Garden Photo of the Day

The Garden Photo of the Day (GPOD) is a daily blog that features new, inspirational garden images each weekday morning. Over the years, it’s become the first thing thousands of gardeners read with their morning coffee. Think of it as your morning shot of green, garden-y goodness!

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    Van’s Garden

    Today’s photos come from Linda Kennedy, who is taking us all on a visit to her talented gardening friend in Dallas. Van Johnson has become the gardening guru here in…

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    A Garden for Butterflies in Maryland

    Today’s photos come from garden designer James Dillon. Attached are pictures of a garden I designed pro bono for the Monarch Alliance (a nonprofit in Washington County, Maryland). The garden…

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    Margherita’s Garden in Ithaca

    Welcome to Margherita Fabrizio’s garden in, Ithaca, New York. Hello from Central New York State, where this glorious dahlia has been blooming since about mid-August. I have actually grown it…

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    Robin’s Favorite Plants of the Year

    Robin Thistle sent in these images from her New Jersey garden. I have been gardening for 40 years and always had a passion for plants, inspired by my father‘s farming…

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    Garden Photography: Beauty Is in the Details

    Today’s photos are from Dave Barkley in South Riding, Virginia, who sent in these intimate portraits of beautiful flowers. A yellow pansy laden with dew Another close-up of a dew-laden…

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    Woodland Garden in Maryland

    I’m Mary Spencer, and I live in Carroll County, Maryland. We have lived on this beautiful lot for 21 years, and I have been gardening for as long. We love…

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    Gardening on a Balcony

    Today we’re visiting with Cynthia Strickland. We visited her former garden in St. Louis before, but today she’s showing us her current gardening setup on her balcony in Raleigh, North…

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    The Garden in Transition to Fall

    Today we’re visiting with Kathy Witt in Nashville. I plant, therefore, I photograph! It helps me find joy in the little things. September is a month of transitional warm and…

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    Four Decades in a Garden

    I'm Rebecca Cullen, and I have lived in the same house in New Jersey, Zone 7, for 41 years. Having a passion for gardening has allowed me to continue even…

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    Butterflies and Other Garden Visitors

    Sheryl McHugh from Blythewood, South Carolina, sent in these incredible shots of visitors to her garden. A black swallowtail butterfly feeds on nectar from an azalea blossom. Like many butterflies,…