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Laura's garden in Connecticut
8 commentsContinuing on in my neighborhood, today's photos come from my dear friend and neighbor Laura Allen's garden. Laura and I spend tons of time in each others gardens, swapping ideas, ooohing and...
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Michelle's garden in Connecticut
47 commentsIt's that time again--time to practice what I preach and share some photos of my OWN garden! My hubby Rob (rwotzak) and I have been working our behinds off this spring, getting the garden ready for...
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Kiah's garden in British Columbia, revisited
8 commentsWe visited Kiah Grant's garden for the first time back in September (refresh your memory HERE). Today she's back with more, including some BEFORE shots! She says, "The garden has always been...
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Jane's garden in Maine, revisited
29 commentsHappy Friday, GPODers! We visited Jane Donelon's garden in Maine back in February (refresh your memory HERE), and back then, we only got a tiny glimpse of what her garden looks like in summer amidst...
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Michael's garden in Washington, Day 2
13 commentsI just couldn't get enough of Michael and his partner's garden (judging from yesterday's comments, I'm not alone!), and he sent in tons of photos, so today we're continuing our tour, this time mostly...
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Michael's garden in Washington, Day 1
23 commentsToday's photos are from Michael Farndale. He says, "I live in Bothell, Washington, just north of Seattle. These photos were taken the morning of 9 June 2013. This is our front yard growing into its...
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Cherry's containers, Day 2
11 commentsWelcome to day two of Cherry's awesome container creations! Today we're seeing her hanging baskets and window boxes. In case you missed it, here's what she said yesterday: "I'm excited that gardening...
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Cherry's containers, Day 1
14 commentsWe've visited Cherry Ong's garden several times, and we know she's amazingly talented. (Refresh your memory HERE.) For the next two days we're going to focus on some of her best container creations...
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Tatyana's blue poppies
18 commentsRemember when we enjoyed seeing Tatyana's beautiful gazebo in her garden on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington in January? (Refresh your memory HERE.) Today Tatyana's back with another great element...
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Diane's garden in Illinois
16 commentsToday's photos are from Diane Jaeger in Chicago Heights, Illinois. She says, "Gardening is my passion and my business. However, the passion came first and I just kind of fell into the business! About...
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Glenda's garden in Washington State
25 commentsToday's photos are from Glenda Curdy. She says, "I have always loved being outside in the dirt from the time I was a small child. I am a self-taught gardener and love foliage versus flowers. I am a...
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May in Terie's garden in New York
17 commentsFirst, a heads up--I have so many great spring submissions right now, so you might be seeing spring gardens for a while here, even as we move into summer...case in point: today's garden. These photos...
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Wendy's garden in Virginia, Day 2
21 commentsWe got to see what April looked like in Wendy Kremer's Virginia garden on Friday. Today we get to see what happens in May, which Wendy says is her favorite month. I can see why! You'll find much more...
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Wendy's garden in Virginia, Day 1
28 commentsToday's photos (and Monday's) are from Wendy Kremer. She says, "I garden in Northern Virginia on a mostly sunny, quarter-acre suburban lot with rocky clay soil. This is my first home and my first...
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More from May's garden on Vancouver Island
25 commentsToday we get to see all of those rhododendrons that May Kald mentioned in her post yesterday. She says, "I love rhododendrons. They look stunning when in bloom, cope wonderfully well with the spring...
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May's garden on Vancouver Island in British Columbia
26 commentsWe're going to spend the next couple of days in May Kald's garden. Today we'll start with an overview. May says, "I live in a very quiet area near the southern tip of Vancouver Island, about half an...
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Tim's side garden in Ohio, revisited
23 commentsToday's photos are from Tim Vojt in Columbus, Ohio. We've visited Vojt's garden before (HERE & HERE), and I've even visited it in person (HERE)! Today he's sharing current photos from his side...
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The evolution of Regina's roadside garden in Illinois
19 commentsHappy Memorial Day, everyone! Today's photos are from Regina Bunning (aka trashywoman62!!). She says, "I live outside of Taylorville, Illinois, on about two acres. We moved here in August 2003 from a...
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Gayle & Larry's garden in Illinois
18 commentsToday's photos are from Gayle Ruprecht in Chicago. She says, "My husband Larry and I are longtime residents of Chicago's historic suburb Oak Park. We purchased our home nearly thirty years ago. Our...
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Nina's garden in Massachusetts, revisited
14 commentsWe've visited Nina Schlosberg's garden in Waltham, Massachusetts, twice before, HERE and HERE. Today she's sharing the height of spring! She says, "This year spring has been nice, slow. and cool...
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Gail's garden in Oklahoma
18 commentsToday's photos are from Gail Wynne in Oklahoma. She says, "I'm a self-taught backyard gardener in north central Oklahoma. I learned a great deal reading Fine Gardening. This is my 9th season in this...
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Sue's garden in Ohio
18 commentsToday's photos are from Sue Moyer in Ohio. She says, "This is my yard in Milford, Ohio. We've lived here for 37 years and we have used a ton of pine bark mulch with conditioner and compost to amend...
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Brian's garden in Maryland
21 commentsToday's photos are from Brian Downs (hey, that sounds familiar--it's briandowns!) in Elkton, Maryland. He says, "I moved into my current home in Elkton, Maryland, shortly after my wife died in 1999...
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Michaele's garden in Tennessee, Day 2
25 commentsWelcome to Day 2 in Michaele Anderson's (meander1!) garden in Friendsville, Tennessee! These are some extra photos Michaele sent along with the ones we featured in yesterday's post. One thing is...
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Michaele's garden in Tennessee, Day 1
29 commentsWe're going to spend today and tomorrow in Michaele Anderson's (meander1!!) garden in Friendsville, Tennessee! We've featured Michaele's garden four times already (HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE), but...
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Carla's garden in Connecticut, revisited
24 commentsToday we're revisiting Carla Wheaton's (cwheat000) garden in my hometown! Remember when I visited and then posted Carla's garden back in June of last year (HERE)? Carla sent in more photos last...
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Harriet's swimming pool garden in Maine, in spring
11 commentsRemember Harriet Robinson's garden in Maine? She filled in her under-used swimming pool and turned it into a stunning garden. We saw it during the peak of the dayliles HERE, and during the peak of...
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Kevin's garden in Washington, D.C.
33 commentsToday's photos are from Kevin Schultze. He says, "I live on a very busy street in the heart of Washington D.C. I wanted to create a peaceful sanctuary on the edge of our very busy eastwest...
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Miyako's shady front-yard garden in Connecticut
24 commentsWe featured my friend Miyako Kinoshita's exuberant tropical containers last summer (refresh your memory HERE), and I mentioned her drastically different front-yard collection then. Well, Miyakos...
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Marilyn's visit to Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah
10 commentsToday's photos are from Marilyn Regnier (we featured Marilyn's garden back in October of 2011--refresh your memory HERE). She says, "On our trip back to Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota, from our winter...
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Nancy's garden in Maryland
31 commentsToday's photos are from Nancy Bellaire in Maryland. She says, "It gets hot in mid-spring in Maryland. So for spring 2012 I focused on planting Emperor tulips in my formal beds in my front yard. I...
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Lovay's garden in North Carolina
15 commentsToday's photos are from Lovay Singleton in New Bern, North Carolina. She says, "New Bern is a wonderful city and sister city to Bern, Switzerland. I moved here with my husband and dogs 5 years ago...
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