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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 Stunning Fall Bouquet with Annuals

    Annuals do more than just look good in the garden; they also make excellent cut flowers for floral arrangements—especially in fall as they give it their all and put out…

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    The Best Filler Flowers for Beautiful Cut-Flower Bouquets

    They may not be the prime focus of a floral arrangement, but filler flowers can be just as important as the stars of the show in a bouquet’s overall design.…

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    Ashland Terrace Garden

    We’re visiting with Ric McGee today. In 1999–2000 the nonprofit retirement community I directed was renovated and expanded. An avid naturalist, I designed and raised funds for a community cutting…

  • Episode 112: Best Cutting Garden Flowers
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    Episode 112: Best Cutting-Garden Flowers

    In late May and June, we can’t help wandering out into the garden with a pair of shears in hand. Bringing fresh flowers into the house seems like a seasonal…

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    The Secret to Fresh Cut Flowers

    As summer sets in, gardeners start to think about cutting stems from our beds and borders to bring inside. Everyone loves to see a gorgeous vase of blooms sitting on…

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    Vintage Wall Pockets Full of Flowers

    Today we have some fun photos from Kathy Schreurs in Sheldon, Iowa. I’m going to submit some photos taken last summer. They are not your typical GPOD, although every flower…

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    Garden Bouquets from San Diego

    Today we’re off to San Diego to visit with Catherine Dickerson. One of the things I love about growing lots of flowers is the abundance of bouquets that come from…

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    Visiting a Flower Farm

    Today we’re off to Boonsboro, Maryland, to visit a beautiful flower and herb farm! It is called Native Mountain Farm, and you can see more of it by following the…

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