Northwest - Fine Gardening

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    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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    GPOD on the Road: Garden d’Lights at Bellevue

    Happy Holidays, GPODers! The holidays often bring to mind many activities that happen outside of the garden: Big family meals, shopping for gifts, and attending holiday parties. But there are…

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    GPOD on the Road: Cherry in Nancy Heckler’s Garden, Part 1

    Happy Friday GPODers! Today we're starting another incredible garden tour series courtesy of Cherry Ong. While she frequents incredible public gardens across North America, she also connects with other avid…

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    GPOD on the Road: Fall at Heronswood Garden, Part 3

    Hi GPODers! We're ending this week back at Heronswood Garden in Kingston, Washington with Cherry Ong. A couple weeks ago, I shared her photos from two different areas in this…

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    Giving Thanks to the GPOD Community

    Happy Thanksgiving GPODers (and happy belated Thanksgiving to all of our Canadian readers)! I've been a part of building and preparing Garden Photo of the Day to send to all…

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    Karen’s Oregon Garden Through the Seasons

    Hi GPODers! Today we get to see another garden transform over the course of the last year. (If you missed yesterday's 2024 garden highlights, check that out here: Phyllis’s Garden…

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    GPOD on the Road: Fall at Heronswood Garden, Part 2

    Happy Friday GPODers! Yesterday we started Cherry Ong's series on her recent trip to Heronswood Garden in Kingston, Washington with her photos of their bog garden (Part 1). Today we…

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    GPOD on the Road: Fall at Heronswood Garden, Part 1

    Hi GPODers! In yesterday's post on Cherry Ong's sensational fall garden (A Cold but Colorful November in Cherry’s Garden), I mentioned the other series of photos she shared from the…

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    A Cold but Colorful November in Cherry’s Garden

    Hi GPODers! A few weeks ago we got to see Cherry Ong's beautiful garden in Richmond, British Columbia, as the summer was just starting to wind down in August (Cherry’s…

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    Wendy’s Fall Garden in the Okanagan Valley

    Hi GPODers! Last week we got an exciting submission from long-time GPOD reader, but first-time submitter, Cleo from Washington (Late October in Cleo’s Back Garden). It's always thrilling to get…