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  • old row boated turned into a garden bed
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    Deb’s Whimsical Garden

    Hello! This is Deb Jedynak, a Master Gardener living in Zone 6b, Holland, Michigan. Although autumn has crept in to allow summer to fade away, I'm still planting in the…

  • stained glass greenhouse at night
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    Eric’s Stained Glass Conservatory

    My name is Eric Peterson, and like most gardeners I have been into gardening since I was a child. I live on a 3,900-square-foot lot in Portland, Oregon (Zone 8b).…

  • close up of tiered garden bed with brick walls
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    Late Summer in Patsy’s Garden

    We’re visiting with Patsy LaHue today. My husband and I (80 and 84) have been gardening in Grand Junction, Colorado, since 1976, when the hill was nothing but 2,000 elm…

  • three-level fountain in the middle of this small garden
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    An Unexpected Garden

    Nicki Snoblin in Lake Bluff, Illinois, found a wonderful little treasure to share with us. Today I would like to share some photos of a tiny garden in an unexpected…

  • close up of light pink asiatic lilies
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    Bulbs (and Bulblike Plants) in Susan’s Garden

    Today we’re in St. Paul, Minnesota, visiting with Susan Warde. Tulips don’t do well for me, and I don’t have many daffodils, but here’s a seasonal tour of some bulb…

  • close up of pink allium and coneflowers
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    Rachel’s Illinois Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Rachel, a gardener and artist living in Elgin, Illinois (Zone 5b). She moved in 2022 to 1.5 acres and is in the process of designing and…

  • combinations for fall containers
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    Cold-Weather Combinations for Fall Containers

    I don’t agree with gardeners who think fall and winter is the time to throw in the towel. Oncoming cooler weather tells me it’s time to find a warm place…

  • close up of garden bed with white hydrangea and red, yellow, and orange flowers
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    GPOD on the Road: Return to the Bellevue Botanic Garden

    A few weeks ago, frequent GPOD contributor Cherry Ong took us along on her visit to Bellevue Botanical Garden in Bellevue, Washington (GPOD on the Road: Bellevue Botanical Garden) but…

  • several monarch butterflies on goldenrods
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    Favorite Natives of the Year

    Today’s photos are from Joseph in Indiana. As we get into fall, I find myself always looking back on the plants I’ve seen that I’d like to add to my…

  • How to Handle Common Houseplant Pests
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    How to Handle Common Houseplant Pests

    Outdoors, pest populations are kept in check by rain and diseases and by birds, beneficial insects, and other predators; indoors, however, plant pests can proliferate very quickly with nothing to…