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    Sue’s Pennsylvania Garden

    Sue McCreary is sharing their garden with us today. I live in North East, Pennsylvania, a small town in northwestern Pennsylvania, Zone 5A. My husband and I have been gardening…

  • grandchild in the garden
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    Gardening Through a Difficult Year

    Today we’re in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada, visiting with Kim Herdman. The year 2020 was very stressful for everyone with the pandemic, and for us the pandemic just made…

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    Mike and Brenda’s Ohio Garden

    This is the two-acre garden of Mike and Brenda Snider in central Ohio. As we head toward our second spring of the pandemic, we are reviewing pictures of the past…

  • 6 Amazing Small Trees
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    6 Amazing Small Trees

    Trees are critical backbones in a landscape and likely the biggest plant investment you’ll ever make because they generally have large price tags. Also, trees don’t transplant well once they’re…

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    Robin’s Ohio Garden

    My name is Robin Leja, and I live and garden in Pickerington, Ohio. I call my place Robin's Nest, and I maintain a blog called Life in Robin's Nest, which…

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    Laurie’s House Full of Plants

    Snowed in? Tired of winter? Well, today we’re visiting Laurie Fischer's house, which is full of beautiful houseplants! I love this image Laurie sent in of blooming, thriving plants inside—in…

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    Heather’s Vermont Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Heather Kelman. I have been gardening in northern Vermont since 2007. When my husband and I were looking to purchase a house here, mature gardens were…

  • Evening Rose Hardy hibiscus
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    Hardy Hibiscus for the Northern Plains

    Each year the National Garden Bureau chooses a bulb, annual, perennial, edible, and shrub to be featured in its “Year of the” program to draw attention to unique plants and…

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    Gardening with Caliche Soil in the Southern Plains

    How many times have you heard gardeners lament the presence of caliche in their soil? If you live in the Southern Plains or the desert Southwest, it’s likely you’ve heard…

  • Pendula Bruns weeping Serbian spruce
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    Columnar Conifers for the Midwest

    The different forms of otherwise well-known conifers offer gardeners the opportunity to experiment. These conifers can be part of a composition, serve as anchoring components, act as screens, or be…