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Stake it to the Limit

JamesAS, member | March 20th, 20137 comments

On Spring's reluctance and staking perennials.

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Oooh Afternoon Delight!

KissMyAster, contributor | February 19th, 20131 comment

It's the perfect time of year to get away to a good greenhouse and buy yourself some plants and breathe in some warm and steamy plant-filled air. Restorative, really.

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READER PHOTOS! Irvin & Pauline's garden in California, revisited

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 15th, 201215 comments

Today's photos are from Irvin and Pauline Faria in Carmichael, California. We've been featuring their garden on the GPoD for months now, every few weeks, and I've loved having a glimpse of each...

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READER PHOTOS! Cande's garden in Iowa

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 14th, 201211 comments

Today's photos are from Cande Cerniglia in West Des Moines, Iowa. Cande says, "We’ve had a mild winter and early spring, so the spring bloomers here in central Iowa are 3-4 weeks ahead of...

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READER PHOTOS! Kielian's garden in Montana, revisited

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 3rd, 201210 comments

We featured Kielian Dewitt's garden back in December (refresh your memory HERE), and again in January, when she shared some gorgeous winter scenes with us (HERE). Today Kielian's sharing her garden...

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READER PHOTOS! Magnolias at Longwood Gardens

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | April 11th, 20124 comments

Today's photos are from Viktoria Mullin, who gardens in Connecticut. Victoria had a chance to visit Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, last month at the height of the magnolia bloom...

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READER PHOTOS! Pauline's garden in California, in spring

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | April 2nd, 20129 comments

We've visited Pauline and Irvin Faria's garden in Carmichael, California several times (refresh your memory here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), and today we have some scenes of spring from...

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READER PHOTOS: Brenda's garden in Georgia, Day 2

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | March 29th, 201214 comments

Today we're revisiting Brenda Addington's garden in Suwanee, Georgia. Yesterday we saw the bolder side of her bulb plantings, in reds and daffodil-yellows. Today we see the softer side in shades of...

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READER PHOTOS! Brenda's garden in Georgia, Day 1

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | March 28th, 201216 comments

Way back in October, we featured Brenda Addington's garden in Suwanee, Georgia, where we were wowed by her autumnal displays (refresh your memory here and here). Today we get a glimpse of SPRING in...

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READER PHOTO! A second season in a Utah garden

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | June 16th, 20116 comments

Way back on May 12th, I posted a photo from Sarah Post Lee (refresh your memory here) that showed her spring garden in St. George, Utah, that utilizes lots of winter-hardy annuals for early color...

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Winterthur primroses

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | June 3rd, 20113 comments

My trip to Pennsylvania and Delaware a couple of weeks ago coincided with the peak bloom of the candelabra-type primroses. Here's an amazing display of them at the quarry garden at Winterthur in...

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A not-so-humble hell strip

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | May 17th, 201110 comments

I pass the picturesque Bridgewater Village Store every day on my way to work, and over the years, I've been enthralled by their tiny little hell strip. Every season sees a new, striking design. This...

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READER PHOTO! Spring blues

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | March 7th, 20115 comments

Today's photo is from Julie Witmer. She says, "This two-year-old combination is planted at "Gilmore Gardens", the name we have affectionately given to our small borough lot in western Pennsylvania...

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READER PHOTO! Spring reflection

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | March 3rd, 201112 comments

I couldn't resist posting one last beautiful photo from Viktoria Mullin. I'm guessing the tree is a redbud (Cercis canadensis, USDA Hardiness Zones 4-9). Viktoria says, "This is a little spring...

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READER PHOTOS! Springtime at Chanticleer

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | March 2nd, 201110 comments

If you like's Viktoria Mullin's springtime photos from Longwood Gardens yesterday, you'll love her photos from Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania, today. Here's a taste of what we're all...

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READER PHOTOS! Springtime at Longwood

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | March 1st, 201116 comments

Today's photos are from Viktoria Mullin from Cromwell, Connecticut. She loves to visit Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania in the springtime, and wanted to share some photos she took there last spring...

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Spring Awakenings Photo Contest: Official Rules

FineGardening_Editor, editor | February 16th, 20115 comments

We're holding a photo contest for garden photos that celebrate the approach and arrival of spring. Read the official rules.

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Remember what spring feels like?

MichelleGervais, Senior Editor | January 14th, 20118 comments

Well this is what it looks like! I took this photo at a local private school in my town last May 1st. I remember what the air felt like. Unfamiliarly balmy, palpably misty, and amazing! It was like...

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