Cacti and Succulents - Fine Gardening

  • Episode 172: Focal Points with Susan Morrison
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    Episode 172: Focal Points with Susan Morrison

    Susan Morrison, owner and principal designer at Creative Exteriors Landscape Design, has created hundreds of gardens in California’s East Bay area. Her designs incorporate comfortable outdoor rooms into landscapes of all…

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    Create Outdoor Rooms That Feel Open, Inviting, and Perfectly Secluded

    Finding ways to make garden spaces feel set apart and sheltered is an essential strategy in neighborhoods where homes are close together. On my own small lot, I replaced the…

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    Cherry’s August Garden

    Happy Friday GPODers! We're ending the week with an update from frequent GPOD contributor, Cherry Ong. Cherry sends us so many fabulous photos of her travels to gardens across Canada…

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    Grow a Halloween Garden with These Spooky Plants

    As the garden season wraps up and kids are selecting their Halloween costumes with visions of tricks and treats, there are some neat, spooky plants that can be enjoyed in…

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    A Botanical Bucket-List Bloom

    Happy Monday GPODers! First, I want to thank everyone for their feedback on my experimental post on Friday. Overall, I got the sense that we most enjoy hearing more from…

  • sempervivums and black mondo grass
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    Holly’s Denver Garden

    Hi GPODers! Today we're heading to the Rockies and checking out a sensational alpine garden. However, Holly Culp didn't always garden at high altitudes and a lot needed to learn…

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    Building a Rock Garden 101

    Rock gardens are ideally suited for experimentation. The pockets and crevices between rocks are like a horticultural laboratory, providing microclimates where specialized plants produce a kaleidoscope of interest throughout the…

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    8 Inspired Drought-Tolerant Plant Combinations for a Water-Wise Landscape

    Drought-tolerant plant combinations don’t need to be dry and boring. Xeriscaping, or designing a landscape to use as little water as possible, can be done while still maintaining a beautiful…

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    Great Perennial Plants for Shady Garden Containers in the Pacific Northwest

    Shade gardens are some of the most beautiful and rewarding gardens you can create. No one can resist the cool welcome that dappled areas of the landscape offer in the…

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    GPOD on the Road: Fascinating Finds From Florida

    Happy Friday GPODers! We're going tropical today and taking a look at some plant highlights from a recent trip I took to Delray Beach, Florida. I'm a strong believer that…