Fine Gardening (magazine)
Encyclopedia
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 rather than edible gardens. It is a bi-monthly publication of the Taunton Press
published in the United States
that accepts only gardening-related advertising.
Most Fine Gardening 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.
Other Regular Departments
Departments such as Plants to Know and Grow and Container Gardening are generally written by horticulture experts. Reader-submitted content is included in departments such as
Other regular departments include:
In addition, Fine Gardening publishes instructional books and DVDs. In 2009, Fine Gardening magazine launched a partner website VegetableGardener.com focusing on growing and cooking home-grown produce.
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
Taunton Press, based in Newtown, Connecticut is a publisher of periodicals, books, and websites for the hobbyist and building trades. It was established in 1975 by Paul Roman and his wife Jan.- Publications and Products :...
published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that accepts only gardening-related advertising.
Contents
Feature ArticlesMost Fine Gardening 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.
Other Regular Departments
Departments such as Plants to Know and Grow and Container Gardening are generally written by horticulture experts. Reader-submitted content is included in departments such as
- Tips
- Q&A
- Lawn Talk
- Tool Hound, and
- Regional Reports
Other regular departments include:
- Plant picks
- Healthy Garden
- Design Ideas
- Over the Fence
- Captivating Combinations
- Pronunciation guide & zone map, and
- Talkin' Dirt With... (interview column).
Contributors
- Allan ArmitageAllan ArmitageAllan M. Armitage , most famously known for his Tilley hat, is professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia, where he teaches, conducts research, and runs the University of Georgia Horticulture Gardens—producing annual guidelines for annuals and perennials suitable for heat and...
- Stephanie Cohen
- William Cullina
- Amy P. GoldmanAmy P. GoldmanAmy P. Goldman is a gardener, author, artist, philanthropist and advocate for seed saving, and heirloom fruits and vegetables. She is one of the foremost heirloom plant conservationists in the United States...
- John Greenlee
- Christopher Hobbs
- Julie Moir Messervy
- Debra Prinzing
- Greg QuinnGreg QuinnGreg Quinn, with the help of several NYS Senators and Assemblypersons, has successfully led the effort to overturn the ban on the commercial cultivation of currants in the U.S. in 2003.-Background:...
- Guy SternbergGuy SternbergGuy Sternberg is the owner and operator of Starhill Forest Arboretum in Petersburg, Illinois. He is an arborist, author of books on oaks and is a founding member of the International Oak Society, tree consultant, and lecturer.-Biography:...
Ancillary Publications
Fine Gardening magazine issues special interest magazine issue a few times each year on specialized topics such as:- Container Gardening
- Outdoor Ideas & Solutions
- Design Ideas
- Plant Combinations
- Grow
- Starting from Seed
In addition, Fine Gardening publishes instructional books and DVDs. In 2009, Fine Gardening magazine launched a partner website VegetableGardener.com focusing on growing and cooking home-grown produce.
Awards & Recognition
- Silver Award of Achievement for Writing - Book for Home Outside by Julie Moir Messervy (2010) Garden Writers Association
- Gold Award for Best Magazine for Plant Combinations (2008) Garden Writers Association
- Silver Award for Overall Product: Magazine (2008) Garden Writers Association
- Gold Award for Best Illustration (2007) Garden Writers Association
- Silver Award for Magazine Illustration (2007) Garden Writers Association
- Gold Award for Best Writing (2006) Garden Writers Association
- Gold Award for Best Magazine for Plant Combinations (2006) Garden Writers Association
- Two Silver Awards for Magazine Writing (2006) Garden Writers Association
- Silver Award for Cover Photography (2006) Garden Writers Association
- Bronze Award of Achievement for Magazine Writing (2005) Garden Writers Association
- Bronze Award of Achievement for Photography Portfolio (2005) Garden Writers Association
- Two Awards of Achievement for Magazine Writing (2004) Garden Writers Association
- Award of Achievement for Magazine Graphic Design (2004) Garden Writers Association
- Garden Globe of Achievement for Magazine Writing (2003) Garden Writers Association
- Garden Globe of Achievement for Cover Photography (2003) Garden Writers Association
External links
- official website for Fine Gardening magazine
- vegetable gardening specialty website in partnership with Fine Gardening magazine