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How-To
How to Start a Vegetable Garden: Selecting a Site
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…
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How-To
How to Care for Arugula
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…
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How-To
How to Prune Pine Trees
Learn how to prune evergreen pines in this video with Bert Cregg, an associate professor in the horticulture and forestry departments at Michigan State University. These trees have a…
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Article
How to Sharpen Pruners Quickly
There are a few good reasons to keep your pruning tools sharp. For one thing, it's easier to prune with a sharp blade than a dull one. But more important,…
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How-To
Build a Garden Shed
Fine Gardening asked the experts at Fine Homebuilding to design and build a garden shed that was a little different. From the solid plank floors to the timber-frame look, we…
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How-To
How to Harvest Summer Squash
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…
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How-To
How to Hill Potatoes
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…
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How-To
How to Prune Hydrangea Bushes
Even the most experienced gardeners can be confused by pruning hydrangeas. Some are cut back in late summer; others are pruned in the spring or fall. And how do you…
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How-To
How to Plant Peonies
Peonies are among the most beloved herbaceous plants, but they can also be one of the most frustrating. It's not unusual for many gardeners to complain about their absence of…
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How-To
Basic Pruning Tools
New to pruning? Antonio Reis, assistant editor at Fine Gardening magazine, shows you the tools you’ll need to get started maintaining your trees and shrubs. There’s no need to spend…