Early Spring - Fine Gardening
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Design
Early Spring Flowers in Carla’s Garden, Part 1
Happy Monday GPODers! I'm thrilled to start the week with our next dose of 2025 spring color! These early spring bloomers were shared by friend-of-the-blog Carla Zambelli Mudry in Malvern,…
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Spring Has Sprung in Daniel’s California Garden
Hi GPODers! The official first day of spring is only a couple of days away, but depending on where you live you might still be dealing with snow or already…
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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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‘Royal Blue’ European Wood Anemone Is an Early Spring Gem
Spring! There’s no time of year I like more. After I’ve been wallowing through the doldrums of winter for months, my anticipation is palpable. Waiting with bated breath for all…
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Design
Native Spring Shows
It's Joseph in Northern Indiana here today. As spring arrives, so many of our gardens are full of daffodils and tulips and other examples of spring-blooming species from around the…
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March in Carla’s Garden
We’re in Malvern, Pennsylvania, today, visiting Carla Zambelli Mudry’s garden and seeing how early March looked there. March 2024 so far is roaring in like a lion. There is rain…
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Beauties in Carol’s Garden
We recently visited Carol’s winter garden in Hendersonville, North Carolina (Carol's Winter Garden), and today we’re headed back to see more of her beauties. Carol has been gardening here since…
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Visiting Spring in North Carolina
Hi GPODers—it's your editor, Joseph, here. Last week I took a trip down from my home in northern Indiana to Raleigh, North Carolina, and got a little prelude of spring.…
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How-To
Reader Tips for Simplifying Early Spring Chores
Here’s the scoop on top-dressing I prefer to top-dress my flower beds while my perennials are napping safely underground, but I often find myself doing this while the plants are…
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Design
Spring in Mary’s Garden
Today’s photos are from Mary Spencer. I thought you might enjoy a few pictures of my Westminster, Maryland, spring flowers. Named for Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark fame, lewisia…