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My Begonia is Awesome!
2 comments'Cracklin Rosie' begonia steals the show whether it's popping out of an indoor container or making its home outdoors. Its curvaceous leaves, cool pink spots, and crazy new growth never fails to amaze me.
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Why Not Replace Your Plants With Styrofoam?
6 commentsMaybe I’m missing something and you can straighten me out. I’ve been under the impression that people put plants in their yards because they want to bring a little bit of nature into their lives.
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A reason to visit Trenton, N.J.
1 commentGrounds for Sculpture, a 35-acre art installation in Hamilton, New Jersey (just outside of Trenton), is a must-see destination for gardeners and art lovers alike. The sculptures, which include works...
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Container Gardens Photo Challenge
Have you got some gorgeous container plantings or gardens to share? Post your photos in our gallery and we'll choose a winner based on beauty, creativity, and originality.Post your entryLooking for...
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What are the best hand pruners?
2 commentsMany gardners consider Felcos to be the beginning and end of the discussion on pruners. Are they right?
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Getting into trouble with Amy Stewart
2 commentsSince Fine Gardening is located in Connecticut, it's not often that we are visited by fun gardening friends from other areas of the country. So we were thrilled to learn that Amy Stewart of Garden Rant infamy would be swinging through earlier this week to do a reading from her new book, Wicked Plants, at a local bookstore.
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Do You Suffer from One-of-Each-itis?
19 commentsFor gardeners, impulse shopping is hard to avoid when everything at the nursery is calling to you. Don't distress. There's a cure for what ails you and it doesn't require the use of pharmaceuticals.
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And the winner of April's photo challenge is...
6 commentsDuring the month of April, we asked our readers to share photos illustrating how they've gone green in their gardens. This post was a favorite among our editors, but it wasn't easy to choose.
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A British perspective on American gardens
10 commentsWhen it comes to American gardens, I'm no expert. I’m a British gardener. More specifically, I’m a Welsh gardener. I have lived in Wales all my life and I have a pretty privileged spot...
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Stay the *bleep* away from my peas!
2 commentsIf I actually get to harvest any snow peas this year, it will be nothing short of a miracle. Rearing them has been a struggle from the start. First, thinking I was smart, I decided to sow my pea...
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Santa Barbara Burning
3 commentsAs I swept, a wet bandanna over my smudged face, this occurred to me: The white flakes I was cursing were the remains of not only the tough chaparral that was fueling the blaze, but probably the walls, furniture, and possessions of families whose homes were now smoldering memories.
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Firewise Landscaping: How Safe Is Your Home?
8 commentsPerhaps you are thinking, "Wildfires only happen out west." The last time I checked, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was on the Atlantic coast. The fire that broke out there on April 24, 2009 burned 19,600 acres and consumed 80 homes.
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You Want To Paint My What?
13 commentsI'm ready to pick my first fight. A guy in Perris California is being paid to paint the lawns of repo homes green. Why do they have front lawns when the kids are hardwired to their X-boxes? Here are a few alternatives.
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Photo Challenge: May Flowers
1 commentWe're keeping this month's photo challenge simple. Show us what's blooming in your garden this month. We'll choose a favorite, who will win a $25 gift certificate...
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Welcome to Cool Green Gardens - A view from the Left Coast
40 commentsPlease allow me to introduce myself. Billy Goodnick here. I'm a landscape architect, educator and writer living in Santa Barbara, California. I'm about one hundred miles north of L.A., right on the...
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The winner of Sean Conway's Cultivating Life is...
Congratulations to Fine Gardening member CTGarden, winner of Sean Conway's Cultivating Life, 125 Projects for Backyard Living
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Book Giveaway: Container Gardening - 250 Design Ideas & Techniques
14 commentsOur first book giveaway was such a success that we've decided to make it a weekly post. This week we're giving away a copy of Container Gardening - 250 Design Ideas & StepByStep...
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Make a wooden garden tote
3 commentsHere's a project plan for a garden tote that you can complete in an afternoon. And you don't even need to be a handyperson.
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Look at that squirrel go!
1 commentIt's one of those things that, at first, you just can't believe. Surely this isn't a real product, you think to yourself: A bird feeder that prevents squirrels from eating from it by flipping them...
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