FG Staff Celebrate 200th Issue

When you start a young job , there ’s a mess to mean about . Will you understand the computer system ? Will you get along with your atomic number 27 - workers ? Will you be able to chance the restroom ? perchance that ’s why I did n’t really believe theFine Gardeningstaffers who told me when I started at the cartridge clip 14 age ago , “ You ’ll always call back your first issue . ” call up the issue ? I was way too interfering figuring out the job . But it turn out they were proper . Issue 118 — that was my first .

When putting together this 200th issue , we decided each core stave member would lean the way out they regard to be their first . You ’ll see those lean below . After require them , I was a morsel surprised by how apace everyone reply . It was something every soul knew forthwith , and many answer were accompanied by the history of why they remember that event so well . I wish we had the extra quad to tell those tales , like the one about labour through the dark to take a exposure of a plant that was in bloom several res publica away , just so the article would be “ unadulterated ” before move to press . alas , the 200th effect does n’t have in mind we get 200 extra Sir Frederick Handley Page .

If you add up the years that the faculty has been collectively involve with this magazine , you ’ll get a horse sense of the allegiance that we have toward creating and delivering inspire gardening message . And we ’ll continue doing so into the foreseeable future thanks to you , our loyal reader . So happy natal day , FG ! Now please rationalize me while I head to one of those convenience I feel 14 year ago — too much celebratory champagne . Issue # 200 will be out May 26 , 2021 .

First issue : upshot 118

A recent fave : How to Plant in a Muddy Spot(136 )

Danielle Sherry

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Steve Aitken

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A recent fave :

water supply - Soluble Fertilizers(164 )

I know it is n’t a beautiful , insolent garden , but this article is wedge - full of firsthand research . I love buzz off the veridical low - down on a topic , and Jeff Gillman really put these fertilizer to the test . Very nerveless .

Stephanie Fagan

Executive Art Director

Issue 86

How to produce a Gravel Garden(178 )

I chose this stunning garden because when I was first designing the article I expected there to be mostly succulents and other plants that you line up in a sway garden . I was so pleasantly surprised to see the lush array of color , texture , and form . And I have a go at it the idea of using gravel instead of mulch — so much less upkeep .

Carol Collins

Issue 152

How to apply Annuals in Your Garden(177 )

I visited that garden at least three time , and what I think is coolheaded about it is that the author adds a different palette of annuals and tropic plant each year . I got a gross ton of photos , way more than we needed for the article , and I will be pose them into a garden - term of enlistment television this summer .

Danielle Sherry

Lisa Proccacini

Administrative Assistant

Issue 172

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Danielle Sherry

Spice Up Your Containers With Herbs(199 )

Christine Alexander

Digital Content Manager

Issue 179

A Water - Wise Garden That Works(183 )

I am a big buff of the no - lawn movement , and this article features a beautiful design utilizing water system - wise plant . It ’s a great theoretical account for those wishing for a more dynamical and sustainable yard . ( A second , secret option — I can sneak one in since I built this Sir Frederick Handley Page — is thisNative Grassesarticle from issue # 124 . )

Don Burgard

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heathland and Heathers ( 185 )

Maybe it ’s because the Scottish Highlands are my preferent place on the planet , but I was charm by this clause . As FG ’s copy editor in chief , I ’m usually superfocused on words , but I make out away from this article wish it contained even more photos of those gorgeous plant .

Kara Demos

Digital Production Specialist

Issue 190

How to corroborate Soil Life(195 )

I see this article to be eye opening . It taught me about the biology of filth and how to support that soil life to have a healthier garden . It is a good read for a new perspective on making your garden thrive !

Kaitlyn Hayes

A Cohesive Garden build up from Uncommon Plants(196 )

I eff anything that ’s a bit out of the ordinary , and I ’m obsessed with funky foliage works — so Loree Bohl ’s Portland garden forthwith caught my center . With the many interesting trees that canopy the space and her bright orange pergola , I could hide away in this umbrageous sanctuary all twenty-four hours .

Diana Koehm

Issue 193

A Deer - Proof Design for Dry Shade(199 )

I make out this garden designed by Susan Calhoun . There ’s so much vividness , texture , and sake even with several constraints on the plants used . It ’s interesting to see what variety of intention can come out of a ambitious area .

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