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  • foundation plating of daffodils under window boxes with pink flowers
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    Spring in Mary’s Garden

    Today’s photos are from Mary Spencer. I thought you might enjoy a few pictures of my Westminster, Maryland, spring flowers. Named for Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark fame, lewisia…

  • clay soil
    How-To

    Healthy Soil Is at the Heart of a Thriving Garden  

    Soil is a complex structure made up of mineral solids and organic matter interwoven with aggregates and open pore spaces. The open spaces between soil particles are just as important…

  • plants to buy mid-atlantic
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    Shopping-List Plants for the Mid-Atlantic

    Little kids have Christmas. Gardeners have spring. To anyone who loves plants, this is the most wonderful time of the year. As warmer weather approaches, gardeners across the country eagerly anticipate…

  • winter garden inspiration
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    Winter Gardening: Inspiration for a Time of Wonder

    It is tempting to think of winter as a time of hibernation, but these seemingly quieter moments can be the time when a garden’s most significant changes take place. With…

  • two small dogs in a garden seating area surrounded by potted plants
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    A Passion for Growing From Seed

    Today’s photos are from Lesley Golenor. For the past 10 years, since I started gardening, growing flowers from seed has been my passion. I love experimenting with different varieties, colors,…

  • close up of blue bluestar flowers
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    Bluestars Shine in Mid-Atlantic Gardens

    Every garden needs a few all-star players on its roster, and any bluestar (Amsonia spp. and cvs., Zones 4–9) would be a great addition to your team. Best known for…

  • brown ornamental grasses and perennials in fall
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    Fall in John’s Garden

    My name is John Markowski. I garden in Zone 6B, in rural New Jersey, where I'm surrounded by deer and the soil is wet clay 24/7. Because of that, I…

  • border garden bed with orange heuchera and dark elderberry
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    Veronica’s Delaware Garden

    Today we're visiting Veronica Labate's garden. When I was a child my mother would give me Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum, Zones 4–9) to take to school for show and tell. I…

  • small garden water feature with koi fish and potted foliage plants
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    Terrie’s Urban Sanctuary

    We’re visiting with Terrie Lewine today: I live in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, in a rowhome. I call my garden the Urban Sanctuary. The garden is a work in…

  • newly planted trident maple
    How-To

    Tree Planting Tips

    When you’ve gone to the trouble of finding exactly the right tree for your garden, it makes sense that you’d want to give it every possible advantage at planting time.…