Garden Photo of the Day

The Garden Photo of the Day (GPOD) is a daily blog that features new, inspirational garden images each weekday morning. Over the years, it’s become the first thing thousands of gardeners read with their morning coffee. Think of it as your morning shot of green, garden-y goodness!

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  • Hershey Gardens
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    GPOD on the Road: Hershey Gardens, Part 1

    Hi GPODers! As an avid traveler, I'm more than happy to continue Joseph's "On the Road" series and feature gorgeous gardens you and I have experienced while traveling or exploring…

  • spring window box with small flowers and variegated foliage plants
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    New Creations From a Window Box Expert

    Hi GPODers! Today's submission is short and sweet, but when I saw these photos pop up in the GPOD inbox I recognized the design aesthetic instantly and knew I had…

  • pinkshell azalea flowers in front of ferns
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    Ahead-of-Schedule Flowers in Pennsylvania

    A couple of weeks ago we saw the bulbs and buds growing in Carla Zambelli Mudry’s garden in Malvern, Pennsylvania. (Check those posts out here and here.). She's already back…

  • Canada mayflower plants growing in the shade of a tree
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    A Field Guide to Plant Watching

    Happy Monday GPODers! Hope everyone had a beautiful weekend with lots of time spent in the garden. If not in the garden, I hope you at least had an opportunity…

  • shady garden patio surrounded by pink and purple plants
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    A Purple Plant Palette in Asheville, NC

    Happy Friday, GPODers! It's safe to say that every gardener has a particular penchant for color. Whether it's a riot of color combinations (flowers and foliage in every hue and…

  • three bouquets of white, yellow, and pink flowers
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    A Cut-Flower Garden for the Community

    Hey GPODers! Today's submission is one that gives you those warm-and-fuzzy feelings. It started with a message from Elizabeth on behalf of her friend, Sue: Hello, Fine Gardening. My friend,…

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    Cacti and Succulent Gardening in Connecticut

    Hey GPODers! A new editor is at the helm of Garden Photo of the Day, and I want to take the opportunity to (sort of) formally introduce myself. My name…

  • bright red and green blown glass leaves in the bog garden
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    Back in Jay Sifford’s Beautiful Bog Gardens

    Today we're exploring more of Jay Sifford's lesser-seen back garden. We've toured and featured the award-winning landscape designer's immaculate stylized meadow front garden, but now we're wondering why the blooming…

  • spring ephemerals in the garden
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    Spectacular Spring Ephemerals in Jay Sifford’s Back Garden

    It's always a treat when award-winning landscape designer Jay Sifford sends in photos of his fabulous home garden in the mountains of North Carolina. Today we have an extra-special treat:…

  • close up of light purple Giant waterleaf flowers
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    GPOD on the Road: Wildflowers of Southern Indiana

    It is your GPOD editor, Joseph, here today, sharing photos of more wildflower adventures, this time in southern Indiana. It is amazing to me what beautiful flowers I saw and…