Copyright (c) 2009 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Gardening - All featured posts http://www.finegardening.com/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:49 -0500 Fine Gardening - All featured posts http://www.finegardening.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finegardening.com/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:55:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12386/easy-garden-simulations-win-a-free-design-book http://www.finegardening.com/item/12386/easy-garden-simulations-win-a-free-design-book Posted by CoolGreenGardens
What 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... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12386/easy-garden-simulations-win-a-free-design-book Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:30:21 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12401/andrea-its-a-plant-its-an-air-purifier-its-both http://www.finegardening.com/item/12401/andrea-its-a-plant-its-an-air-purifier-its-both Posted by Brandi_S
Designer 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. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12401/andrea-its-a-plant-its-an-air-purifier-its-both Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:04:43 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12402/my-favorite-fine-gardening-articles-ever http://www.finegardening.com/item/12402/my-favorite-fine-gardening-articles-ever Posted by mgervais
Recently 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)! ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12402/my-favorite-fine-gardening-articles-ever Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:19:02 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12345/wrapping-up-raleigh-really http://www.finegardening.com/item/12345/wrapping-up-raleigh-really Posted by CoolGreenGardens
My 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. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12345/wrapping-up-raleigh-really Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:51:21 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12177/buyer-beware http://www.finegardening.com/item/12177/buyer-beware Posted by DanielleGardenGirl
Fall sales at the nursery may be too good to be true ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12177/buyer-beware Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:05:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11994/november-inspiration-the-fifth-season http://www.finegardening.com/item/11994/november-inspiration-the-fifth-season Posted by HelenYoest
As 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... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11994/november-inspiration-the-fifth-season Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11970/fine-gardenings-the-autumn-garden-contest-official-rules http://www.finegardening.com/item/11970/fine-gardenings-the-autumn-garden-contest-official-rules Posted by FineGardening_Editor
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... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11970/fine-gardenings-the-autumn-garden-contest-official-rules Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:03:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11987/a-garden-tour-guide-is-okay http://www.finegardening.com/item/11987/a-garden-tour-guide-is-okay Posted by Brandi_S
But I like to go at my own pace. That's why Scott Arboretum has made my list of awesome gardens to visit. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11987/a-garden-tour-guide-is-okay Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:44:24 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11971/planting-design-lessons-from-raleigh-nc http://www.finegardening.com/item/11971/planting-design-lessons-from-raleigh-nc Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Blessing 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. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11971/planting-design-lessons-from-raleigh-nc Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:37:27 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11955/win-a-copy-of-designer-plant-combinations http://www.finegardening.com/item/11955/win-a-copy-of-designer-plant-combinations Posted by CoolGreenGardens
This 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. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11955/win-a-copy-of-designer-plant-combinations Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:49:31 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11937/forecast-for-color http://www.finegardening.com/item/11937/forecast-for-color Posted by KerryAnn
Why leaves change colors and the factors that influence the show. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11937/forecast-for-color Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:15:02 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11926/a-garden-to-grow-with http://www.finegardening.com/item/11926/a-garden-to-grow-with Posted by mgervais
The kids' garden at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh is a deight for young minds. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11926/a-garden-to-grow-with Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:25:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11869/botany-of-desire-on-pbs http://www.finegardening.com/item/11869/botany-of-desire-on-pbs Posted by SuzanneNoel
Do 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... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11869/botany-of-desire-on-pbs Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:15:57 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11901/and-the-winner-of-the-september-photo-challenge-is http://www.finegardening.com/item/11901/and-the-winner-of-the-september-photo-challenge-is Posted by Kate_Frank
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. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11901/and-the-winner-of-the-september-photo-challenge-is Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:27:32 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11889/take-the-fine-gardening-survey http://www.finegardening.com/item/11889/take-the-fine-gardening-survey Posted by SteveA
Tell us what you thought of our November/December issue ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11889/take-the-fine-gardening-survey Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:35:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11876/could-you-keep-a-straight-face-coyote-pee-interview http://www.finegardening.com/item/11876/could-you-keep-a-straight-face-coyote-pee-interview Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Welcome to another fun article and interview from my recent visit to the Garden Writers Association trade exhibit in Raleigh, NC. With my nose for news, I sniffed out this promising product, a predator-pee infused pellet that triggers the natural fears of many garden pests, including deer, woodchucks and mice. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11876/could-you-keep-a-straight-face-coyote-pee-interview Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:52:42 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11867/the-youthful-face-of-farming http://www.finegardening.com/item/11867/the-youthful-face-of-farming Posted by Brandi_S
I like to see that farmers aren't a dying breed. There are still plenty of young dreamers out there who like to get their hands dirty. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11867/the-youthful-face-of-farming Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:32:03 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11843/bovine-biscuits-get-a-new-lease-on-life http://www.finegardening.com/item/11843/bovine-biscuits-get-a-new-lease-on-life Posted by CoolGreenGardens
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” That is the essence of one of the exhibitors that Kate Frank and I visited in Raleigh last week. Darn! Now I have to delicately bridge the thought of lemonade and cow manure. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11843/bovine-biscuits-get-a-new-lease-on-life Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:14:27 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11837/october-inspiration-fall-for-fragrance http://www.finegardening.com/item/11837/october-inspiration-fall-for-fragrance Posted by HelenYoest
The air of October is filled with fragrance.  Off in a distance and next to the deck, designing with fall fragrance completes a fine design.  The fall finds us in the garden more; relaxing... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11837/october-inspiration-fall-for-fragrance Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:13:59 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/11519/what-plants-did-you-kill-this-year http://www.finegardening.com/item/11519/what-plants-did-you-kill-this-year Posted by Kate_Frank
I had the pleasure of attending the Garden Writers Association Symposium in Raleigh, NC, last week. One of the many highlights of my trip was finally meeting some of the writers and bloggers I "know"... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/11519/what-plants-did-you-kill-this-year