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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Fine Gardening Magazine

Over the Fence • READER COMMENTS AND OPINIONS

Readers’ Tips • FROM ONE GARDENER TO ANOTHER

Super Cool Plants • FIND OUT WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE GROWING

Garden Shed • ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR PRUNING

Garden Photo of the Day • CELEBRATING OUR READERS’ LANDSCAPES

Indoor Gardening • HOUSEPLANT ADVICE AND INSIGHT

GIVE THESE SPECIMENS A TRY

COMMON PITFALLS TO AVOID

Plant MD • SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION FOR A HEALTHIER GARDEN

8 GREAT HERBS TO GROW FROM SEED • Easily and inexpensively add flavor with this selection of savory plants

How to grow herbs inside year-round

THE NEW SHADY STALWARTS • These 9 LESSER-KNOWN PLANTS are super hardy, need little care, and have undeniable interest

How to avoid 3 common problems OF SHADE PLANTS

GEOMETRY MAKES A GARDEN BETTER • PROVIDE A STRUCTURAL BACKBONE of bold and contrasting shapes to create a unified design

How to plant a circular bosquet of trees

Southern charmers • These genteel native plants will surprise you with their hardiness and adaptability

Why do some southern plants tolerate colder temperatures?

Ways to push your zone

Rethinking a mature garden • TO UNCOVER HIDDEN OPPORTUNITIES, ALLOW YOUR LANDSCAPE PLAN TO EVOLVE AS PLANTS GROW

What is coppicing, and how is it done?

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CALIFORNIA

MOUNTAIN WEST

SOUTHERN PLAINS

MIDWEST

SOUTH

NORTHEAST

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THE USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE MAP

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