pollinator garden - Fine Gardening
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Caroline’s Pollinator Pictures, Part 2
Hi GPODers! We're back in Caroline's Ontario garden to see more of her pollinator paradise. Check out Part 1, if you missed it yesterday, and read the paragraph below for…
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Planting Plan for a Sophisticated Pollinator Garden
When landscape designer John Magee was tasked with building a pollinator garden in this zone 7 property in Aldie, Virginia, he certainly had his work cut out for him. (See…
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A Pollinator Garden Design Offers Massive Curb Appeal
When Jeff Epping and his family first moved into their home on a quaint street in Madison, Wisconsin, the front yard was, well, less than stellar—especially for a man whose…
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A Sophisticated Garden Designed with Native Plants for Pollinators
As a landscape designer, I’m well accustomed to a challenge. So I wasn’t too worried when the homeowner of a property in Aldie, Virginia, gave me a seemingly straightforward mandate:…
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Plants Providing Winter Forage for Seed-Eating Birds
Of all the time I spend in my gardens, the moments I find most memorable and meaningful are when the garden is enjoyed by others. Though typically brief, the moments—like…
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Dawn’s Prairie Gardens and Greenhouse in Wisconsin
Hi GPODers! We're about 2 months out from spring (who's counting?), but here at GPOD we're continuing to bask in the color and warmth of last year's growing season thanks…
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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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Gardens Provide Comfort and Solace at Community Hospice House
Hi GPODers! We get so many very special submissions on Garden Photo of the Day, but this one particularly so. As evident by the title, the subject matter in this…
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Update on a Front Yard Pollinator Garden in Illinois
Hi GPODers! Today we're getting an exciting update on a project we saw the very beginning of last year. Nicki Snoblin decided to remove some of her front yard to…
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Pollinator Plants for Mid-Atlantic Gardens
Honeybees and butterflies may be the poster children for pollinator awareness, but these charismatic garden visitors actually make up a very small portion of the species that move pollen from…