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    Garden Redesign in Massachusetts

    Today Julie Esteves, a garden designer in Massachusetts, is sharing a garden she restored for Susan Lemkau in Osterville, Massachusetts. We were hired to restore her garden starting last fall,…

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    Spring in North Georgia

    Today we're visiting with Bonnie Plikaytis. Here are a few images of spring arriving in our Zone 7 woodland garden in North Georgia. Nothing denotes spring as much as the…

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    Flowers from Clay

    My name is Beth O'Brien, and I live in a Zone 6b location in Fort Erie, Ontario. We purchased this new home five years ago, and the yard was a…

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    Dani’s Garden in Germany

    Today we’re off to Laufersweiler, Germany, to see Dani’s beautiful garden. I am sending some photos of my little rose garden. I am an American living in Germany and have…

  • 5 Tips for a Better Garden
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    5 Tips for a Better Garden

    Winning Tip: Gardening is entertaining too I discovered a new use for an old entertainment center—a raised garden bed. As you can see from the photo, I laid the entertainment…

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    Protect Your Arms from Garden Injuries with Kevlar Sleeves

    Dealing with cuts and scratches in the garden was a daily occurrence that I accepted decades ago. It comes with the territory, right? Well, not since I discovered these amazing…

  • A Garden Cart You Can Count On
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    A Garden Cart You Can Count On

    I have used both the midsize and large garden carts from Carts Vermont for years and have been extremely impressed by their durability and usefulness. You can pile these carts…

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    This Garden Knife Gets Better With Age

    The first tool I bought as a novice gardener was a carbon-steel hori hori, or Japanese digging knife, just like the one from Hardwick & Sons. Practically indestructible, mine (pictured)…

  • Shrubs for Small Spaces in the Southern Plains
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    Shrubs for Small Spaces in the Southern Plains

    Mark Weathington, director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, discusses several small shrub varieties that provide big interest in a petite package as…

  • It works on many levels. “The Ruins” is impressive from afar. But once you get close enough to notice the delicate interplay of forms, textures, and colors among the plants and hardscape, you understand that this is more than just a cool water feature.
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    Make the Garden an Experience

    We have all had them: instances in a garden when we just stop. And the words that jump to the front of our minds include “wow,” or “yes,” or “oh…