Design: Perennials

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    April in Carla’s Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Carla Zambelli Mudry in Malvern Pennsylvania: Spring continues in my garden, and now the late daffodils are blooming. This is a poet’s narcissus (Narcissus poeticus, Zone…

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    Anticipating to the Colors of Summer

    Today’s photos are from Lee: The winter was a mellow one here in the Mohawk Valley in central New York State. Spring has been fairly warm but I can't wait…

  • Enlglish cottage garden densely planted with perennials and ornamental grasses
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    Best of the GPOD: Perennial Perfection

    Perennials are the heart of so many gardens, coming back year after year to fill our spaces with beautiful flowers and foliage. But because they don’t usually bloom as long…

  • long garden border bed full of flowers
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    Best of the GPOD: Before and After

    We love a good before-and-after on the GPOD. Getting to see what a gardener started with really shows the work, talent, and time that goes into creating every garden we…

  • midwest moon garden
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    Moon Garden Inspiration for the Midwest

    My wife and I are both avid gardeners, but we typically only find time to sit and enjoy the landscape at dusk or after sunset. To maximize the evening appeal…

  • container with ferns and bright orange pink and yellow flowers
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    Best of the GPOD: Creative Containers

    We’re looking back again today at some of the best GPOD posts from the past, and today the theme is containers! There is so much room to be creative and…

  • large hostas with pink and blue flowers leading to a brown house
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    Best of the GPOD: Stunning Shade Gardens

    This week we’re going to do something a little different on the GPOD: We’re going to be looking back over the years of gardens we have shared and pull out…

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    Lady Slippers in Massachusetts

    Michael C. LaFerney in Lakeville, Massachusetts, shared a few photos with us . . . . . . of some lady slippers. Okay, bad joke, but wow! That is an…

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    Underrated Flowers of Spring

    It is spring in my garden in northern Indiana, and the bulbs are showing off like crazy. Daffodils are everywhere, and tulips are poking up and getting ready to bloom.…

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    Container Before and After

    Cherry Ong has shared these photos of a container she created for her garden in Richmond, British Columbia, last summer. She used a big container, about 32 inches in diameter,…