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Meet Fine Gardening's New Contributing Editors
6 commentsFine Gardening, the nation's leading supplier of useful, trustworthy gardening information, announces the appointment of eight new contributing editors...
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Frightful soil for a frightful Halloween!
4 commentsIt’s a wonder I ever got into gardening. This is what the soil looked like where I grew up in southwestern Virginia. Bright red clay. Hard as a rock when dry, sink-up-to-your-ankles squishy...
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Slideshow: Cold Frame Construction Details
2 commentsCarpenter Rob Wotzak offers design and construction details for the cedar cold frame in the November/December 2010 issue of Fine Gardening.
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Home Outside wins Garden Writers of America Best Writing Award
Julie Moir Messervy's Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love won the 2010 Garden Writers of America Gold Award for Best Writing. It's a wonderful resource for landscaping ideas. If you're refining your landscape (what gardener isn't?), it's well worth a look.
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Invasive barberries to be phased out by Connecticut nurseries
3 commentsThe Connecticut Nursery & Landscape Association has decided to volutnarily phase out certain cultivars of Berberis thunbergii over the next few years. The move comes after growing concern about...
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Encore azaleas are hardier than previously thought
1 commentSeveral cultivars of the popular line of reblooming azaleas known as Encore azaleas are now being rated as hardy to Zones 6A and 6B . Here are the lists as reported in Garden Center MagazineTen...
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The latest on the invasive issue
5 commentsThe Utah extension agency is on the forefront in the battle against invasive species. In this video, they bring attention to a new species we all need to watch out...
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Join us at Tomatomania
1 commentCome join us at Tomatomania! This unique event brings tomato enthusiasts from all over to White Flower Farm in Litchfield, CT. This year our own Homegrown/Homemade series stars, Fine Cooking's Sarah...
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From the editor...
Musings from editor Steve Aitken on the July/August 2010 issue of Fine Gardening: echinaceas, common vs. botanical names, and more.
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Arbors, Pergolas, Sheds, and Gazebos
An arbor, pergola, shed, or gazebo can serve as a focal point in a garden. If you're seeking design inspiration for a garden building project this season, take a look at the outdoor structures on our sibling site...
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#ff = Follow Friday on Twitter!
5 commentsI've been "tweeting" on Twitter for quite some time now, and I have to say that it's one of my best sources of gardening information, inspiration, and all-out entertainment. I love my "tweeps," and I...
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Northwest Flower and Garden Show
It's flower and garden show season around the country, and Steve Aitken and I were lucky enough to head out to Seattle a couple weeks ago to check out the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Check out our videos to see what you may have missed.
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