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DesignCreate 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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DesignWendy’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…
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Design2 Native Sedges to Replace Your Grass Lawn
Reducing or replacing traditional turfgrass lawns with sustainable substitutes is a hot topic in today’s world of ecological gardening. A few species of Carex are uniquely poised to serve as…
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DesignHow to Grow ‘White Cloud’ Muhly Grass, an Adaptable Native Grass
For some time, I’ve felt like Goldilocks in search of the perfect ornamental grass species: something that wasn’t too tall, too short, too colorful, with foliage that was just needle-like…
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DesignPlanting Plan for an Eco-Friendly Garden
When Jeff Lorenz and Kayla Fell first purchased their small lot in Narberth, Pennsylvania, it was overrun with invasive plants and had major issues with flooding. They transformed this area…
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DesignAlice Says Goodbye to a Special Garden: Part 1
Happy Monday GPODers! First, I want to say a huge thank you for all the kind words I got from Friday's post. The GPOD community continues to blow me away…
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DesignTingshu’s Front Garden in Late Summer
Hi GPODers! We're back in the gardens of Tingshu Hu in Dunstable, Massachusetts. In case you missed it, yesterday we got a late summer look at her back gardens. Today,…
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DesignColor Coordinating in Susan’s Front Garden
Hello GPODers! Today we're back in the garden of Susan Warde in St. Paul, Minnesota. Susan has shared various aspects of her gorgeous garden several times in the past (see…
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DesignBitterroot Secret Garden Tour: Meticulously Maintained Urban Garden
Hi GPODers! In case you missed it yesterday, this week we're on a five-day, virtual Bitterroot Secret Garden Tour™ courtesy of the Tour's president, Kielian DeWitt. Yesterday we visited the…
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DesignGPOD Vignettes: A Succulent Front Yard, New Blooms from a Zesty Plant, and a Compost Cake
Happy Friday GPODers! We're doing something a little different today, I'm starting a new series I'm calling "GPOD Vignettes". We often get submissions that are a little too short for…
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