Shade - Fine Gardening
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Great Native Perennials that Are Easy to Grow Almost Anywhere
Got a challenging location in your garden? You’re not alone. I have never encountered a landscape without at least one area that is difficult for growing plants. Mine is a…
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GPOD Vignettes: Containers and Arrangements
Hi GPODers, and happy Friday! I’m back with another installment of GPOD Vignettes, a compilation of submissions too short for their own post but still worthy of sharing. To catch…
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Lynn’s Garden in Ontario
Hi GPODers! We started our week in Alice's Ontario garden, and we're staying in the province to visit Lynn Fournier and her lush landscape. She transformed her garden into a…
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6 Questions Garden Designers Ask Before They Plan a New Garden
There are six essential survey questions I ask my clients before beginning any design project. I find that these can help focus priorities and hone in on likes or dislikes—all…
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Silvia’s Garden in Pittsburgh
Happy Monday GPODers! We're starting the week off in Pennsylvania, visiting Silvia Speyer's lush gardens full of flowers and an array of fantastic foliage. My 1/4 acre garden is located…
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“Pandemic Gardeners” Four Years on in Rhode Island
Happy Monday GPODers! As I'm sure most of us remember, when we were all encouraged to stay at home during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic just a few years…
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Great Perennial Plants for Shady Garden Containers in the Pacific Northwest
Shade gardens are some of the most beautiful and rewarding gardens you can create. No one can resist the cool welcome that dappled areas of the landscape offer in the…
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A Spring to Remember in Bonnie’s North Georgia Garden
Happy Monday GPODers! Today's submission is an extra treat for me because we're getting an update from Bonnie Plikaytis and her incredible woodland garden in north Georgia. Back in early…
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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.…
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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…