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Gayle & Larry's garden in Illinois

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 24th, 20131 comment

Today'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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How to Prune Panicle Hydrangeas

Antonio_Reis, web producer | May 23rd, 2013

Find out how to cut back these beautiful, versatile shrubs.

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How to Prune Mountain Laurel

Antonio_Reis, web producer | May 23rd, 2013

Expert Dick Jaynes demonstrates how to properly prune this beautiful shrub

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Nina's garden in Massachusetts, revisited

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 23rd, 201312 comments

We'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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Container Gardening Basics

Antonio_Reis, web producer | May 22nd, 2013

Potting up a container is a breeze when you have these tips and tricks up your sleeve

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Never Forget a Plant's Name Again

Antonio_Reis, web producer | May 22nd, 2013

It might seem obvious, but this trick helps you remember what exactly you planted

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Trick Plants with Different Needs into Sharing a Pot

Antonio_Reis, web producer | May 22nd, 2013

Different cultural needs aren't a problem when you layer pots

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Gail's garden in Oklahoma

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 22nd, 201318 comments

Today'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

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 21st, 201318 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, 201318 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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