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  • How-To

    How to Grow Microgreens

    If you would like to start growing your own fresh vegetables, why not start with microgreens? They are easy to grow, incredibly tasty, and highly nutritious. Microgreens are the edible…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Totally Free Online Vegetable Garden Planners

    As far as I can tell, we're all going to need a leg up. Here's where a cheat sheet comes in handy.

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    How to Deep-Plant Tomatoes

    There is definitely a right way and a wrong way to plant tomatoes. To ensure that your plants are as healthy as possible, and to get the biggest yield possible,…

  • Design

    Front-Yard Gardens Make a Strong First Impression

    Success lies in suiting the garden to your house style

  • How-To

    How to Make a Straw-Bale Garden

    Why build a straw-bale garden? For starters, it’s the perfect solution if you only have a small space to garden. This whole concept was fairly straightforward and comes together easily.…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    How to Start a Vegetable Garden: Testing Your Soil

    So you're wondering how to start a vegetable or kitchen garden? Not to worry. Our seven-video series How to Start a Vegetable Garden will help you get your first veggie…

  • How-To

    How to Harvest Peas

    Welcome to Homegrown/Homemade, a video series from FineGardening.com. We’ll be following a gardener (Fine Gardening executive editor Danielle Sherry) and a cook (Sarah Breckenridge) as they plant, maintain, harvest, store, and prepare…

  • How-To

    How to Prune Arborvitae, Junipers, and False Cypress

      Conifers with fanlike needles include arborvitae, junipers, and chamaecyparis. These are found in the cypress family (Cupressus spp. and cvs.), Learn how to prune these conifers in this video with Bert…

  • Article

    Make Your Own Easy Garden Lanterns

    Watch Michelle Gervais, Fine Gardening's technical editor, demonstrate how to make garden lanterns. Pierced-tin candleholders are easy to create and add a folk-art touch to your garden. Even better, most…

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    How-To

    How to Plant a Viburnum

    Due to their hardiness and many seasons of interest, viburnums are increasingly popular in home landscapes. Executive editor Danielle Sherry shows you how to get your viburnum off to a…