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Gardening with kids at Green Chimneys Farm and School in New York
30 commentsIf you'll recall, we've featured my great friend Miyako Kinoshita's garden a couple of times (refresh your memory HERE and HERE.) But what I never said is that Miyako does a bit of gardening in her...
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Karen's no-lawn front yard in California
22 commentsToday's photos are from Karen Taylor in Irvine, California. She says, "I have enjoyed looking at the gardens you display in the GPOD and I am envious of their large yards. Here in Orange County...
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Spring in Daniela's garden in Ohio
16 commentsToday's photos are from Daniela Baloi in Hudson, Ohio. If you'll recall, we toured Daniela's garden in summer back in February. (Refresh your memory HERE.) Today we get to see springtime in her...
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Barbara's shady circular garden in New York
21 commentsToday's photos are from Barbara Nuffer in upstate New York. She says, "When I designed my circular, stone-edged bed in the shade I modified the normal design to be able to accommodate moisture...
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Joanne's garden in Ohio
13 commentsToday's photos are from Joanne Niekamp in Ohio. She says, "My husband and I live in a small southwestern Ohio town in the middle of farm country. We build our home 34 years ago on what was basically...
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Lori's garden in Utah, Day 2
14 commentsWelcome to day 2 in Lori's garden In Layton, Utah. Lori says, "In the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains here it is quite common to see rock walls used as retaining walls. These walls can be a...
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Lori's garden in Utah, Day 1
10 commentsHappy Monday, everyone! Today's photos are from Lori Carpener in Layton, Utah. She says, "I look forward to checking out the garden photo of the day each morning. I decided it was time to submit a...
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Kim's garden in Washington
19 commentsToday's photos are from Kim Mikkelsen in Yakima, Washington. She says, "My garden is in constant transition. But it's gotten me through some tough times in my life! It's my therapy garden, after a...
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Another design by John in Virginia
21 commentsBack in September we featured a beautiful woodland garden John Magee designed for a client in northern Virginia. (Refresh your memory HERE.) Today he's back with another of his creations. He says...
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Our 2nd visit of the season to Pauline's garden in California
20 commentsWell, I can sure tell it's spring, because the flood of one after another gorgeous images from Irvin Faria in Carmichael, California, continues! Woohoo!! Today he says, "Winter garden cleanup...
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Kathy's garden in Connecticut
14 commentsToday's photos are from an old friend of Fine Gardening--Kathy Diemer, who was our editorial assistant years ago! Kathy was a fountain of great gardening knowledge back then, and still is today. I...
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Katie's garden in Ohio
20 commentsHappy Monday, everyone! Today's photos are from Katie Kagler in Hudson, Ohio. She says, "My husband and I moved to this house 12 years ago and it was an absolute blank slate. Nothing was here and I...
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More from Tricia's garden in Minnesota!
14 commentsWe all went crazy ga-ga over Tricia Frostad's Minnesota garden on Monday and last Friday, so today's post is a triple treat--more photos!! In case you forgot what Tricia had to say about her garden...
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Winter & spring mingle in Kathie's garden in Virginia
15 commentsHappy first full day of spring, everyone! Today's photos are from Kathie Coyne in Clifton, Virginia. (A little secret....Kathie was my high school calculus teacher, and later a bridesmaid in my...
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Linda & Terry's garden in Ontario, revisited
15 commentsWe featured Linda and Terry Walsh's garden in Simcoe, Ontario, back on March 5th (refresh your memory HERE.) Today we're revisiting their garden to see one of Linda's biggest projects--her pond, and...
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Camellias in Pauline's garden in California
28 commentsToday's photos are from Irvin Faria in Carmichael, California. We've featured Irvin & Pauline's wonderful garden so many times--HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Today...
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Even more from Tricia's garden in Minnesota
21 commentsHappy Monday, everyone, and a belated Happy St. Patrick's Day! Today we're continuing our tour of Tricia Frostad's garden that we started on Friday...
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Tricia's garden in Minnesota, revisited
28 commentsWe featured a photo from Tricia Frostad's garden in Chanhassen, Minnesota back in 2011, and I do believe she held out on us, even though she says a lot has happened in her garden since then. Refresh...
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Jon's sculptural lawn in Ohio
26 commentsToday's photo is from Jon Moss in Ohio. He says, "Ornamental mowing amuses me. I call them mowticons and keep working towards a more pleasing tapestry. Typically they look best at dawn or dusk but...
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Visitors in Linda's garden in Texas
29 commentsToday's photos are from Linda Kennedy down in Dallas, Texas. If you'll recall, we featured Linda's mom's garden last week. (Refresh your memory HERE.) Linda says, "Our back yard is bordered by old...
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More from Dorothy's garden in Maryland
26 commentsWe featured Dorothy's garden last Thursday (refresh your memory HERE), and I knew there was more to see. Turns out, Dorothy held out on us on one of her biggest projects--her patio! She says, "I laid...
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Pinterest, anyone?
28 commentsHey all--so sorry for the lack of GPOD today--I've been laid up with the flu for the past few days, and I didn't have access to the tools I needed to pull together a post for this morning. BUTwhy...
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Springtime flowers in Nancy's garden in Oregon
27 commentsWe're still shivering over here on the east coast, and the midwest just got hammered by snow, But it's full-on spring in Oregon! I think Nancy Sarpola in Corvallis wants to help us survive the last...
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Dorothy's garden in Maryland
33 commentsToday's photos are from Dorothy Bailey. She says, "These pictures are of my gardens at my home in Maryland where we lived for 25 years. I moved last summer and I am starting over. Our neighborhood...
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Carol's garden in Michigan
22 commentsToday's photos are from Linda Dyer Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Linda wants to share with us a garden that she calls home--her parents' (Carol & Jim Dyer) garden in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Linda says...
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Linda & Terry's garden in Ontario
34 commentsToday's photos are from Linda and Terry Walsh in Simcoe, Ontario. Linda says, "My husband and I have been working on our garden for the past 27 years. We started with 5 acres of old red pines and...
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Sarah's library children's garden in Maine
20 commentsToday's photos are from Sarah Wolpow in Brunswick, Maine. If you'll recall, we visited her garden last year (refresh your memory HERE). Today she's sharing another project near and dear to her...
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More from Christine's garden on Long Island
30 commentsWe asked Christine for more photos yesterday, and she delivered! Today she gives a look at the view from her garden, as well as a look at some of her favorite daylilies. Unfortunately, Christine says that her garden was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy last fall...
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Christine's bayside garden in New York
35 commentsToday's photos are from Christine Petersen on Long Island, east of New York City. Christine says, "My husband, Steve, and I are lucky to live in the village of Asharoken, New York (pop. ~654), which...
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Jane's garden in Maine
29 commentsToday's photos are from Jane Donelon in Maine. She says, "For the past 50 years I've been living and gardening in Maine. I'm an avid gardener, as are both of my grown children, and we have fun...
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Daniela's garden in Ohio
36 commentsToday's photos are from Daniela Baloi in Ohio. She says, "Here are some some pictures from our May garden. My husband and I moved to this 1968 house in Hudson, Ohio, 12 years ago during a March snow...
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Calvin's garden in Washington state
15 commentsHappy Monday, everyone! Let's start off the week gently with this serene scene from Calvin Caley in Sammamish, Washington. Calvin says, "I have been an amateur gardener for 20+ years but on my...
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