editors letter - Fine Gardening
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DesignPeonies vs. Tomatoes—Discuss | Letter from the Editor
Folks often say that tomatoes are the gateway plants to becoming a gardener. The idea is that people get truly hooked on this hobby of ours once they grow something…
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DesignFinding Inspiration in Unexpected Places | Letter from the Editor
One of the worst parts of being a garden editor/photographer is visiting gorgeous spaces around North America and not being able to share the experience in real time with anyone…
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DesignSmall Gardens Ain’t So Bad | Letter from the Editor
While editing this issue, I haven’t been able to get Joni Mitchell out of my head. Yes, that Joni Mitchell—specifically, her 1970 hit “Big Yellow Taxi” and the line “You…
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DesignMissing Plant Trials and Chile Rellenos | Letter from the Editor
Before we stopped traveling for the better part of two years, my favorite annual trip for Fine Gardening was to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Every year I’d visit Richard Hawke,…
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DesignGambling on Tulips | Letter from the Editor
Voles and bulbs do not mix well. When I first planted my garden over a decade ago, I didn’t have a vole problem. But in more recent years, my property…
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DesignBirds in the Garden | Letter from the Editor
A few months ago a bird got stuck in my hair. This did not happen while I was out in the garden. But it almost certainly had something to do…
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DesignWe All Make Design Mistakes | Letter from the Editor
The worst birthday present I ever got was several tons of gravel dumped into my garden. It was from an accidental landslide caused by a design mistake—and it was entirely…
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ArticleTraveling Plants | Letter from the Editor
It was June and I was stuck in Denver. Well, not stuck, but delayed at the airport trying to get home and mindlessly scrolling through all the photos I’d taken…
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DesignIt’s Just Business | Letter from the Editor
I love pollinators, but not for the reasons you might think. Sure, there is the whole help-plants-set-seed-natural-process-healthy-environment thing, and that is great. But I love pollinators because they are all…
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