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Lynn’s Garden in Ontario
Hi GPODers! We started our week in Alice's Ontario garden, and we're staying in the province to visit Lynn Fournier and her lush landscape. She transformed her garden into a…
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GPOD on the Road: Old Montreal
Hello GPODers! A couple weeks back, friend-of-the-blog Cherry Ong brought us along on a recent trip to Montreal Botanical Garden, particularly to their serene Chinese Garden (if you missed it,…
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Color Coordinating in Susan’s Front Garden
Hello GPODers! Today we're back in the garden of Susan Warde in St. Paul, Minnesota. Susan has shared various aspects of her gorgeous garden several times in the past (see…
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GPOD on the Road: Gardens Around Niagara
Happy Friday, GPODers! Last summer I went on a bucket-list trip, taking my camper van from my home state of Connecticut across Canada to Vancouver Island, and back across the…
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New Creations From a Window Box Expert
Hi GPODers! Today's submission is short and sweet, but when I saw these photos pop up in the GPOD inbox I recognized the design aesthetic instantly and knew I had…
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A Purple Plant Palette in Asheville, NC
Happy Friday, GPODers! It's safe to say that every gardener has a particular penchant for color. Whether it's a riot of color combinations (flowers and foliage in every hue and…
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Best of the GPOD: Creative Containers
We’re looking back again today at some of the best GPOD posts from the past, and today the theme is containers! There is so much room to be creative and…
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Container Before and After
Cherry Ong has shared these photos of a container she created for her garden in Richmond, British Columbia, last summer. She used a big container, about 32 inches in diameter,…
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Boost Your Garden’s Brilliance with These Spectacular Plant Pairings
Many plants that deliver high visual impact are rambunctious. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they are aggressive, but when planted in masses (or sometimes singly) they can get out of…
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3 Strategies for Designing a Garden That Will Make an Impact for Years
Years ago I remember telling a landscape architect friend that I wanted to put together a talk about everything I’ve done wrong (in gardening rather than my personal life—that saga…