peak season - Fine Gardening

  • favorite midsummer plants
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    4 Midsummer Favorites From a Plant Breeder’s Garden

    Although it would be nearly impossible for any plant lover to choose just one favorite, here are a few of the standouts that look especially good in my Zone 6…

  • backyard garden with orange flowers and lots of foliage plants
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    July in Tingshu’s Back Garden

    We’re back in Massachusetts today, visiting Tingshu Hu’s garden. We saw her front garden in July yesterday, and today we’re moving to the back garden in high summer. Early morning…

  • garden bed along the front of a house with pink and orange flowers in blooms
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    July in Tingshu’s Front Garden

    We’re in Massachusetts today, visiting Tingshu Hu’s garden. Tingshu has been sharing scenes from her garden at different times of the year. Today we’ve moved into July and are looking…

  • garden bed with pink flowers and yellow ornamental grass
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    High Summer in Alice’s Garden

    Alice Fleurkens is welcoming us into her Sweaburg, Ontario, garden today. It has been a bad year for bugs—thousands of Japanese beetles it seems—and they eat, and eat. It is…

  • garden path being overgrown with colorful flowers
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    July in Carla’s Garden

    Today we’re visiting Carla Z. Mudry in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Carla is sharing the profusion of flowers she enjoyed in her garden in July. July means even more flowers! And I…

  • various foliage plants around an in-ground pool
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    Lee’s Garden in July

    Today we’re off to the Mohawk Valley in central New York State to visit Lee’s beautiful garden. It’s midsummer, and I do believe we have a “bloomfest”! At times I’ve…

  • summer perennials
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    Peak-Season Perennials for Your Region

    While we would all ideally have gardens that look at their peak in every season, the reality is often far from that ideal. Very few of us have all the…

  • Gaura lindheimeri Pink Cloud
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    Peak-Season Perennials for the Southwest

    While we would all ideally have gardens that look at their peak in every season, the reality is often far from that ideal. Very few of us have all the…

  • Pomegranate Yarrow
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    Peak-Season Perennials for the Northern Plains

    While we would all ideally have gardens that look at their peak in every season, the reality is often far from that ideal. Very few of us have all the…

  • summer perennials for the northeast
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    Peak-Season Perennials for the Northeast

    While we would all ideally have gardens that look at their peak in every season, the reality is often far from that ideal. Very few of us have all the…