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The Government in my backyard? No wonder it's a mess.
77 commentsJeff Gillman, co-author of How the Government Got in Your Backyard, explains the book's nonpartisan approach and what his real agenda is (warning: he wants to make you think!).
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Backyard Projects for the Gardener
Projects large and small can enhance your home's outdoor spaces. This season, consider crafting garden lanterns, making a garden gate, and creating a water garden.
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A Gardener's Checklist for Early Summer
You have chores, and we can help you do them efficiently with expert advice on winter cleanup, spring pruning, sowing seeds, planting late-season bulbs, creating containers, dividing perennials...
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Fine Gardening scoops The New York Times -- by 7 years
3 commentsAnybody who has ever worked with or for Fine Gardening knows we move more like the proverbial tortoise than the hare (and let's remember who won that race). Pictures need to be shot a year in advance...
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Find the Perfect Plant
Nobody gardens on a perfect site, where every plant will look good in all seasons and thrive. At the garden center, the choices can be overwhelming, and plant tags can only tell you so much...
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Plant Identification Quiz
14 commentsThink you can tell what kind of a flower it is just by the photo?
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Shakespeare on pruning
4 commentsHamlet uncut Erik Draper’s article on fixing pruning mistakes (“Oh, No! Now What?,” Fine Gardening #137, Jan/Feb 2011,p. 44) addresses the anxiety that gardeners have always felt...
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Slideshow: Details Make the Difference
6 commentsTour the California garden of Sabrina and Freeland Tanner, whose attention to detail takes gardening to another level.
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Tell us about your pruning mistakes
1 commentIs there a gardener out there who hasn't botched a pruning job? Fess up, folks, and post your story.
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All About Starting Seeds
First-timers and seasoned gardeners alike will find useful tips and techniques for getting their ornamental and vegetable seedlings off to the best possible start.
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Serious Gifts for Serious Gardeners
Ideas that will delight the plant lovers on your holiday shopping list
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2011 Fine Gardening Wall Calendars
Start 2011 off right! Nothing beats a great wall calendar for delighting the eye as it reminds us of important days. And this one will absolutely, positively appeal to the gardener in you -- wherever...
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