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This reader transformed her flat, marsh lawn into what she calls her "pocket of peace".
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A passion for gardening and love of photography: a match made for gorgeous garden photos.
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A reader collected these wall pockets in the 80s, and enjoys finding plants that highlight their unique characteristics.⁠
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The key to this design was finding a palette of shade-loving plants with a long season of color and interest.
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This garden was designed specifically with pollinators in mind, but it's equally lovely for humans to visit. Take a virtual tour of this pollinator-friendly garden.
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Lots of flowering shrubs and a few striking trees keep the interest going in this garden all year long.
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This reader loves to change and rearrange her garden, creating a design that wows in every season.
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After a long, cold winter, you need to know your spring bloomers are going to give you a show. These options will not let you down.
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This garden was designed specifically with pollinators in mind, but it's equally lovely for humans to visit. Take a virtual tour of this pollinator-friendly garden.
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Resident Garden Photo of the Day editor, Joseph, has some stunning plants in his Virginia garden. Here are some of his favorite plants from this past year.
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This reader, like many of us, had a tough year. Thankfully, gardening is always a silver lining.
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The key to this design was finding a palette of shade-loving plants with a long season of color and interest.
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Nine acres full of butterflies and color.
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This garden features just about every color under the sun. Some might think this would look messy or overwhelming, but this gardener manages to create stunning combinations.
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Designing the plantings immediately surrounding your home is a tricky task for many gardeners. Our regional experts made it a little easier by recommending some all-star foundation plants for their regions.
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3 years
Pollinators play an integral part in the food chain that we simply cannot replicate for impact. The good news is that there are things we can do in our own home gardens to support our local pollinators.
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These towering specimens light up with textured foliage and a blaze of color early in the season.
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Check out this elevated deck covered in annuals of every color.
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2 years
If you’re looking to add pizzazz to your garden, your search is over.
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4 years
The designers behind these pots are from milder locales like Seattle but also places like Minnesota, where winter containers need to look good from December to April—or even May depending on the year!
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3 years
A wonderful array of spring-blooming plants make this reader's garden a pastel paradise during the first few warm months of the year.
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4 years
Considering the many benefits of starting perennials from seed, it seems foolish not to do it. If you're ready to take the dive, consider these selections for your region.
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This yard is only 100 by 400 feet, but it has transformed into something unique that speaks of a garden much larger.
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Winter is the perfect time to get lost in some virtual garden tours. This gorgeous pollinator garden is a great place to start.
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Since 1998, the Chicago Botanic Garden has evaluated 29 different lambs’ ears and betonies, here are some of the best-of-the-best.
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Hellebores seem to have it all, good growth habit, fabulous foliage, and pest resistance. On top of all of this, they put on their show when it's needed most, at the tail end of winter.
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4 years
For their seemingly endless benefits, it’s always worth adding another native plant to your garden.
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If you're looking to support your local pollinators, these nine plants are a safe bet.
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This inspiring plan starts with a framework of reliable performers.
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This reader's husband tackles the hardscaping, and she follows up with the plants. Together, they create one gorgeous garden.
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This garden is a pollinator's paradise, and pretty pleasing for humans as well.
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As an aromatic aster, ‘October Skies’ has a sweetly scented fragrance that comes from the foliage, not the flowers.
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4 years
Register for our next webinar today, and get the tomato harvest of your dreams this summer.
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3 years
Invest in a mason bee kit for a fun project to support your plants and native species.
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7 years
Bring the buzzz back to your garden! Learn what to plant to support our pollinator friends! #savethebees
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Happy Earth Day!⁠ If we're being honest, every day is Earth Day for gardeners. But today is still a great day to reflect on your gardening practices or simply get in the garden and enjoy the great outdoors. Send pictures of your Earth Day projects to gpod @taunton .com! #EarthDay
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4 years
Trees, shrubs, and winter blooms make this reader's garden a delight no matter the temperature.
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Twenty years ago, I began to create a long flower border against a stone wall that runs along the west side of our 1760s Cape Cod–style house. Big skies, expansive views, and lots of sun made this the perfect location for a long bed filled with perennials.
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This cool-season staple can brighten up your late winter garden.
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This garden was designed specifically with pollinators in mind, but it's equally lovely for humans to visit. Take a virtual tour of this pollinator-friendly garden.
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4 years
Whether your doing fall cleanup, or getting some new plants in the ground, there is a lot that can be done in the garden this month. Even if you put the garden to bed in October, it's never too early to start thinking about next spring.
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3 years
Creeping thyme and meandering gravel path make a peaceful garden space.
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This reader submits her garden for our Garden Photo of the Day blog most every year, and every year her lush, oasis of a garden gives us envy.
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4 years
After a long, cold winter, you need to know your spring bloomers are going to give you a show. These options will not let you down.
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Transport yourself away from the cold (and possibly snow) by taking a virtual tour of this pollinator garden in full bloom.
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3 years
A vibrant sun garden and a cool-toned shade garden sure are different, but both add beauty to a landscape.⁠
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Betonies and lambs’ ears are low-care, pest-proof, and worthy of a second look.
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Four years of hard work transformed a bleak landscape into a flourishing, refined garden.
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3 years
Thoughtful hardscaping creates stunning garden scenes in this Ohio garden.
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Jason removed most of his front lawn to add more flowers, ornamental grasses, and some herbs—giving his city home a country cottage feel.⁠
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7 years
Our garden photos of the day feature a beautiful bearded irises. Learn more about growing this species, click here:
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7 years
Positively thriving. #finegardening , #fggpod
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8 years
A glimpse into the gardens and architecture of Portugal. #finegardening , #fggpod
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3 years
A physician copes with stress and spends qaulity time with her family in the garden.
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3 years
Pollinators play an integral part in the food chain that we simply cannot replicate for impact. The good news is that there are things we can do in our own home gardens to support our local pollinators. #KindBeeFarms #savethebees
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With interesting and unique plantings on every inch of this property, you would think these readers have acres to work with. Instead, they're packing a lot of punch on a smaller plot.
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This front yard garden in Canada is ripe with interest throughtout the seasons.
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Bright masses of blooms illuminate a four-season framework of trees, shrubs, and grasses in this two-acre Montana garden.
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For this reader, the dirt is her canvas and big blooms are her paint.
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Only a couple weeks, er months, early... #cartoons #comics #gardening #gardens #landscape
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These dense, compact conifers offer foundational structure and year-round texture.
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7 years
Who here is struggling with the temptation to plant early? Hold on, folks! #garden #gardening #gardenobsessed #gardeners #gardendesign #gardeninspiration
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This Garden Photo of the Day contributor mixes shrubs, perennials, annuals, and even some kale to create a display that features flashy flowers, funky foliage, and everything in between.⁠
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Lush, layered plantings keep this Toronto garden interesting all season long. The gardener, who describes her creative process as “painting with plants,” has found a bounty of vibrant options to brighten her living canvas.
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The relatively adaptable and easygoing North American native plants in this article are excellent alternatives to commonly grown nonnative plants.
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6 years
We haven't gotten this bad... yet..
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When designing in shade, many gardeners use too much green foliage without enough color. Learn how to balance color, texture, and form in low-light areas.
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Hello all! It is Joseph your GPOD editor here, taking you along on a recent trip I took to Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago.
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3 years
Focus on making the garden shine at one key time, and with a few tricks, it will look good the rest of the year, too.
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The chain of positive impacts that growing native plants provokes stretches throughout the food chain of organisms.⁠ And they look good doing it!
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This 100-acre property was mostly bare fields when Ruth Ann Mummey and her husband first moved in. Now the farm boasts several gardens that really shine in spring.
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7 years
Up close and beautiful. #finegardening , #fggpod
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Pollinators play an integral part in the food chain that we simply cannot replicate for impact. The good news is that there are things we can do in our own home gardens to support our local pollinators. #KindBeeFarms #Pollinators #Gardening
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Partial shade doesn't have to be partially boring, there are lots of colorful, bold plants that thrive in these conditions.
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In this collection of articles you’ll find ideas for making patio seating areas more comfortable, tips on creating outdoor rooms, some guidance on making your deck more private, and more. @Alitex
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Ornamental grasses are a star of late summer and fall. But for the texture and movement of these grasses to really shine, they should be paired with a perennial or shrub with some late-season interest.
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4 years
We gardeners sure do complain about winter, but sometimes it is the most beautiful time of the year.
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3 years
When you're gardening in the Snowbelt, spring color is that much more exciting.⁠
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3 years
By creating a safe haven without pesticides, providing an abundance of plants that flower throughout the season, and including host plants if possible, you can have a tremendous impact on your local pollinator populations. #KindBeeFarms
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6 years
Who knew grasses could be so darn pretty?! Read this article to find more focal point inspiration . .
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6 years
Who says a vegetable garden can't be beautiful? Colorful flowering plants, attractive enclosures, and crisp edges are just a few of the details that can transform an ordinary kitchen garden into a masterpiece. To read more, click here:
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A rain garden can be as simple or elaborate as you like, and it can be installed in less than a day. Think of this: If everyone with a yard planted a rain garden, polluted runoff coming from residential neighborhoods would be substantially reduced.
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4 years
With the help of a greenhouse, this reader has garden beauty to enjoy all year round.
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This Canadian garden shines in all seasons.
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7 years
A beautiful oasis. #finegardening , #fggpod
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3 years
Every garden should have something going on after spring flowers fade and before the summer show really gets going.
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This reader said getting her hands dirty has been great therapy during the pandemic. ⁠We would say sitting in her lush, woodland garden must be great therapy, too!⁠
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7 years
Happy Friday all! These gorgeous peonies will take your breath away...
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4 years
This reader frequently submits photos to our Garden Photo of the Day blog, and we love to see how her space continues to transform.
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This gardener went from clay soil in the mountains to sandy soil near the coast, but these photos show she was able to adapt and create a beautiful garden.
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While attracting butterflies to your garden is relatively easy, it is also important to provide host plants for their caterpillars to ensure there are butterflies for the future.
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By creating a safe haven without pesticides, providing an abundance of plants that flower throughout the season, and including host plants if possible, you can have a tremendous impact on your local pollinator populations. #kindbeefarms
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4 years
When your beds are next to your house, fill them with things that have a distinct, but not overwhelming, presence.
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6 years
Garden Photo of the Day: breathtaking symmetry by Jac Blanco in Detroit. . .
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8 years
Who else is envious of this striking rose arbor? See more here --> #FGgpod #FineGardening
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3 years
There is so much that can be done in the garden during spring, where do you even begin? This collection will help you take advantage of the season and inspire you to try something different.
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This once bare landscape has been completely transformed, and it even has interest when completely covered in snow.⁠
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Butterflies love them, deer tend to avoid them, and even a novice gardener can grow these peonies successfully.
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