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How-To
Solutions for Common Gardening Mistakes

We all make mistakes, but most of us would prefer not to learn every gardening lesson the hard way. To help us avoid at least a few future blunders, we…
How-To
Tips for Solving Garden Problems

We all make mistakes, but most of us would prefer not to learn every gardening lesson the hard way. When five gardening professionals shared some garden mistakes they've made or…
How-To
Gardening Tips for Protecting Flowers, Controlling Bindweed, and More

They’re bloomin’ in the rain – Winning Tip My ‘Apricot’ chrysanthemums look gorgeous until the first rainfall when their beautiful flowers droop and decline. To prevent that, I clipped an…
Design
Planting Plan for a Stylized Meadow

In the article Designing a Stylized Meadow (Fine Gardening #209), garden designer Jay Sifford takes readers through the steps he used to turn a sloped front yard into a lush,…
Design
The Elements of Great Garden-Container Design Simplified

The principles and elements of design allow us to pair the plants we choose with the right companions and containers and to place them in the perfect location within the…
How-To
Care for Your Garden Tools and Houseplants, and Learn to Build a Cold Frame

Now that most of the fall cleanup is done and the colder weather has truly set in for many of us, it’s time to think about those off-season gardening tasks.…
Design
Garden Tools for Bulb Planting and the End of Season

If you're checking the thermometer lately, you'll know that the end of the gardening season is fast approaching for many of us. But, if this chilly weather has you feeling…
How-To
Tips About Deer Control, Tomato Cages, Containers, and Garden Tools

1. From dry cleaner to garden - Winning Tip To keep deer from browsing the leaves of hostas and other plants in my garden, I often float lightweight bird netting…
Design
Planting Plan for a Garden That Fills In Fast

In the article 3 Steps to Get a Garden That Fills In Fast (Fine Gardening #208), garden designer Adam Woodruff takes readers through the steps he used to get a landscape…
Design
Designing a Beautiful Back Border—Planting Plan

If you fell in love with Stacie Crooks’s border in the article Designing a Beautiful Back Border from issue #208 of Fine Gardening magazine, you are not alone—so did we.…

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