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Barb’s Garden Habitat
Hi. I am Barb Mrgich, a Master Gardener from Adams County, Pennsylvania. I have gardened on the same land in Zone 6B for 34 years. For the past 10 years,…
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Winter Gardening: Inspiration for a Time of Wonder
It is tempting to think of winter as a time of hibernation, but these seemingly quieter moments can be the time when a garden’s most significant changes take place. With…
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Nancy Ondra’s Pennsylvania Garden
Today’s photos are from Nancy Ondra. Hayefield, my homestead in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, began over 20 years ago, when I built a log cabin on a minimally managed hayfield on…
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Bluestars Shine in Mid-Atlantic Gardens
Every garden needs a few all-star players on its roster, and any bluestar (Amsonia spp. and cvs., Zones 4–9) would be a great addition to your team. Best known for…
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Fall in Carol’s Garden
Today we’re visiting with Carol Verhake. It's been a while since I submitted photos of my garden, but I've been impressed with the fall color display this year and felt…
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Fall in Carla’s Garden
Today’s photos are from Carla Zambelli Mudry in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It was a beautiful late October day after several gloomy days. I’ve been busy in the garden, and I even…
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A Hugel Garden
My name is Syd Carpenter. I am a home gardener in Philadelphia. Two years ago the Woodmere Art Museum asked me to design a garden for their site. Along with…
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Grasses and Other Fall Beauties
Today we’re in the garden of Thomas Mrazik in Worcester, Pennsylvania. Here is a photo from my home garden meadow, Goodly Gardens (Zones 6/7). In the midst of fall the…
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Veronica’s Delaware Garden
Today we're visiting Veronica Labate's garden. When I was a child my mother would give me Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum, Zones 4–9) to take to school for show and tell. I…
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Terrie’s Urban Sanctuary
We’re visiting with Terrie Lewine today: I live in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, in a rowhome. I call my garden the Urban Sanctuary. The garden is a work in…