uncommon plants - Fine Gardening
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Design
Nancy’s Oregon Garden in Fall
Hi GPODers! We're visiting Nancy Sarpola in Corvallis, Oregon today, and diving into another incredible fall garden. Nancy has submitted her garden several times over the years (December in an Oregon…
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Design
Fascinating Finds in Florida
Happy Friday GPODers! I was recently scrolling through some old photos and hit a batch I had taken on a trip to Florida at the beginning of 2022. For anyone…
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Design
Making the Most of a Small Garden
When Dan Pilla envisioned his first home, he saw “acres and acres of land with mature trees, pristine lawns, and lush gardens.” However, when the reality of home prices kicked…
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Design
Not Your Ordinary White Flowers
Today’s photos are from Lynette Rodriguez. My husband and I garden professionally in northern Illinois, Zone 5b. Together we have more than 60 years of gardening experience ranging from general…
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How-To
Shade Gardening: How to Plant Under Mature Trees and More
In my mind, shade gardening offers the most rewarding inventory of plants to choose from. But that doesn’t mean these plants don’t come with their own set of challenges—which may…
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Design
New Hardy Shade Plants to Grow Instead of the Usual Suspects
In these socially divisive times, one should not publicly draw comparisons of the character traits between subsets of life around us. But in this instance, as I am older and…
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Design
Unusual Beauties From Wiley
Today’s photos are from Wiley Bennett in Charlotte, North Carolina. Shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia, Zones 4–8) is a beautiful and not too commonly grown native wildflower. Tiarella cordifolia (Zones 4–9)…
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Article
Unusual Fall Perennials for the Northwest
In Andy Brand's article Unusual Fall Perennials, he discusses some out-of-the-box plant picks for this spectacular time in the garden: "As we reluctantly accept the inevitable and begin preparing our…
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Article
Unusual Fall Perennials for the Southwest
In Andy Brand's article Unusual Fall Perennials, he discusses some out-of-the-box plant picks for this spectacular time in the garden: "As we reluctantly accept the inevitable and begin preparing our…
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Article
Unusual Fall Perennials for the Mountain West
In Andy Brand's article Unusual Fall Perennials, he discusses some out-of-the-box plant picks for this spectacular time in the garden: "As we reluctantly accept the inevitable and begin preparing our…