Fine Gardening Magazine

Written for passionate gardeners, Fine Gardening provides inspired ideas backed by detailed instructions for creating healthy gardens, outdoor rooms, and beautiful landscapes suited to the region. Horticulturists, nurserymen, and designers share their expertise on plants, care, soil, eco-friendly pest control, propagation, design, and landscaping.

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OVER THE FENCE

Readers’ Tips • FROM ONE GARDENER TO ANOTHER

Let’s grow beautifully together • Monrovia plants are grown with exceptional care. Be inspired to create a tranquil and serene space with plants that will thrive in your garden.

Super Cool Plants • FIND OUT WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE GROWING

Indoor Gardening • THE BEST SUCCULENTS TO GROW INSIDE

Plant MD • SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION FOR A HEALTHIER GARDEN

3 tell-tale signs it’s boxwood blight

Garden Shed • NEW TOOLS FOR 2022

Garden Photo of the Day • CELEBRATING OUR READERS’ LANDSCAPES

GET TO KNOW SPECIES TULIPS • Unlike their hybrid counterparts, you can count on these early bloomers to return every year

A garden that peaks in SPRING • With a strong structural foundation supporting a seasonal parade of blooms, the show can go on for months

Spring interest from winter to summer • A walkway curves through this garden bed under a Monterey cypress tree. The plants here work together to provide interest from the beginning of spring to the end.

Favorite spring stars • While the entire garden shines in spring, there are a few standouts that steal the show. Here are some of the spring-blooming plants that we look forward to seeing year after year.

The science of PROPAGATING FROM CUTTINGS • Learn the basics of making more plants and the reasons why it works

Six simple steps for stem-cutting success • Keep in mind that different species can root better at different times of the year. So if you fail, try again! You can learn much and be inspired by seeing how different plants grow.

OTHER TYPES OF CUTTINGS • While stem cuttings are the most popular, plants can be propagated by other means.

GROUND COVERS FOR SHADE • Try these better-performing options for weed suppression that won’t spread out of control

How they spread helps determine how to site them

PERENNIAL & SHRUB UPGRADES • Instead of sticking to the plants you know, try these showier, more reliable options

Why gardeners sometimes get burned by new plants

Building a BACKYARD RETREAT • This sustainable landscape was designed with ecology, structure, and sensory elements in mind

Distilling the essence of a garden sanctuary

The basics of building an ecological pond • Instead of relying on chemicals, this pond design takes advantage of natural processes to keep the water clean. Here are some of the key components that make it work.

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