Fine Gardening – Issue 88
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Lavender
Photo/Illustration: Kathy Diemer Name: Lavandula spp. and cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil Lavender is the quintessential fragrant plant. Calming and nostalgic, these plants are justifiably popular.
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Flowering tobaccos
The distinctive fragrance of flowering tobaccos permeates the air, especially in the evening. Nicotiana X sanderae ‘Fragrant Cloud’ is one of the best. Photo/Illustration: Kathy Diemer Name: Nicotiana spp. and cvs.…
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‘Casa Blanca’ lilies
Late summer brings the intoxicating blooms of ‘Casa Blanca’. The bright white flowers glow in moonlight, and their fragrance travels for yards. Photo/Illustration: Kathy Diemer Name: Lilium ‘Casa Blanca’ USDA Hardiness…
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Sweet peas
Sweet peas are beautiful annual vines that have a charmingly sweet scent and make great cut flowers. Photo/Illustration: Jerry Pavia Name: Lathyrus odoratus cvs. USDA Hardiness Zones: annual Conditions: Full sun;…
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Naturalizing Spring-Blooming Bulbs
Here's how to make bulbs look as if Mother Nature planted them herself
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Build a Rustic Tuteur
Branches, glue, screws, and string are all it takes to put an informal spin on this classic structure
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Pick Plants for Fragrance
Place sweet-smelling plants where you can enjoy them throughout the growing season
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Effective Deer Deterrents
Observe the yearly patterns of deer and target your controls accordingly
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Calamagrostis X acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
An attractive, long-blooming grass
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Helleborus argutifolius ‘Janet Starnes’
This perennial evergreen has white-speckled leaves with toothed edges
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Parthenium integrifolium
A white-flowering prairie plant that can take dry soil
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Grape Hyacinths
These little blue jewels bring early spring delight to the garden
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15 Deer-Resistant Plants
John Van Etten, former grounds superintendent at the Mohonk Mountain House in upstate New York, recommends 15 plants that deer won't eat; your experience, of course, may differ. For a…
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Understand Deer Browsing Behavior to Better Protect the Garden
Managing 500 acres of grounds at a historical landmark resort can be very challenging, especially with a burgeoning herd of deer, and John Van Etten, horticulturist at Lake Mohonk Mountain…
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Conifers to Consider
These slow-growing and dwarf varieties add color, texture, and shape to garden plantings
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Inspired Design: What Are the Basic Elements of a Garden?
Perhaps one of the most fundamental questions in landscape design is, after all, What is a garden? What are the basic elements of a garden? Most people would immediately answer:…
Featured Articles
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Making Leaf Mold
Recycle fall's debris to create this organic soil amendment and mulch
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Conifers to Consider
These slow-growing and dwarf varieties add color, texture, and shape to garden plantings
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