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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IS NO MOW MAY A GOOD IDEA?

Easy ways to make any lawn more eco-friendly • Replacing your lawn with a matrix of native plants might not be an option for you, but you can still move the ecological needle in the right direction in your backyard. If you are ready to grow a lawn that supports life in every season, start small but start somewhere! Here are a few ideas to try.

The Best New Plants for 2025 • Which of these rising stars will make their way into your shopping cart this spring?

DESIGN A Garden Retreat THAT BRIDGES SUN AND SHADE • Create a low-maintenance oasis using interesting textures, generous layers, and engaging art

MUST-HAVE EVERGREENS FOR LONG-LASTING INTEREST • There is nothing like broad- and narrow-leaved evergreens to add a variety of delightful textures throughout the year.

BLOOMS THAT DON’T QUIT IN THE SHADE • Vibrant, long-lasting flowers allow these shrubs and perennials to stand out in a sea of foliage

Understand your shade conditions to maximize flowering potential • While plant labels, websites, and catalogs use a variety of terms to describe a plant’s tolerated light conditions, these categories can be confusing when deciding whether your situation is sufficient for getting the most flowering out of your shade plants.

It’s normal for plants to flower less in shade

3 TAKES ON A CONTEMPORARY BACKYARD • Steal these ideas for stylish, functional outdoor spaces that you’ll love to live in

USING NATIVE PLANTS IN containers • A small space is all you need to let biodiversity blossom

DISEASE-RESISTANT ALTERNATIVES • Put the spray bottle down and start growing more trouble-free plants

How are disease-resistant plants created?

Prevent the spread of plant diseases • When faced with a plant disease, the first response most people have is, “What do I need to spray to get rid of it?” Unfortunately, killing the disease is often the most difficult way to deal with the problem. Understanding why you have an issue can help you find a better way to prevent it.

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