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Garden Gifts From Mom
Your mom has given you more than you can imagine, from life itself to love, encouragement, and the basic information you need to get through life. We'll bet that she taught you how to garden, too.
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Test your gardening IQ
8 commentsCan you pick out a native plant from a list or identify items that are okay to compost? Take our trivia quiz and put your garden knowledge to the test.
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Fine Gardening goes to Fenway
Two things let me know it's spring each year. The first is the witch hazel blooming in my garden. The second is opening day for the Boston Red Sox.
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Perfect Paper Daisies
While it is encouraging to me that it's technically spring in the Northeast, we're still pretty far from days filled with lush green plants and colorful blooms. For those times when fresh flowers aren't an option, here's something that may do the trick.
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April Photo Challenge: How Green is Your Garden?
1 commentThis month, we're challenging you to show us how you've gone green in your garden. Did you build or buy a rain barrel? Have you planted some plants that are native, drought-tolerant, or...
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April Square Foot Gardening Tips
2 commentsPatti Moreno and Mel Bartholomew talk about spring gardening techniques, from planting cool weather crops, to hardening off seedlings, to collecting spring rain in a rain barrel.
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Travels with Victoria
1 commentThis article was first printed in Fine Gardening 126, in the Last Word column.
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Video: Attracting Hummingbirds
1 commentNothing signals the onset of Spring more than the arrival of the hummingbird. Watch this slow-motion backyard footage of a hummingbird sipping on nectar and learn about how you can attract hummingbirds to your home and garden.
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What's going on in this picture?
9 commentsWe've been trying to identify what's going on in this photo for months, but we're at a loss. Can you help?
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A Kitchen Garden on the White House Lawn
Yes, it has come to pass. The Obamas will be joining the ranks of vegetable gardeners.
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Pets in the Garden Photo Challenge Winner
2 commentsNarrowing the 300+ entries down to the 30 finalists for this contest may have been the most challenging (and enjoyable) part of my job to date. The pictures posted were wonderful and every single one of them made me smile.
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Philadelphia Flower Show Photos
2 commentsHere are some photos that I took at the Philly Flower Show.
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2009 Philly Flower Show: Let the flowers live
My thoughts on the 2009 Philadelphia Flower Show
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A sunny oasis in the snow
1 commentConnecticut is such a maze of back roads that I could drive a different route to work every day. But I’m stuck in a rut, so I usually stick to one scenic route that takes my over the hills...
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Photo Challenge: Signs of Spring
1 commentSpring is coming and we want to see photos! We're all ready for a big dose of snowdrops, robins, and daffodils.
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Do you grow veggies, fruits, or herbs?
4 commentsDo you have a veggie garden? Visit www.VegetableGardener.com!
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Next photo challenge: Signs of Spring
Spring is right around the corner, and so is our next photo challenge.
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One year in 40 seconds
2 commentsWatch the seasons change in this 40-second video of images taken in the same spot over one year. Fascinating!
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Square Foot Gardening Tips: February
I'm a huge fan of the Square Foot Gardening method, so I was happy to see that one of our contributors, Patti Moreno, had filmed a series of videos with Mel Bartholomew, author of the book Square Foot Gardening.
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