Public Gardens - Page 4 of 10

  • mass plantings of blue grape hyacinths with yellow daffodils and orange tulips
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    GPOD on the Road: Keukenhof

    Keukenhof is an iconic park in Lisse, the Netherlands. It sits in the heart of the bulb-growing region and is an over-the-top showcase of the region's most famous export. These…

  • greenhouse decorated in holiday lights and winter plants
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    Holiday Displays at Niagara Falls

    Today we’re visiting with Alice Fleurkens. We live one and half hours from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, so we decided to drive down there on a Sunday afternoon…

  • completed community forest with newly planted trees and shrubs
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    A Community Miniature Forest

    We visited Kat Kinch's new home garden recently (Heritage and Habitat), and today Kat is sharing a cool community gardening project in Ontario, where she lives. The Warkworth Little Forest…

  • inside Garfield Park Conservatory
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    GPOD on the Road: Garfield Park Conservatory

    Hello all! It is Joseph your GPOD editor here, taking you along on a recent trip I took to Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago. I’d not been there before and…

  • view of exposed logs in the hugel bed with purple flowers on top
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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…

  • upside down tree planted as a container with overflowing flowers
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    GPOD in the Road: Mendenhall Gardens

    We’re traveling with Deborah Dorman today, who is taking us to Mendenhall Gardens in Juneau, Alaska. A flurry of golden bidens flowers (Bidens ferulifolia, Zones 9–11 or as an annual)…

  • swallowtail butterfly on bright pink flowers
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    Ashland Terrace Garden

    We’re visiting with Ric McGee today. In 1999–2000 the nonprofit retirement community I directed was renovated and expanded. An avid naturalist, I designed and raised funds for a community cutting…

  • wide view of the garden at dusk
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    GPOD on the Road: Fellows Riverside Gardens

    Today we’re in Youngstown, Ohio, visiting the Fellows Riverside Gardens, a beautiful spot that is gorgeous, extensive, and completely free to all visitors thanks to a dedicated group of donors,…

  • raised garden bed full of diverse cacti
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    GPOD on the Road: Allan Gardens Conservatory

    This summer, friend of the GPOD Cherry Ong had a chance to visit the Allan Gardens Conservatory in Toronto. These are some shots from the tropical and arid houses. This…

  • wider view of the garden full of spring plants
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    GPOD on the Road: Library Gardens at HCP

    Friend of the GPOD Cherry Ong is taking us along for another visit to the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (HCP) in Victoria, British Columbia. This time we’re taking a…