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    Harriet’s Iris Garden

    We’re back today in Harriet Robinson’s beautiful Maine garden, today exploring her collection of irises: I started collecting irises when I joined the Maine Iris Society about 12 years ago.…

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    Plants That the Herbivores Will Avoid in the Midwest

    Fionuala Campion says in her article, Dazzling Deer-Resistant Perennials, "Though very graceful and delightful to behold in their native habitat, deer are a voracious force to reckon with in many…

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    Farewell to Wayland Gardens

    Today's photos are from Cindi Jacobs. "Timing is everything" as the saying goes, and it was our time to release our home in Wayland, Massachusetts, after 24 wonderful years. While…

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    Irises for the South

    Iris (Iris spp. and cvs., Zones 3–10) blooms are like big butterflies floating in the garden. They are so attractive that every garden should have at least one species, and…

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    For the Love of Irises

    My name is Mary Morgan. My garden is in the Sierra Nevada Mountain foothills of Northern California (about 50 miles south of Lake Tahoe as the crow flies). I had…

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    A Secret Side Garden

    Welcome to Leila Alhusaini’s beautiful garden in Kentucky. When my husband and I moved into our Richmond, Kentucky, home there was no landscaping unless you count the weeds and wild…

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    Small Space, No Problem

    Today’s photos are of Caroline Williams's Louisiana garden. (Check out her earlier post featuring a wonderful collection of tulips here.) Caroline sent in these photos of some of her container…

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    A Professional Gardener at Home

    Welcome to the home garden of Kathleen Cope in Colorado. While I garden for others to make a living, my own garden will always hold the most special place in…

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    An Artful Garden

    Today’s artful photos come from Bindy Jane French-Wright. I reside year round in a tiny house in the beautiful Georgian Bay area in Ontario, Canada. I purchased my property some…

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    Peony Extravaganza!

    Joe Koller sent in today’s photos of peonies. These photos were taken on May 27 at Alan Summers' gardens in Zone 7 in northern Maryland. He opened his gardens to…