# Fine Gardening Magazine

> Lifestyle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id553177920](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id553177920)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id553177920`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Taunton Interactive
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (398 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-26
- **First published:** 2012-08-29
- **Size:** 82 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fine-gardening-magazine/id553177920)
- **Website:** [https://www.finegardening.com](https://www.finegardening.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.aimmedia.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.aimmedia.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Fine Gardening Magazine offers a digital edition for iPad with linkable, searchable content, slideshows, plans, seasonal reports, and a free sample issue.

Written for passionate gardeners, it delivers expert guidance on plants, soil, eco-friendly pest control, propagation, and landscape design from leading horticulturists and designers. Subscriptions are available, and print subscribers can access the digital edition for free by signing in.

## Rankings

- #80,771 — Overall

## Review summary

Most reviews express frustration with access and billing: paid subscribers can’t read digital issues, are repeatedly asked to pay again, or can’t restore purchases after updates. Updates often break access and erase libraries, with slow or unhelpful outsourced support. Usability issues like navigation clutter and per-issue charges add to the burden. A minority praise include improved layout, readability, and the value of digital+print editions for travel. Overall, access and maintenance problems overshadow the app’s positive content and layout gains.

### Pros

- Read latest issues anywhere (on-the-go digital access)
- Digital and print editions bundled (great for travel)
- High-quality content and photography
- Improved app layout and readable display/navigation

### Cons

- Inability to access paid content / repeated payment prompts
- Data loss after updates and inability to restore purchases
- App updates frequently break access / known issues / slow fixes
- Poor customer support / outsourced service and unhelpful agents
- Usability issues after updates: navigation clutter, trouble downloading multiple issues, login/archive problems

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