Copyright (c) 2010 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Gardening - "The Dirt" blog entries http://www.finegardening.com/blog/the-dirt Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:18:19 -0500 Fine Gardening - "The Dirt" blog entries http://www.finegardening.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finegardening.com/blog/the-dirt Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:23:51 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13902/northwest-flower-and-garden-show http://www.finegardening.com/item/13902/northwest-flower-and-garden-show Posted by DanielleGardenGirl
It's flower and garden show season around the country, and Steve Aitken and I were lucky enough to head out to Seattle a couple weeks ago to check out the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Check out our videos to see what you may have missed. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13902/northwest-flower-and-garden-show Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:08:57 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13869/the-10-easiest-plants-to-grow-from-seed http://www.finegardening.com/item/13869/the-10-easiest-plants-to-grow-from-seed Posted by SteveA
The top ten easiest plants to grow from seed, according to a list created by the Home Garden Seed Association. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13869/the-10-easiest-plants-to-grow-from-seed Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:17:22 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13844/lawn-problems http://www.finegardening.com/item/13844/lawn-problems Posted by SteveA
Next to invasive plants, lawns have become the most hated thing in gardening. The evidence usually offered against lawns makes sense: They take up too much water, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13844/lawn-problems Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:45:54 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13257/announcing-the-winners-pets-in-the-garden-2010 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13257/announcing-the-winners-pets-in-the-garden-2010 Posted by FineGardening_Editor
Two cats and two dogs carry off top honors in the January contest. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13257/announcing-the-winners-pets-in-the-garden-2010 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:59:53 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13820/the-origins-of-everyday-things http://www.finegardening.com/item/13820/the-origins-of-everyday-things Posted by mgervais
Way back when, I used to collect rubber duckies. When you start to have more than a few dozen of something, you start to wonder where they came from. I began to picture factories in China, pushing... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13820/the-origins-of-everyday-things Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:39:24 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13521/the-furor-over-school-gardens http://www.finegardening.com/item/13521/the-furor-over-school-gardens SteveA
Are school gardens valuable? Or do they take students' eyes off of more important topics? ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13521/the-furor-over-school-gardens Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:50:49 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13037/announcing-the-winners-of-the-december-winter-gardens-photo-contest http://www.finegardening.com/item/13037/announcing-the-winners-of-the-december-winter-gardens-photo-contest Posted by FineGardening_Editor
Congratulations to the winners of the December Photo Challenge, Winter Gardens: Anne Clark, Mike Lane, Kare Sanders, and Dennis Kruse. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13037/announcing-the-winners-of-the-december-winter-gardens-photo-contest Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:04:35 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13291/my-must-have-tomato http://www.finegardening.com/item/13291/my-must-have-tomato Posted by SteveA
Everyone has a tomato that they plant year after year. What is yours? ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13291/my-must-have-tomato Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:00:56 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12980/is-gardening-going-down-the-toilet http://www.finegardening.com/item/12980/is-gardening-going-down-the-toilet Posted by KerryAnn
Newsweeks top 10 Urinal list has an overwhelming floral theme. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12980/is-gardening-going-down-the-toilet Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:05:43 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12869/having-a-real-christmas-tree-is-better http://www.finegardening.com/item/12869/having-a-real-christmas-tree-is-better Posted by DanielleGardenGirl
It's environmentally friendlier to cut-your-own tree ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12869/having-a-real-christmas-tree-is-better Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:05:14 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12805/and-the-winners-of-the-november-photo-challenge-are http://www.finegardening.com/item/12805/and-the-winners-of-the-november-photo-challenge-are Posted by Kate_Frank
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... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12805/and-the-winners-of-the-november-photo-challenge-are Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:38:06 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12748/roses-blooming-in-december http://www.finegardening.com/item/12748/roses-blooming-in-december Posted by KerryAnn
Snow in Connecticut; and blooms in California ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12748/roses-blooming-in-december Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:26:25 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/12682/my-secret-shame http://www.finegardening.com/item/12682/my-secret-shame Posted by SteveA
I 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... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/12682/my-secret-shame 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 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 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