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READER PHOTOS! Cynthia's garden in Kansas
14 commentsToday's photos are from Cynthia Blixt in Merriam, Kansas. She says, "My husband built my garden out of some large rocks. He works for a construction company and had access to the right kind of...
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READER PHOTOS! Rebecca's garden in British Columbia
7 commentsToday's photos came from Cherry Ong, whose garden we've featured in the past, here. I'm thinking gardening is in her blood, especially after I got a glimpse of these photos of her mom's garden...
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Happy New Year!!
50 commentsHappy New Year, everyone! Doesn't it feel fresh and new, like we've just hit a reset button? I don't know about you, but I'm vowing to do everything bigger and better this year. Today...
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One last wacky hosta
9 commentsLet's wrap up this week's hosta theme with one more from the Thyrums. This one is called 'Praying Hands', and for the life of me, I can't figure out why (any ideas?). But it's cool! Those twisty...
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A classic hosta complements a garden ornament
1 commentOut of all the hundreds and hundreds of hosta varieties in the world, only a few keep popping up over and over because they're timeless stunners. 'June' is one of those hostas. You can see why...
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An itty bitty, irresistible hosta
4 commentsThere's a whole world of tiny hostas out there that are just starting to get the attention they deserve. They all seem to have such cute names, like 'Bitsy Gold', 'Corkscrew', 'Popo', 'Tiny Tears...
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Another gorgeous hosta
4 commentsYesterday's hosta was tops for glamour, but today's, also in Eve and Per Thyrum's garden in Wilmington, Delaware, is incredibly satisfying, too. This one is neat, tidy, and oh-so-pretty in a...
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The most beautiful hosta in the world
15 commentsOK, so you might disagree, but I think this hosta (the one next to the azalea), in Eve and Per Thyrum's front yard in Wilmington, Delaware, is the most gorgeous hosta I've ever seen. It's called...
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Even baby plants need to be seen!
5 commentsMore groundcovers! In Liz Niebling's garden in Exeter, New Hampshire, a swath of vinca is the perfect canvas for this vase-shaped hosta. A young hosta like this can be easily lost, visually, in a...
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Who needs hostas??
5 commentsWhy spend all that money on gourmet hostas when you can just go down to the local garden center and buy a 6-pack of cabbage or kale? Seriously, though, great hostas are expensive. While you build...
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READER PHOTO: A simple combo with big impact
2 commentsToday's GPOD is from Mindy Arbo of the Cotton-Arbo retum in Winchester, Massachusetts. Mindy says: "This striking combination of Hosta 'Sum and Substance' and Chelone 'Hot Lips' comes from the...
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