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Catalog Review: Logee's Tropical Plants
For those of us within driving distance of Danielson, Connecticut, there's nothing like a trip to Logee's Tropical Plants. It's packed from room to room, wall to wall, with tons of awesome plants...
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The Not-So-Deadly Poinsettia
15 commentsLet's get right to it and dispel with the poisonous myth, shall we?
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My Secret Shame
2 commentsI kill houseplants. My modus operandi is not to water them. Sometimes, just for a change, I will put them outside--to catch some rain or something--and then leave them...
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December Inspiration: 'Tis the Season of Evening Lights
1 commentWhen I decided on a winter walk, it was at the point in the evening when dinner was done and sleep was still a ways away. I topdressed with a goofy hat, gloves, and scarf for a journey down the...
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Photo Challenge: Winter Gardens
1 commentNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Entries for this "The Winter Garden" Contest (the "Contest") will be accepted during the period beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET on December 1, 2009 and ending at...
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Announcing Book Giveaway Winners! Calhoun Congrats
Meet the three lucky winners of the Designer Plant Combinations book give-away.
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Easy Garden Simulations - Win A Free Design Book!
2 commentsWhat if you could simulate the garden of your dreams using software you already have on your computer? Imagine experimenting with flower and foliage combinations without spending a dime on a single plant or digging a hole? Grab a hot cuppa cocoa and read on...
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ANDREA: It's a plant. It's an air purifier. It's both.
1 commentDesigner Mathieu Lehanneur and Harvard professor David Edwards have designed a product that takes the natural filtration process of a houseplant and kicked it up a notch.
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My favorite Fine Gardening articles ever!
4 commentsRecently Steve Aitken, FG’s editor, asked the FG editors to name our favorite article from the past 20+ years of FG. That’s a tough one! Rather than just one, I thought I’d share my favorite 10 from the last few years. We have published over 130 issues, after all. Some of these are online now, so you can check them out right away. Here goes (in reverse chronological order)!
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Wrapping Up Raleigh - Really!
6 commentsMy September trip to Raleigh NC was a fading memory until I ran across these fab photos of the plants and people who made the visit so special.
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November Inspiration: The Fifth Season
2 commentsAs the first frost landed on my car window, I knew I would soon be called into action. Even though the ground temperature kept the frost from the garden, the need to put the garden to bed for the...
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Fine Gardening's "The Autumn Garden" Contest Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Entries for this "The Autumn Garden" Contest (the "Contest") will be accepted during the period beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET on November 1, 2009 and ending at...
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A Garden Tour Guide is okay...
But I like to go at my own pace. That's why Scott Arboretum has made my list of awesome gardens to visit.
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Planting Design Lessons from Raleigh NC
3 commentsBlessing or curse, I find it difficult to look at a garden without awakening the design teacher in my brain. A voice in my head instantly starts deciphering the visual principles in place as if I were explaining the tableau to my students. I imagine it’s no different for a film critic enduring their brother-in-law’s home videos. Join me as I cruise this lovely garden and share a few design ideas you can use in your own garden.
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Win a copy of Designer Plant Combinations!
170 commentsThis book resonates with me on many levels - visually elegant, clearly and buoyantly written and chock full of down-to-earth plant information. You can win your own copy just by leaving a comment about your own garden combos.
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A garden to grow with
2 commentsThe kids' garden at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh is a deight for young minds.
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Botany of Desire on PBS
2 commentsDo we control plants, or have they been shaping us? This is the intriguing question Michael Pollan poses in Botany of Desire, airing on PBS on October 28. The documentary, based on Pollanrsquos...
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And the winner of the September photo challenge is...
Congratulations to Anne Clark (anneclark) for her winning entry in the September "Summer Combinations" Photo Challenge: Colorado Colors. We asked Anne to tell us a little about herself.
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