Garden Vignettes - Fine Gardening
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8 Fantastic Fall Plant Combinations for Lovely Late-Season Gardens
Fall is pure magic at Swift River Farm, a private landscape in Petersham, Massachusetts. Several different gardens weave together to create this dynamic space, including a woodland area, a more…
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3 Gorgeous Planting Plans for a Late-Summer Show
There's a reason they call these the dog days of summer. Much like our overworked air conditioners, our gardens are now looking rather exhausted. Soaring temps might be good for…
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Vignettes from 2022 in Jana’s Garden
Today we’re in Canton, Massachusetts, visiting with Jana Trusz. Looking back at my garden during 2022, I have many lessons to learn. The drought was incredibly difficult and made me…
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Kevin’s Garden Vignettes
Welcome to Kevin Kelly’s garden, where containers are used as pieces of garden art to accent the plantings. I have been gardening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b), for over 25…
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Inspiration from Cindy in North Carolina
Today we’re off to Raleigh, North Carolina, to visit with Cynthia Strickland. In the past year I have captured some uncommon or outstanding plants and combinations with my camera while…
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Vignettes in an Oregon Garden
As the snow falls, it’s such a pleasure to remember summer! These photos were taken in my Corbett, Oregon, garden last May and June. I have been gardening this acre…
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Garden Vignettes
Today’s photos come from Carrie Sass. I love little vignettes throughout the yard, especially when I can use upcycled materials such as slate, grape stakes, and brick. Living in Stockton,…
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Going with the Flow
By the time we moved into our nearly finished home in June 2008, I had created The Plan. And I drew The Plan in ink so that it would be…
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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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Creating a Scene
This designer relied on six strategies to design a garden full of head-turning vignettes