Fine Gardening Magazine Reviews

by ;PAMPITA

If I could give a 0 star review I would, not only is FineGardeningMagazine unusable, but when you try to contact the magazine customer service, you will meet the rudest agents ever.
I paid for an all access subscription, it includes, the print version and access through any digital device that support FineGardeningMagazine . I had been getting the printed magazine, but when I tried to open it from my cellphone or iPad, FineGardeningMagazine system want me to paid per each item.
Even as I’m logged with my email and password, it still wants me to paid separately per issue!!!

Tired of it, I decided today to contact customer service..

As my call was transferred to the Online Subscription Deparment, this agent who goes by Keith, said “well I’m sorry if you can’t read your subscription online. If you would like to cancel your subscription I can do it now.”
I did cancel this rip off magazine scam

by Fresnocajt

Every single time I want to read or reread an issue I am have to go to go to my account, restore and download the same issue I’ve already downloaded once and maybe many times if I don’t read the issue in one setting.
I can’t even login to my account, as it won’t accept my email. Also, I can’t find a way to get FineGardeningMagazine to stop my auto renewal. I’ve called for help and just get the run around. A great magazine, but a stupid app

by Grif5

FineGardeningMagazine is worthless. I have a subscription for both the hard copy and the online version and cannot access my online subscription or history of it which I have used in the past. This is very very frustrating and I don’t want to purchase the magazine twice since I have already paid!

by Debybrooke

Much harder to navigate after the update. Instead of being able to view all purchased issues on one page you now must scroll through a long list of issues to Buy that are mixed in with the purchased issues. Ruined a great app.

by MFJ196

FineGardeningMagazine on my iPad has been a big hassle and disappointment. It doesn’t seem to recognize my subscription (which is ‘all access,’ so includes full digital archive and the print mag). I’ve emailed customer service and am hopeful someone can fix this.

by SammyO56

I paid for full access to digital subscriptions and FineGardeningMagazine won’t give me access. FineGardeningMagazine insists on trying to charge me for what I already paid for. I paid for full access via the website.

by Archigami

What’s the point of purchasing an all access digital subscription + archives when FineGardeningMagazine only allows you to see current issues?

by Lv2gardn

Fine Gardening Subscription clearly states “Your subscription also includes access to digital editions.” They conveniently did not mention the fee for each online edition is $7.99
TOO BAD AND BUYER BEWARE

by Dalindsey

Used to work. Now shows I have a subscription in "my account" valid through 2018, but prompts me to purchase a subscription every time I try to download an issue

8/1 update- finally got an email that "the issue has been fixed" - but tried to restore and amHAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. This is starting to feel like a scam- getting ready to report to BBB.

8/4 Update: can download issues again finally- but can only download one at a time (used to be able to do multiple). i fail to see what makes the new version "improved"...actually spoke too soon- can no longer download issues from my previous subscriptions (more than a year ago)

by Jjcpenn

I have never written a negative review, yet I feel FineGardeningMagazine justify the neg review. The magazine is really a quality product, yet why would they produce such a lemon is beyond me. The problem is that FineGardeningMagazine just does not recognize your subscription status. You have to keep on restoring your account. However now the account just doesn't even work. The ios8 does nothing to correct the problem. I would not recommend this to a friend, or purchase again.

by Woodsmoor53

I also downloaded the new app and have had no luck in restoring previously purchased products. I called customer support last Friday (July 21) to report the problem and still have not heard from anyone about how to solve this problem. Just sent them a follow up email. Not sure why nobody has contacted me after two customer support people were notified.

by TalkingJ

This is just photos of the print magazine pages--not an iPad magazine at all. You can zoom in to read articles and see photos, but it certainly isn't optimal. I hope they will make it a real iPad magazine like Martha Stewart Living. I expect more than this from Taunton Publishing because they do such a nice job with their print magazines.

by Caveat Emperatur

Looks good but has functional problems. Jump-to highlights don’t work. Bookmarks don’t work. Navigator thumbnail won’t go away.

by Mikego

The new version is slow. The initial launch after download has a progress bar stuck at the "full" position for quite a few minutes giving you the impression that FineGardeningMagazine may have frozen. But stick with it.

Downloads seem slow. To its credit, FineGardeningMagazine seems to allow downloading in the background. I had it download my desired issue and to my pleasant surprise (after some error messages about difficulties extracting the file), my digital issue appeared!

IMHO, some digital editions have a ways to go. The Bloomberg Businessweek model is still the gold standard, IMHO.

by Top Beauty User

Beautiful magazine, even on my iPhone6+. Would be much better if there were more plants that were available for zone 9 and above. It just seems that about two thirds of the plants featured in the articles are for zones eight and below. That leaves out almost all of California and most of the West and large parts of the Southern States.
I sense a little bit of regional snobbery or perhaps simply a provincial magazine masquerading as a national one.

by Cabcpa

I love FineGardeningMagazine . Having the digital and print versions of the magazine are great, especially for travel.

I've been getting a message from FineGardeningMagazine Store that FineGardeningMagazine is out of date and won't work with future iOS versions. The next release is due very soon. I hope an update from FineGardeningMagazine developer is in the works as well.

by Grandma-Diana

This magazine is one of the "good ones". It not only has beautiful pictures but very helpful articles. It's like the editors can read my mind - they seem to know what my gardening problems are. I have digital issues that are full of bookmarks!

by TomatoMaven

I discovered Fine Gardening a few years ago, and am elated to find that they're now available as an iPad app. There's nothing better than looking through the gorgeous photography and illustrations on commute from the burbs to work in the big city!

by GoodNews1029

This is a great way to read my favorite gardening magazine, love the interactive features and the ability to read the articles in text only view where the print is larger and easier to read. My only complaint would be that if you order special issues and want to read them in app they charge you twice.

by Addicted To Flowers

I love this magazine. One of my very favorite. FineGardeningMagazine has worked consistently for me with no trouble at all. I read it and re read it all the time. Love the articles and the pics.....! Keep up the good work and expansion of offerings. See the Better Homes and Gardens app for the ultimate app magazine experience....and they keep improving.

by Skopl

This magazine has always had interesting and useful gardening information. I would like to see a regional section that focuses more specifically on Northern California and on drought gardening. FineGardeningMagazine works well enough once it is set up, which is a somewhat awkward process.