Midwest - Page 3 of 72 - Fine Gardening

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    Native Plants for Summer Interest in the Midwest

    Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata Zones: 3–9 Size: 1 to 2½ feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; adaptable to a wide range of…

  • pollinator garden with coneflower
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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…

  • patio with small garden beds and containers surrounding
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    GPOD Vignettes: Small Gardens with Big Impacts

    Happy Friday GPODers, and welcome to our second installment of GPOD Vignettes! In case you missed it, check out our first installment of this series here: GPOD Vignette #1. When…

  • wooden garden arch covered in climbing plants
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    Fabulous Flowers in Anna’s Wisconsin Garden

    Hi GPODers! Today we're off to Wisconsin to get an update from Anna Tsai's garden (you can check out earlier posts of Anna's garden here: 21 Years of Hard Gardening…

  • Japanese style courtyard garden
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    The Small World of a Japanese-Style Courtyard Garden

    Hi GPODers! Today we've got an incredible garden story from a frequent GPOD contributor that is a demonstration of how magically small our big world can be. Bas Suharto has…

  • tiered garden beds with veggies and pollinator plants
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    Claire’s Garden Renovation in Minneapolis

    Happy Monday GPODers—hope you all had a fabulous weekend and, for those of us facing heat waves, are staying cool!! When starting a restoration, renovation, or upgrade project it can…

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    Flower Beauty Shots from Sarah’s Garden in Minnesota

    Hey GPODers! Today we're taking a different look at a garden, an up-close perspective of the flowers Sarah Oneil grows in her Minnesota garden. I stumbled on your article and…

  • close up of fringed tulips
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    Spring in Alice’s Ontario Garden

    Hi GPODers! Today we're getting an update from a frequent GPOD contributor, Alice Fleurkens in Ontario. This is Alice again, from Sweaburg, Ontario. Here are some recent pictures of my…

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    Not Only Violets Are Blue: Part 2

    Hey GPODers! In case you missed yesterday's post, we're swimming in a sea of blue, thanks to the many early bloomers from Kathy Schreurs's fantastic garden in Iowa. It’s been…

  • yellow tulips next to Virginia bluebells
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    Not Only Violets Are Blue: Part 1

    Hi GPODers! Wednesdays can bring on the midweek blues, but Kathy Schreurs is helping us see "blue" in a whole new light. I’m Kathy Schreurs from northwest Iowa, where our…