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Golden Spirit smoke bush

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | February 9th, 2010

The new leaves of Golden Spirit smoke bush (Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot', USDA Hardiness Zones 5-9) are often tinged with red, but it's in fall that the leaves really begin to blush, in shades of red...

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Subtle protection

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | February 8th, 20102 comments

A fish pond is an open invitiation for birds to come for lunch. This gardener found a nearly invisible way to discourage the snacking in her pond. Thin fishing line is zig-zagged across the water...

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Looking At Green Through Rose Colored Glasses

Billy Goodnick, contributor | February 5th, 20102 comments

I don’t know about you, but I’m still trying to get my brain around the word green. Who’s to say if a product or service is “eco-friendly” or not? This is part two of my time at the LA Go Green Expo, where I keep my BS-detector on standby.

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Venerable beauty

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | February 5th, 2010

This impressive tree has decided to ignore the forces of gravity and grow where it wants to go. Photo taken at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC. Welcome to the Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the Day...

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Kidspace in the garden

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | February 4th, 2010

Gardener Melissa Lafferty makes these fairy houses with her children to encourage them to get involved in her garden. They've created an entire village to welcome imaginary friends to their fun...

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A sublime color combo

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | February 3rd, 2010

'True Blue' gentian (Gentiana 'True Blue', USDA Hardiness Zones 4-7) and 'Xenox' sedum (Sedum 'Xenox', Zones 3-9). Photo taken at the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York. Welcome to...

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Another garden reflection

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | February 2nd, 20101 comment

The Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. Welcome to the Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the Day blog! Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a...

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Red poppy

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | February 1st, 20101 comment

Today's photo is from Kerry Michaels in Freeport, Maine. She says: "This poppy is in my garden and it's surrounded by perennial geraniums and Japanese fountain grass, which sounds kind of awful, but...

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'Soleil d' Or' rose

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 29th, 2010

This antique hybrid foetida rose from the turn of the 19th century has gorgeously fragrant blooms, but it's widely perceived as being very prone to blackspot. Many think it's worth the trouble for...

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To fence or not to fence

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 28th, 20102 comments

Instead of a soild fence, this gardener used an open net of wires to create a visual barrier that still allows this space to breathe. It also keeps this shady space from becoming too dark. This photo...

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Sage in bloom

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 27th, 20101 comment

Who knew good old common sage (Salvia officinalis and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 5-8) could look this good? Besides being a must-have herb for cooks, sage also provides stunning flowers. Sage prefers...

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Cool Green Expo: Tripping Around LA with Shirley Bovshow

Billy Goodnick, contributor | January 26th, 2010

If you're working your way to a more sustainable lifestyle, the Go Green Expo is the place to be. And what better way to spend a Saturday than hanging with Garden World Report's Shirley Bovshow?

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Hot, hot, hot!

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 26th, 2010

This fiery combo at the Toledo Botanical Garden in Ohio features yellow black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia cv., USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9), orange sneezeweed (Helenium cv., Zones 4-8), and red Lucifer...

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The ultimate garden hideaway

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 25th, 20102 comments

Who wouldn't want to steal away to this garden nook? Tom Nelson and Randy Bolin designed this structure for their hot tub in their Oakland, California, garden. It's nestled into a tropical setting...

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The furor over school gardens

Steve Aitken, editor | January 22nd, 2010

Are school gardens valuable? Or do they take students' eyes off of more important topics?

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Beautiful bark

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 22nd, 20103 comments

We rely on pines (Pinus spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 3-10) for their beautiful evergreen presence in winter, but lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana, Zones 4-7) also has stunning bark to kick it up...

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Announcing the Winners of the December Winter Gardens Photo Contest...

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 21st, 20101 comment

Congratulations to the winners of the December Photo Challenge, Winter Gardens: Anne Clark, Mike Lane, Kare Sanders, and Dennis Kruse.

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'Gold' Bar' miscanthus

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 21st, 20101 comment

'Gold Bar' miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar', USDA Hardiness Zones 5-8) is a compact miscanthus developed by Joy Creek Nursery in Scappoose, Oregon. Its heavily banded blades add energy and...

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A pink pairing for a meadow

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 20th, 20103 comments

Sweeps of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea, USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9) and drumstick allium (Allium sphaerocephalon, Zones 4-11) blooms sway in the breeze in the healing garden at Michigan State...

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Let a clematis ramble

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | January 19th, 20104 comments

A clematis doesn't necessarily need a trellis. Garden designer Rebecca Batchie allowed this clematis to carpet a piece of chicken wire atop a stone wall in this South Kent, Connecticut, garden. It...

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