob Wotzak, which was featured in Fine Gardening issue…

  • How-To

    Maximize Your Harvest with Succession Planting

    If you’re the typical gardener, you plant your vegetable garden in late spring, harvest from it in summer, and then clean it up in the fall. But you can get…

  • Article

    Winter Musings

    We have had very cold weather this month and now we have warmed up just a bit--enough to tease us--and make us think spring is in the air. Not. However…