Free Desktop Wallpaper

As a token of our appreciation for your support and enthusiasm for Fine Gardening magazine over the years, we've turned some of our favorite "Captivating Combinations" into gorgeous desktop wallpaper you can use to add a bit of color to your computer screen. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Note: If you need help dowloading and installing the wallpaper, see the instructions at the bottom of the page.


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Instructions for Windows
1. Choose your design, and click on the appropriate resolution for your screen size.

2. When the full-size image appears in the browser window, right-click anywhere on the image.

3. From your browser's pop-up menu, select "Set as Wallpaper."

4. Click "Set Desktop" and close the control panel.

Instructions for Macintosh
1. Choose your design, and click on the appropriate resolution for your screen size.

2. When the full-size image appears in the browser window, click and hold anywhere on the image to bring up a pop-up menu. Choose "Download image to disk" and save the image to any convenient location on your hard drive.

3. Under the Apple menu, go to Control Panels and select Appearance.

4. In the Appearance window, click on the Desktop tab.

5. Click on "Place Picture" (if you already have a picture as your desktop wallpaper, click "Remove Picture," then "Place Picture"). Use the dialog box to locate and open the image file you downloaded.


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1990 Taunton published its first gardening books

1991 Best-selling The Gardener's Guide to Common-Sense Pest Control published

Fine Gardening launched new format



1996 Taunton.com and www.finegardening.com launched

Fine Gardening cover redesigned

2000 First Fine Gardening Design Guides published


2002 Fine Gardening hosted its first gardening conference in Portland

Fine Gardening began regional coverage

2003 Fine Gardening celebrates 15 years!