Design: Ground Covers
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Design2 Native Sedges to Replace Your Grass Lawn
Reducing or replacing traditional turfgrass lawns with sustainable substitutes is a hot topic in today’s world of ecological gardening. A few species of Carex are uniquely poised to serve as…
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DesignTingshu’s Front Garden in Late Summer
Hi GPODers! We're back in the gardens of Tingshu Hu in Dunstable, Massachusetts. In case you missed it, yesterday we got a late summer look at her back gardens. Today,…
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Design3 Great Lawn-Alternative Design Ideas for the Pacific Northwest
There is nothing quite like a lawn to really set off a planting bed. A frame is created with the grass below and the sky above. I have a dog,…
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DesignBitterroot Secret Garden Tour: Meticulously Maintained Urban Garden
Hi GPODers! In case you missed it yesterday, this week we're on a five-day, virtual Bitterroot Secret Garden Tour™ courtesy of the Tour's president, Kielian DeWitt. Yesterday we visited the…
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DesignTingshu’s Low Maintenance Garden in Massachusetts
Hi GPODers! Today we're looking at a garden project sent in from Tingshu Hu in Dunstable, Massachusetts. Tingshu has shared other parts of her garden in the past, be sure…
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DesignA Different Strategy for a Sloped Garden in Pennsylvania
Hi GPODers! Today we're revisiting a garden we first saw back in 2019. Deborah McQuiston first shared her very wooded, sloped mountain during the fall with lots of fabulous foliage…
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DesignPerfect Plants for Slopes
We design gardens in northwestern Connecticut’s Litchfield Hills, and many of our clients’ properties have sections that are rocky and steep. Embracing the unique contours of each site, we have…
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DesignDesign Ideas for Managing Rainwater in Your Garden
Whenever I am working to resolve water problems in a landscape, I must acknowledge that water will always win. The best we can do is creatively direct it toward the…
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DesignThe Best Ground-Cover Plants for Attracting Pollinators
Although pollinator populations are diminishing worldwide due to habitat loss, climate change, pesticides, and disease, gardeners can slow this decline through cultivating and maintaining safe environments where winged garden visitors…
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DesignTips for Installing and Caring for a Pollinator Garden
Choosing a palette of plants that will sustain pollinators throughout the growing season is a great start. However, the way you plant and care for your selections can provide additional…
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