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Building a Compost Bin
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How to Start a Vegetable Garden
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Garden Catalog Collector
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Cool-Season Annuals
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Celebrate Spring with Cool-Season Containers
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Find the Perfect Tomato
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All About Starting Seeds
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Make Your Own Hypertufa Container
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Enchanting Japanese Maples
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Variegated Plants Create Drama
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Perfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders
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The Only Shrubs You Need to Grow
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Spectacular Spring Bloomers
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Backyard Makeover Game
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READER PHOTOS! Nancy's tree peonies in New York
3 commentsI've always been intrigued, and at the same time wary of, tree peonies. They are no doubt drop-dead gorgeous, and I want one in my garden so badly, but they're super expensive, and have a reputation...
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READER PHOTOS! Irvin & Pauline's garden in California, revisited
13 commentsToday's photos are from Irvin and Pauline Faria in Carmichael, California. We've been featuring their garden on the GPoD for months now, every few weeks, and I've loved having a glimpse of each...
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READER PHOTOS! Cande's garden in Iowa
11 commentsToday's photos are from Cande Cerniglia in West Des Moines, Iowa. Cande says, "We’ve had a mild winter and early spring, so the spring bloomers here in central Iowa are 3-4 weeks ahead of...
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READER PHOTOS! Dan's garden in California
10 commentsToday's photos are from Dan Koellen in Roseville, California. Dan says, " " So cool, Dan! I especially love, love, love the Loch Ness topiary in the last photo! And we need to know more about the...
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Regularly Trimming A Rose During The Season
Sometimes roses get out of control during the growing season. Do you have to wait until "pruning time" to trim it?
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READER PHOTOS! Krista's water garden in Ohio
12 commentsToday's photos are from Krista Havill in Ottawa Hills, Ohio. Krista says, "For many years, I have attended local garden tours and realized that my favorite gardens had a water feature. So in 2004, my...
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READER PHOTOS! Cherry's containers in British Columbia, Day 2
10 commentsDay 2 of Cherry Ong's awesome containers in her garden in Richmond, BC. Today's selections are foliage-heavy and fabulous.
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READER PHOTOS! Cherry's containers in British Columbia, Day 1
10 commentsToday's photos are from Cherry Ong in Richmond, BC. We've featured Cherry's garden before (HERE), and I love her clean, textural, dynamic style! Today and tomorrow, we'll get to see some of her...
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What Are You Doing on National Public Gardens Day, Friday, May 11?
National Public Gardens Day is a great excuse to take a walk in a park, arboretum, or public garden and stop and smell the ___ (fill in the blank).
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READER PHOTOS! John's garden in Ontario
18 commentsToday's photos are from John Root in Rockwood, Ontario. John says, "As a youth, I got my first lessons in gardening working in my father's gardens in Stratford, Ontario. Folks sometimes confused our...
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READER PHOTOS! Connie's garden in Minnesota
11 commentsToday's photos are from Connie Ortberg in Carver, Minnesota. Connie says, "We moved out to the country six years ago. In order to cut down on the amount of turf that was part of our property, I...
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New Garden Roses - The Drift Series
Everyone grows and loves Knockout because it's so easy. Are there new garden roses being released just as easy to grow. Indeed there are!
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READER PHOTOS! Kielian's garden in Montana, revisited
10 commentsWe featured Kielian Dewitt's garden back in December (refresh your memory HERE), and again in January, when she shared some gorgeous winter scenes with us (HERE). Today Kielian's sharing her garden...
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READER PHOTO! Barbara's garden helpers in California
5 commentsToday's photo is from Barbara Bludsworth in Woodland, California. Barbara says, "This is my front garden. The boxer boys, 'Hudson' in the chair and 'Bosco' lounging on the blue bottle bench, are...
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READER PHOTOS! Ana's garden in Portugal, revisited
12 commentsToday's photos are from Ana Abrantes in Portugal. We featured Ana's stunning arbor of wisteria back in March (refresh your memory HERE). Today she's showing us a bit more of her garden. Ana says...
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Episode 6: X and Y, Part I
"Why don't young people garden?" I can't tell you how often I've been asked that question. In this episode, I talk to Kelly Norris and Amanda Thomsen, two Gen X/Y gardeners and authors, about the "age-old" question of gardening among our generations.
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READER PHOTOS! Ann's garden in New York
10 commentsHappy Monday! Today's photos are from Ann Vesei in Mount Kisco, New York. Ann says, "I garden on a little 1/3 acre property that used to be shaded and overrun with weeds. Through the last ten years...
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Announcing the No-Mow Lawns Book Winners!
More than 300 readers were hoping they would win a copy of Beautiful No-Mow Lawns. Here are the lucky FIVE who did and a peek at some of their gardens.
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READER PHOTOS! Kathy's garden in Illinois
15 commentsToday's photos are from Kathy Uszler in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Kathy says, "I have lived in my house for almost 34 years. I started gardening seriously here about 20 years ago. Eleven...
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