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Turn a garden tragedy into a stunning focal point

FineGardening_Editor, editor | January 11th, 20102 comments

Before removing that beloved tree or shrub that bit the dust, try highlighting it for another season or two with a coat of vibrant paint. This garden was designed by the horticulturists at the West...

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Join Me At The SF Flower & Garden Show This Spring

BillyGoodnick, contributor | January 10th, 20105 comments

It's not every day you get to drool over fabulous gardens, meet famous authors, learn from experts and enjoy the camaraderie of like minded gardeners. And all this for $16? You've gotta be kidding.

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Garden vignettes can be more than just plants

FineGardening_Editor, editor | January 8th, 20103 comments

We love this garden vignette. Designed by Tom Nelson and Randy Bolin in Oakland, California, it features earthenware pots and a metal panel in harmonious hues. An array of textural plants compliments...

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Flamenco Samba bat-faced cuphea

FineGardening_Editor, editor | January 7th, 2010

This flamboyant tender perennial (Cuphea llavea Flamenco Samba™) is a star in summer containers. For more information, check out this plant's entry in the FG Plant Guide here.

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Have year-round color with bright hardscape

FineGardening_Editor, editor | January 6th, 20102 comments

Flowers aren't the only color in this garden. These colorful chairs add extra visual pop.

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When the Fig Leaf Falls, Sensuous Forms Appears

BillyGoodnick, contributor | January 5th, 201013 comments

As I scrambled to capture this public display on my camera, images of tattered, torrid romance novels cartwheeled past my mind’s eye. You know, like the paperbacks with the square jawed hero, blond hair blowing Favio-like, poofy pirate shirt ripped to the navel. And always the ravaged, redhead damsel nearly collapsed in his sinewy, suntanned arms.

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A private courtyard in Charleston, South Carolina

FineGardening_Editor, editor | January 5th, 20102 comments

This cool oasis in the middle of town mixes casual and formal perfectly.

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The very first Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the Day!

FineGardening_Editor, editor | January 4th, 20103 comments

Welcome to the very first Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the Day! Every weekday we'll post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of...

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Pets in the Garden Contest Rules

FineGardening_Editor, editor | January 1st, 20102 comments

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Entries for this "Januaru 2010 Pets in the Garden" Contest (the "Contest") will be accepted during the period beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET on January 1, 2010 and...

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Is gardening going down the toilet?

KerryAnn, contributor | December 30th, 20091 comment

Newsweeks top 10 Urinal list has an overwhelming floral theme.

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When Bad Taste Meets Power Tools

BillyGoodnick, contributor | December 26th, 200910 comments

We love to pore over garden articles with luscious pictures of beautiful landscapes. Me, I get a kick out of finding the worst of the worst and holding them up for ridicule. My intention is to provide positive lessons using bad examples – the stuff that either makes you laugh out loud or contemplate gouging your own eyes out. There are so many out there to choose from.

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Having a real Christmas tree is better

DanielleGardenGirl, contributor | December 17th, 20097 comments

It's environmentally friendlier to cut-your-own tree

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Catalog review: Burpee

KerryAnn, contributor | December 16th, 2009

If it has to do with gardening, Burpee has it. Seeds, plants, and products are not only available for purchase through their on-line catalogue, but they also provide extensive information like...

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Catalog review: Fedco Seeds

KerryAnn, contributor | December 13th, 2009

Rather than profit driving the business, Fedco is cooperative. This unique structure is owned 60% by customers and employees own the other 40%. Profits are shared respectively.Based on the East...

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And the winners of the November photo challenge are...

Kate_Frank, editor | December 11th, 20092 comments

Congratulations to the following winners of the November Photo Challenge, Autumn Gardens: Jennifer Jacksits, for her entry, Morning Dew. Kari Lonning, for her entry, Anemone. Phillip Oliver, for his...

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Don't Turn Up The Thermostat--Look At These Pictures

BillyGoodnick, contributor | December 11th, 20093 comments

It's nearly winter in Santa Barbara too, but you wouldn't know it from all of the hot stuff in bloom right now. Our landscapes are bursting with vibrant colors while poinsettias add their scorching red heat to the mix.

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Catalog Review: Thompson and Morgan Seeds

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | December 10th, 20091 comment

I've never been to England, so I only have vague ideas about English gardens. But leafing through the pages of Thompson & Morgan makes me feel like I’m just a bit closer than an ocean away...

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This is not the way you want to lose a limb...

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | December 8th, 2009

This just in: man arrested for shotgun pruning.

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Roses blooming in December?

KerryAnn, contributor | December 8th, 20091 comment

Snow in Connecticut; and blooms in California

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Catalog Review: Bluestone Perennials

SteveA, editor | December 7th, 20091 comment

On one side of me, a six-year-old is singing the theme to SpongeBob SquarePants as loud as she can. On the other side, an eighteen-month old screams out for "more bah-bo," whatever that is. I am...

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