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Gift Idea? Give the Hippest Garden Photos on the Planet
Nothing new about having a phone with your camera. But what if that camera was also a time machine that shot you back a few decades?
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Autumnal colors in August
2 commentsCheck out this warm-hued combo from Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boyleston, Massachusetts. The colors are pleasingly harmonious, but the mix of textures is exciting. While this photo was taken in...
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Kiss My Aster's Gifts for Gardeners Guide 2011
3 commentsI sometimes get asked for my suggestions for gifts for gardeners and I mean, it’s winter, everything is dead. It’s hard to think about something that makes me even more sad about not being out in the dirt that I now have to stare at this gift for another 4 months and not put it to good use. Just give me a box of Frango Mints, completely not garden related but always appropriate, and let’s get on with it already.
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A grand, classic statement
7 commentsThings I love about this space at Old Westbury Gardens: 1. The historic grandeur2. The strong contrast between the bright white columns and their deep green background3. The draping branches of the...
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Why do some roses do well own-root and some don't?
1 commentSome own root roses seem to grow faster than other and some seem to not do well on their own-roots at all! Why is that??
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READER PHOTOS! Bonnie's garden in Pennsylvania
8 commentsToday's photos are from Bonnie Pancoast. She says: In September of 2004 I lost my home and gardens to then Tropical Storm Ivan. (By the time it reached the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania it...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
5 commentsIs your turkey in the oven yet? Check out Irvin and Pauline Faria's turkeys in the garden! He says, "Pauline’s garden is a Certified National Wildlife Habitat. Its woodland setting provides an...
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Episode 2: A to Z
What plant-y things are you thankful for this year? Hear our favorites from "A to Z," this month's theme. Andrew Keys talks to the staff at Fine Gardening and Ray Rogers, editor of the American Horticultural Society's A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants.
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Debra's adorned pot
4 commentsToday's photos are from Rebecca Sweet, a Los Altos garden designer and one of my very favorite Californians! She had an opportunity recently to visit the garden of succulent queen Debra Lee Baldwin...
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READER PHOTO! Clare's garden in New Jersey
2 commentsToday's photo is from Clare Oliva in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. She says, "This is my side yard (the house is on the left just out of sight). This view is especially beautiful and colorful in...
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READER PHOTOS! Pauline's garden in California, revisited
5 commentsBack in the beginning of October, we got a glimpse into Irvin and Pauline Faria's garden in Carmichael, California. Irvin took a few moments last week to send in some fall photos. He says, "Here are...
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READER PHOTOS! Michaele's garden in Tennessee
11 commentsToday's photos are from Michaele Anderson in Friendsville,Tennessee. She says, "I am always enchanted when the frothy clouds of pink show up in the fall from what I call pink muhly grass...
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Planting Roses where roses used to be. Do you have to remove all the old soil??
2 commentsThe common wisdom is you need to remove all the old soil if you are planting new roses in a bed that recently contained roses. Is this still true? Is there another way?
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READER PHOTOS! Karin's garden in California
5 commentsToday's photos are from Karin Grecu near Sacramento, California. She says, "Sheldon's photos on Tuesday inspired me to take some photos of a place not usually known for its fall foliage: California...
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READER PHOTOS! Nancy's garden in New York
10 commentsToday's photos are from Nancy Ridenour in Ithaca, New York. She says, "About 10 years ago, I purchased 6 lotus plants from the Ithaca farmer's market and placed them at the edge of my pondnbsp...
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READER PHOTOS! Sheldon's garden in the Catskills
7 commentsToday's photo is from Sheldon Martin (Our very own Tractor1!!) in the northern Catskill mountains of upstate New York. It's a birch tree that stands in front of his garden shed. Beautiful fall color...
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Carve-o-Rama Contest: And the winner is...
Congratulations to Cherry Ong, whose post An Entry Welcome takes top honors in Fine Gardening's Garden Carve-o-Rama contest. Here in the Northeast, Halloween was upstaged by a rare late October...
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READER PHOTOS! John's parents' garden in Minnesota
6 commentsToday's photos are from John Benjamin Kamp in Minneapolis. He says, "So, this landscape I designed for my parents, who were looking to turn a very haphazard perennial garden into something with a bit...
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Christmas Trees Should Smell Good
2 commentsThe American Christmas Tree Association says PVC trees are perfectly safe. No mention of petrochemicals, carcinogens, or worker safety. Gimme something that smells like a walk in the woods.
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READER PHOTO! Marilyn's garden in Washington state
12 commentsToday's photos are from Marilyn Buergel in Spokane, Washington. She says, "I had this mirror left from a remodel in the basement. My neighbor and friend helped me (he did all the work really) to...
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