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Sue's garden in Ohio

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 21st, 201313 comments

Today'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

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 20th, 201319 comments

Today'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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The Greatest Show on Earth - Chelsea Flower Show

JamesAS, member | May 18th, 20132 comments

Hooray, it is Chelsea Flower Show week. The world's most famous flower show turns 100.

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Michaele's garden in Tennessee, Day 2

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 17th, 201324 comments

Welcome 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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Buy the Best Roses

Antonio_Reis, web producer | May 16th, 2013

Forget big, fragrant blooms. Steve Aitken shows you how smart shoppers pick roses at the nursery.

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Create Perfect Conditions for Roses

Antonio_Reis, web producer | May 16th, 2013

Worried about giving roses exactly what you need? Pot them up!

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Michaele's garden in Tennessee, Day 1

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 16th, 201328 comments

We'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

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 15th, 201323 comments

Today 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

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 14th, 201311 comments

Remember 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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Ashes to Ashes...

JamesAS, member | May 13th, 2013

On trees, history, longbows and diseases.

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Kevin's garden in Washington, D.C.

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 13th, 201333 comments

Today'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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A Season Of Everyday Roses - Video Blog Post #3

PFZimmerman, contributor | May 10th, 2013

The third in our series of video blog posts. We prepare a new bed and talk soil, See what's blooming in the garden and take a unique rose road trip.

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Miyako's shady front-yard garden in Connecticut

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 10th, 201324 comments

We 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

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 9th, 201310 comments

Today'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

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 8th, 201331 comments

Today'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

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 7th, 201315 comments

Today'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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