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ArticleREADER PHOTO! It’s a bouncing baby…mantid! Or 500…
Today's photo is from Rebecca Sweet in Los Altos, California. She says, "Every spring we buy a praying mantis nest at our local nursery, hoping it hatches and provides us…
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ArticleThere’s an anteater in the garden!
In the garden of Randy Bolin and Tom Nelson in Oakland, California, an anteater munches away amongst the pots on the deck. It's these little details that make a garden…
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ArticleGold Glows in the Dark
The eye-catching contrast provided by gold-foliaged plants can be used to brighten shady spots or planting of dark flowers and foliage. In Robert Clark's Oakland, California, garden, golden sedge...
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ArticleREADER PHOTO: Artichokes are bold and beautiful!
Today's GPOD is from Laura Livengood Schaub in San Jose, California. She says, "Artichokes are a beautiful winter perennial in Northern California, growing 5'-6' tall with large gray-green leaves...
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ArticleDressing up a staircase
At Filoli in California, this simple concrete and brick staircase is dressed up and defined by a seasonal display of potted tulips. This is a great way to liven up…
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ArticleREADER PHOTO: A second show for a spectacular tulip
Today's photo is from Rebecca and Emily Sweet in Los Altos, California. Rebecca says: "While helping me get ready for a huge garden party last week, Emily, my 14-year-old daughter,…
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ArticleREADER PHOTO: Poor, tortured trees…
Today's photo is from Susan Morrison in California's San Francisco Bay area. She says: "This house is in the older part of my neighborhood and unfortunately a lot of the…
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ArticleOld world charm in a California garden
Filoli is one of California's most famous and beautiful estates. Its spring display is classic and spectacular. To see how Filoli was the inspiration for another, more casual California garden,…
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ArticleA tumble of cool clematis softens hot hardscape
Among the many delights of Cornerstone Gardens in sun-drenched Sonoma, California, is this stucco wall and metal gate softened by an exuberant tumble of purple clematis blooms. Welcome to the…
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ArticleMedusa, garden-style
Garden designer Michelle Derviss created both the planter and the planting for this edgy container composition in her Novato, California, garden. Welcome to the Fine Gardening Garden Photo of the…
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