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  • growing herbs in cold frames
    How-To

    Winter Herb Gardening: Easy Herbs to Grow in a Cold Frame

    Cold frames are a great way to get a jump-start on or extend the gardening season. An easy way to get started with cold-frame growing is to put it to…

  • Design

    The Summer That Was at the 45th Parallel

    Today Susan Warde is letting us visit her St. Paul, Minnesota, garden. She was inspired by the posts from Cherry and me looking back at “the summer that was” in…

  • hollyhocks and other summer flowers
    Design

    The Summer That Was in Indiana

    Inspired by Cherry Ong’s post yesterday, this is Joseph, your GPOD editor, sharing some moments from the past summer in my northern Indiana garden. I hope you’ll send in some…

  • herbs and vegetables arranged into circle design
    Design

    Favorites from Anita’s Garden

    We’re in Yorkville, Illinois, visiting with Anita Drendel again. We saw some photos of her garden in the GPOD recently, and she’s back to share more of her favorites from…

  • close up of moth on bright yellow coreopsis flowers
    Design

    Anita’s Illinois Garden

    We’re visiting with Anita Drendel today. I garden in Yorkville, Illinois. I have about 20 different garden areas, including six 3-foot tall raised garden beds for my vegetables. Huge flower…

  • cascading plants
    Design

    Cascading Woody Plants for the Midwest

    Softening tall or craggy surfaces are situations that seldom come up in my design practice, as I work in environments that are typically rather flat. There are times, however, when…

  • close up of sedum with variegated foliage and yellow flowers
    Design

    Deb’s Whimsical Garden, Part 2

    Welcome back to Deb Jedynak’s garden in Holland, Michigan, where she loves pushing zones and getting creative with containers and designs. The pure white petals of this beautiful lily (Lilium…

  • old row boated turned into a garden bed
    Design

    Deb’s Whimsical Garden

    Hello! This is Deb Jedynak, a Master Gardener living in Zone 6b, Holland, Michigan. Although autumn has crept in to allow summer to fade away, I'm still planting in the…

  • another view of stepping stone path and surrounding plants
    Design

    Building a Garden With Bas

    Today we’re off to Canada to visit with Bas Suharto. I built this garden for Ms. Jeanette in Orleans, Ontario. It started July 5, 2023, from a simple sketch. I…

  • three-level fountain in the middle of this small garden
    Design

    An Unexpected Garden

    Nicki Snoblin in Lake Bluff, Illinois, found a wonderful little treasure to share with us. Today I would like to share some photos of a tiny garden in an unexpected…