mid-atlantic - Fine Gardening

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    Designing a Unique Garden Fence

    Fences are to landscapes as dental plans are to general health insurance in the United States—crucial to the integrity of the whole but treated like a stand-alone issue until something…

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    Michelle’s Habitat Gardens in Pennsylvania

    Hi GPODers! Yesterday we explored the joys (and beauty) of producing food through Mark's vegetable garden in Vermont (Mark’s Ornamental Vegetable Garden in Vermont). Today we're discussing another vital reason…

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    Kevin’s Pennsylvania Garden in November

    Happy Monday GPODers! We're getting an update from another frequent contributor to the blog, Kevin Kelly in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Kevin's garden is spectacular is every season, and he's been very…

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    Revisiting Carol’s Fall Garden, Part 2

    Hi GPODers! As promised, we're back in Carol Verhake's fall garden in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. After seeing a lovely array of plants with outrageous fall interest yesterday (check out Part 1…

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    Revisiting Carol’s Fall Garden, Part 1

    Hi GPODers! Since posting some past GPOD submissions in A Few Favorite Fall Gardens from GPOD and Giving Thanks to the GPOD Community, I've been thrilled to receive some updates…

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    A Dry November in Carla’s Garden, Part 2

    Hi GPODers! We're back in Carla Zambelli Mudry's garden in Malvern, Pennsylvania! Yesterday we saw the incredible fall foliage backdrop that surrounds her gardens and a taste of some of…

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    A Dry November in Carla’s Garden, Part 1

    Happy Monday GPODers! Today we're seeing how Carla Zambelli Mudry's garden is handling some uncharacteristically warm weather this fall. Carla sends regular updates on her garden in Malvern, Pennsylvania (some…

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    Highlights from Phyllis’s Garden in New Jersey

    Hi GPODers! Today we're visiting Phyllis Strohmeyer in northwestern New Jersey. Last year, Phyllis sent us a fabulous garden year-in-review (The Year That Was in Northwestern New Jersey), and she's making…

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    Plants That Can Anchor a Landscape

    While omitting anchor plants won’t cause your garden to up and float away, it can make conceptualizing your design more difficult and lead to a space that lacks good form…

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    Fran’s Two Years of Yard Upgrades

    Hi GPODers! Yesterday we saw Kathleen's incredible garden transformation, and we're continuing that theme as we look at the updates Fran Schroeder has made to her new garden in Verona,…