Fine Gardening

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Fine Gardening
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Fine Gardening Magazine
Executive EditorDanielle Sherry
CategoriesLifestyle Magazine
FrequencyBi-monthly
Publisher Taunton Press, Inc.
First issueMay/June 1988
CountryUnited States
Based in Newtown, CT
LanguageEnglish
Website FineGardening.com
ISSN 0896-6281

Fine Gardening is a magazine for gardening enthusiasts of all skill levels covering the basics of garden design with advice from horticulture experts and landscape professionals. The focus is more on ornamental plants and home landscaping [1] rather than edible gardens. [2] It is a bi-monthly publication of the Taunton Press published in the United States that accepts only gardening-related advertising. [2] It is headquartered in Newtown, Connecticut. [3]

Contents

Contents

Feature articles

Most Fine Gardening articles are how-to or instructional in nature focusing on design, techniques, plants, or garden structure and are well illustrated. What makes Fine Gardening unique among gardening magazines is that the articles are written in the first person based on personal experience by home gardeners, horticulturists, and professional landscapers. [1]

Other regular departments

Departments such as Super Cool Plants and Plant MD are generally written by horticulture experts. [1] Reader-submitted content is included in departments such as

Other regular departments include:

Contributors

Ancillary publications

Fine Gardening magazine issues special interest magazine issue a few times each year on specialized topics such as: [2]

In addition, Fine Gardening publishes instructional books and DVDs.

Awards and recognition

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amy Goldman Fowler</span> American conservationist

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louisa Yeomans King</span> American gardener, author, and advocate of gardening and horticulture

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Lawson (photographer)</span> British photographer, artist and author

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lynden Miller</span> American landscape designer (born 1938)

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