Copyright (c) 2010 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Gardening - Blogs category featured posts http://www.finegardening.com/blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:09:03 -0400 Fine Gardening - Blogs category featured posts http://www.finegardening.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finegardening.com/blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13928/a-perfect-pairing-of-plants-and-pot http://www.finegardening.com/item/13928/a-perfect-pairing-of-plants-and-pot Posted by mgervais
Sometimes it's tricky, pairing plants with a stunning, highly decorative pot, but the horticulturists at Cranbrook House and Gardens in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan seem to know what they're doing. The... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13928/a-perfect-pairing-of-plants-and-pot Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13926/id-like-one-of-those-please http://www.finegardening.com/item/13926/id-like-one-of-those-please Posted by mgervais
This collection of begonias at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts is eough to give anyone a case of plant envy. Welcome to the Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the Day blog! Every... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13926/id-like-one-of-those-please Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13919/an-ode-to-coleus http://www.finegardening.com/item/13919/an-ode-to-coleus Posted by mgervais
This photo doesn't even begin to illustrate the range of colors and textures that coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides cvs., USDA Hardiness Zone 11/annual) can provide to both containers and the... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13919/an-ode-to-coleus Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13931/reader-photo-spring-comes-early http://www.finegardening.com/item/13931/reader-photo-spring-comes-early Posted by mgervais
Today's photo is from Erica Glasner in Atlanta, Georgia. She says: "This is Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata Alba’ (USDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 9).  A mouthful but a great evergreen shrub... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13931/reader-photo-spring-comes-early Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13915/to-love-a-garden http://www.finegardening.com/item/13915/to-love-a-garden Posted by mgervais
In honor of this blog's most frequest visitor, here's a soothing scene from the Cotton-Arbo retum in Winchester, Massachusetts. FG visited this garden with our cameras last summer, and were wowed by... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13915/to-love-a-garden Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:48:20 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13921/whats-cooler-than-a-cucumber http://www.finegardening.com/item/13921/whats-cooler-than-a-cucumber Posted by KerryAnn
Cucumbers are more than a tasty addition to salad. Here are 13 cool uses for the common cucumber. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13921/whats-cooler-than-a-cucumber Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13897/a-peaceful-setting-indeed http://www.finegardening.com/item/13897/a-peaceful-setting-indeed Posted by mgervais
The Temple of Peace in the woodland at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts. Welcome to the Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the Day blog! Every weekday we post a new photo of a great... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13897/a-peaceful-setting-indeed Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13895/a-mathematical-masterpiece http://www.finegardening.com/item/13895/a-mathematical-masterpiece Posted by mgervais
Not many plants can add the level of texture and drama to a garden that 'Lucifer' crocosmia (Crocosmia 'Lucifer', USDA Hardiness Zones 6-9) can. Its lance-shaped, corrugated leaves are a study in... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13895/a-mathematical-masterpiece 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, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13893/should-it-be-called-mountain-rue http://www.finegardening.com/item/13893/should-it-be-called-mountain-rue Posted by mgervais
Meadow rue (Thalictrum rochebrubeanum and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 5-9) is a perennial native to Japan that forms large, 3-foot-tall  clumps of muted green foliage and sprays of delicate... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13893/should-it-be-called-mountain-rue Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13879/its-a-bit-rusty http://www.finegardening.com/item/13879/its-a-bit-rusty Posted by mgervais
Rusty metal blends into a garden amazingly well, especially when paired with a bronzy sedge. This photo was taken in Laura Crockett's garden in Hillsboro, Oregon. Welcome to the Fine Gardening... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13879/its-a-bit-rusty Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:07 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13883/i-discovered-a-new-plant http://www.finegardening.com/item/13883/i-discovered-a-new-plant Posted by CoolGreenGardens
I'm not exactly Mr. Botany, but the excitement of discovering a new species of plant was almost more than I could stand. At first, the magnitude of my discovery didn’t compute. I at a client’s property dragging a measuring tape with my right hand, scribbling numbers with my left, and video-recording with the other. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13883/i-discovered-a-new-plant Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13877/a-juicy-combo-for-a-container http://www.finegardening.com/item/13877/a-juicy-combo-for-a-container Posted by mgervais
This combo might be juicy, but it also has teeth! The flame-licked leaves of Tropicanna canna (Canna 'Phasion', Zones 8-11) are the perfect backdrop for the flashy orange spines of this porcupine... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13877/a-juicy-combo-for-a-container Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13875/a-promising-sign-that-spring-is-on-its-way http://www.finegardening.com/item/13875/a-promising-sign-that-spring-is-on-its-way Posted by mgervais
Today's Garden Photo of the Day is from Associate Editor Danielle Sherry. She says, "Despite the snowfall this past weekend in New England, my Purple witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis 'Purpurea', USDA... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13875/a-promising-sign-that-spring-is-on-its-way Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13871/oliver-the-potted-prince http://www.finegardening.com/item/13871/oliver-the-potted-prince Posted by FineGardening_Editor
We're not sure if Oliver is a thriller, filler, or a spiller, but he certainly catapults container gardening to a new dimension. This photo, by FineGardening.com member Carol Doersum, is one of four... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13871/oliver-the-potted-prince 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 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13840/its-all-in-the-details http://www.finegardening.com/item/13840/its-all-in-the-details Posted by mgervais
The designer of this little river-rock tower says that of all the creative hardscape touches she's added to her small garden over the years, this has always gotten the most attention. It's elegant in... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13840/its-all-in-the-details Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:39:17 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13867/an-everyday-object-makes-an-unusual-but-handy-garden-tool http://www.finegardening.com/item/13867/an-everyday-object-makes-an-unusual-but-handy-garden-tool Posted by KerryAnn
While I combat the tech onslaught with a sharpened pencil, do you choose to embrace it? Tell me your tech-savvy soil solutions. I promise, I'll listen, even if it's from my rotary phone. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13867/an-everyday-object-makes-an-unusual-but-handy-garden-tool Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13842/mixed-messages-in-the-garden http://www.finegardening.com/item/13842/mixed-messages-in-the-garden Posted by mgervais
Hot-headed or happy-go-lucky? Two sides of a botanical coin. Happy Monday! Welcome to the Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the Day blog! Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13842/mixed-messages-in-the-garden Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/13838/who-goes-there http://www.finegardening.com/item/13838/who-goes-there Posted by mgervais
The staff of Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, North Carolina got a little creative last year... Plant Delights is a plant-lover's paradise. But they're not just about to-die-for plants. Their... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/13838/who-goes-there