focal point - Fine Gardening

  • plants for focal point pots
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    Great Plants for Focal-Point Pots

    There are times in life when you just don’t have the patience to wait. You need a focal point, and you need it now. Maybe you’re throwing a party tomorrow…

  • Mojito elephant’s ear
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    ‘Mojito’ Elephant’s Ear Has Fabulous Foliage

    While this elephant’s ear is by no means new, when you see it you can’t help but want to shout its praises from the rooftops. At least that’s how we…

  • several container plantings in a garden
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    Six Ways to Improve Your Garden With Containers

    If there were a gardening equivalent to the cooking adage “Salt makes everything better,” it would likely be “Pots make everything pop.” Many of us spend precious time and energy…

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    Entry Garden in California

    Today’s photos come from Mario Herrada, a landscape designer in the Bay Area of California, who is sharing some photos of a beautiful entry garden created for a client in…

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    Paradise by a Pond

    Today’s pictures come from Linda Tutwiler in Pell City, Alabama. Here’s what she has to say about her garden: Our garden every year seems to get better and better. My…

  • Design

    A Strategy for a Long Border

    Repeating colors, textures, and forms creates a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts

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    Designing With Spiky Plants

    Alone or in groups, they make any space look sharp