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Part I -- When The Well Runs Dry

Billy Goodnick, contributor | July 9th, 200921 comments

Perhaps it’s just a passing cycle, just a blip. Maybe next year the skies will open up and we’ll all be fine. I’m usually a cockeyed optimist, but not anymore—not when it comes to the big unknowns of climate change.

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Common Name Conundrums

Michelle Gervais, contributor | July 8th, 20093 comments

Fine Gardening's copy editor, Suzanne Noel, and I often get mired in minutia (Suzanne, should that be minutiae?? Long conversation ensues…). These matters often send me on short journeys of...

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Living Walls

Danielle Sherry, contributor | July 8th, 20091 comment

Plants growing on the outside of buildings

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Spot the Difference: Garden Photo Fun

Kate Frank, editor | July 2nd, 2009

Have some fun while enjoying the wonderful photography from Fine Gardening magazine with our new photo matching game, Spot the Difference. Play it now.

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Fine Gardening's "Garden Structures" Contest Official Rules

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | July 1st, 20094 comments

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Entries for this "Garden Structures" Contest (the "Contest") will be accepted during the period beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET on July 1, 2009 and ending at 1159...

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Too Bad My Dog's Color Blind - Sizzling Hot Colors of Summer

Billy Goodnick, contributor | June 26th, 20094 comments

I was walking my dog the other afternoon and as is frequently the case, I had my trusty camera with me. Biff the Wonder Spaniel is a patient soul, waiting as I compose my shots. We were just taking a short neighborhood walk as the sun was shooing away the last of the gloom when I noticed that we were surrounded by all the hot colors of summer.

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The Tallest Redwood East of the Rockies

Danielle Sherry, contributor | June 26th, 20091 comment

A visit to Blithewold gardens in Rhode Island.

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Don't Judge Me (Or My Plant Picks)!

Brandi Spade, contributor | June 25th, 200912 comments

You wouldn't go up to someone on the street and say "Hey, your baby is ugly." I expect the same courtesy for my plants. If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

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Finally! A plethora of attractive rain barrels

Michelle Gervais, contributor | June 23rd, 20097 comments

A couple of years ago Gardener’s Supply came out with a rain barrel that looked like an elegant terra-cotta urn, and I was pretty darned excited (though not excited enough to cough up 219...

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And the winner of the May Flowers Photo Challenge is...

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | June 22nd, 20092 comments

Congratulations to Rachelle Towne of Wild Rose, WI, (also known as Olivia54984) for her winning post, Rembrandt Tulip Petals. It's always hard to choose a winner, but her post was chosen unanimously...

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Flowers From A Bad Sci-Fi Flick

Billy Goodnick, contributor | June 19th, 200911 comments

Every once in a while I run across a plant I just can't figure out how to use. The other-worldly flower of Puya alpestris dazzled and confounded me once again.

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Maybe lawns aren't bad for the environment

Steve Aitken, editor | June 19th, 20095 comments

Perhaps the problem is with the person tending the lawn

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You Love To Garden--Are You Ready To Turn Pro?

Billy Goodnick, contributor | June 13th, 200918 comments

The big news from my San Diego visit was that this professional economist, wife and mother had just enrolled in the horticulture program at Cuyamaca Community College, majoring in landscape design! There’s an enthusiastic “I can DO this” demeanor that pours from Roberta Correia and convinces me that she will soon be a force to be reckoned with.

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I love my Dutchman's pipe!

Michelle Gervais, contributor | June 12th, 200910 comments

I planted Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla, syn. A. durior, Zones 5-8) on my pergola maybe 6 years ago, having seen it on some arbors in Saratoga Springs, New York, the summer before...

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My Begonia is Awesome!

Brandi Spade, contributor | June 8th, 20095 comments

'Cracklin Rosie' begonia steals the show whether it's popping out of an indoor container or making its home outdoors. Its curvaceous leaves, cool pink spots, and crazy new growth never fails to amaze me.

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Why Not Replace Your Plants With Styrofoam?

Billy Goodnick, contributor | June 5th, 200926 comments

Maybe I’m missing something and you can straighten me out. I’ve been under the impression that people put plants in their yards because they want to bring a little bit of nature into their lives.

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A reason to visit Trenton, N.J.

Suzanne Noel, Contributor | June 2nd, 20091 comment

Grounds for Sculpture, a 35-acre art installation in Hamilton, New Jersey (just outside of Trenton), is a must-see destination for gardeners and art lovers alike. The sculptures, which include works...

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Container Gardens Photo Challenge

Fine Gardening Editors, editor | June 1st, 2009

Have you got some gorgeous container plantings or gardens to share? Post your photos in our gallery and we'll choose a winner based on beauty, creativity, and originality.Post your entryLooking for...

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What are the best hand pruners?

Steve Aitken, editor | May 29th, 20093 comments

Many gardeners consider Felcos to be the beginning and end of the discussion on pruners. Are they right?

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Getting into trouble with Amy Stewart

Danielle Sherry, contributor | May 28th, 20092 comments

Since Fine Gardening is located in Connecticut, it's not often that we are visited by fun gardening friends from other areas of the country. So we were thrilled to learn that Amy Stewart of Garden Rant infamy would be swinging through earlier this week to do a reading from her new book, Wicked Plants, at a local bookstore.

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