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    Plan for an Early Spring Show With Wood Anemones

    Several species of ephemeral, small understory anemones (Anemone spp. and cvs., Zones 3–11) are lumped together as the woodland or wood anemones. They include mainly European wood anemone, yellow wood…

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    Spring Comes to Massachusetts

    Today we are taking a stroll through Ellie Gilbert’s garden. Spring was a bit late this year in my Zone 6b garden in Plymouth, Massachusetts, but now that it has…

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    Permaculture Garden in France

    Today’s photos are of Brigitte Michon's “Le Jardin du 7” in a village in Bourgogne, France. The garden is a permaculture jungle full of roses, hedges, ground covers, shrubs, trees,…

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    Stephanie’s Moss Garden

    My name is Stephanie Weisser. I live in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, Zone 6b. My husband, Michael, and I have been gardening for almost 40 years. The plants are my purview, and…

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    Dora’s Swampy Oasis

    Today we’re in Jacksonville, North Carolina, visiting with Dora Compton. Here are a few pictures of my backyard oasis. Several years ago, I took an area that always stayed wet…

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    A Yard of Poison Ivy Turned Into a Flower Garden

    Today’s photos come from Jan Garrabrandt. Although it’s been a cool and windy spring in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the flowers are really putting on a show. I started my inn…

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    One-Hit Wonders

    At the GPOD, we like to have between five and ten photos for each post. But sometimes people just send in one or two photos that are great, and I…

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    Spring Into Summer: 6 Garden-Bed Designs to Try This Year

    Every garden should have something going on after spring flowers fade and before the summer show really gets going. But in some gardens, this in-between season is punctuated mainly by…

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    Natural Stone and Ground Covers Are a Great Combination

    A hardscape is always in season, and Jerry Fritz has created versions of his signature living patio for many happy clients over the years. The concept is deceptively simple: large…

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    An Idaho Garden Comes to Life

    Today’s photos come from Andrea Sawyer. I’m a longtime subscriber to Fine Gardening magazine, and I follow you on Instagram, but I’m a new fan of your Garden Photo of…