''Fine Gardening'' is a magazine for gardening enthusiasts of all skill levels covering the basics of
garden design
Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise. ...
with advice from horticulture experts and landscape professionals. The focus is more on ornamental plants and home landscaping
rather than edible gardens.
It is a bi-monthly publication of the
Taunton Press
Taunton Press is a publisher of periodicals, books, and websites for the hobbyist and building trades based in Newtown, Connecticut. It was established in 1975 by Paul Roman and his wife Jan.
Publications and Products
Periodicals published by ...
published in the United States that accepts only gardening-related advertising.
It is headquartered in Newtown, Connecticut.
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.
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Other regular departments
Departments such as Super Cool Plants and Plant MD are generally written by horticulture experts.
Contributors
*Jeff Gillman
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.
Music
* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
* ...
* Stephanie Cohen
*Richard Hawke
Richard Wilson Hawke (1865 – 12 July 1941) was a United Party (New Zealand), United Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and a farmer and poultry-breeder.
Biography
He won the Kaiapoi (New Zealand electorate), Kaiapoi electorate in ...
*Jason Reeves
* Stacie Crooks
* Kelly Dodson
* Sue Milliken
Ancillary publications
''Fine Gardening'' magazine issues special interest magazine issue a few times each year on specialized topics such as:
Awards and recognition
* Silver Award of Achievement for Writing - Book for ''Home Outside'' by Julie Moir Messervy (2010) Garden Writers Association[
]
* Silver Award for Overall Product: Magazine (2008) Garden Writers Association
References
External links
official website
for Fine Gardening magazine
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Bimonthly magazines published in the United States
Lifestyle magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1988
Magazines published in Connecticut