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    GPOD on the Road: Gardens Around Niagara

    Happy Friday, GPODers! Last summer I went on a bucket-list trip, taking my camper van from my home state of Connecticut across Canada to Vancouver Island, and back across the…

  • mass plantings of Camassia in the shade of a tree
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    GPOD on the Road: Wendy’s Spring Trip to Chanticleer

    Hey GPODers! We're hitting the road again and today's photos come from Wendy Quereau (see her garden here A Garden Full of Favorites). In a slight twist to our typical…

  • tulips of various colors growing under a shrub
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    Lee’s Tulips in Mohawk Valley

    We couldn't have spring here at GPOD without an update from Lee and his fabulous tulips in New York. Lee is a GPOD regular who often shares beautiful and creative…

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    Native Plants That Do Well in Poor Soils

    If only every garden was blessed with free-draining, loamy soil with the perfect pH and balance of nutrients. Life would be so easy and the choice of plants gloriously abundant.…

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    Guidelines for Building a Rock Garden

    Last fall, this column featured Showy Native Plants for Rocky Soils. Not included in that plant palette were rock gardens. While similar in that the plants for such spaces require…

  • Deinanthe caerulea
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    5 Unusual Blooming Perennials for Shade

    When we think “shade,” we typically think foliage. And when we do think of flowering perennials for shade, the same old ones come to mind, such as astilbe (Astilbe spp.…

  • garden patio next to a small man-made pond
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    Sheila’s Vermont Garden in Spring

    Yesterday we explored the wild side of Vermont with Sheila, today she's sharing what spring looks like in her garden. I garden in northern Vermont, Zones 4–5 and recently took…

  • close up of rattlesnake calathea
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    GPOD on the Road: Hershey Gardens, Part 2

    Happy Friday, GPODers! We're wrapping up this week with some bonus pictures from my trip last year to Hershey Gardens. After checking out the endless rose varieties and meandering through…

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    GPOD on the Road: Hershey Gardens, Part 1

    Hi GPODers! As an avid traveler, I'm more than happy to continue Joseph's "On the Road" series and feature gorgeous gardens you and I have experienced while traveling or exploring…

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    Plants That Tolerate Sun and Shade in Your Region

    If gardeners had three wishes, at least one of them would likely be to ask for sunlight conditions in their landscape that would perfectly match their design sensibility and plant…