Annual Flowers - Fine Gardening

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    How to Grow the Best Cut Flowers from Seed

    Recently, there has been increasing interest among home gardeners in planting the cut-flower varieties that professional flower farmers prefer. We see those gorgeous, long-stemmed blooms on social media and think,…

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    Cindy’s Top Summer Blooms Northwest Chicago

    Hi GPODers! About a month ago, we took a trip across the pond with Cindy Strickland to Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, UK. While I was compiling the assets and…

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    Julie’s Georgia Garden in Summer and Fall, Part 2

    Hi GPODers! We're back in Julie Prince's gorgeous garden in Albany, Georgia (check out Part 1 if you missed it). Here's a refresher on what Julie said about her garden…

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    Paula’s Ottawa Garden After a Wet Growing Season

    Happy Monday GPODers! We're starting the week off in a garden we've seen a couple of times in the past. Paula Brown gardens in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and creates beds,…

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    Katherine’s Balcony Garden on Lake Ontario

    Hi GPODers! I'm not sure about all of you, but my favorite part of Garden Photo of the Day is the garden diversity we get to enjoy every week. Yesterday…

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    A Profusion of Petunias in Althea’s Garden

    Hi GPODers! Today we're in Althea Bailey's garden, but her submission was a focus on a particularly colorful summer annual: petunias (Petunia cvs., annual). Whether you're filling in spots in a…

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    Annuals for a Cut Flower Garden in the Mountain West

    Annuals are a topic that elicits strong responses from many gardeners. With the word come visions of manicured plantings, most frequently including foliage obscured by a lavish floral display. While…

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    Valerie’s Greenhouse and Cutting Garden in Canada

    Hey GPODers! If you're savvy on social media and your IG feed is full of gardens that make you say, "How do they possibly do it??" You might recognize today's…

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    A Great Year for Poppies in Amanda’s Garden

    Hi GPODers! Today we're looking at the lavish bounty Amanda Benick gathered from her garden so far this year. This beautiful bouquet is a feast for the senses with vibrant…

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    July in Tingshu’s Front Garden

    We’re in Massachusetts today, visiting Tingshu Hu’s garden. Tingshu has been sharing scenes from her garden at different times of the year. Today we’ve moved into July and are looking…