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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    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…

  • close up of pink Japanese anemones above variegated grass
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    Fall in Rhonda’s Garden

    We’re off to Pennsylvania today to enjoy fall in Rhonda Molin’s garden. Japanese anemones (Anemone hupehensis, Zones 4–8) are such stars of the fall garden with their abundant flowers. And…

  • 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…

  • sunset over foliage plants in a jungle garden
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    A Jungle Garden in Portland

    Today we’re in Portland, Oregon, visiting with Zeah. I've loved interesting plants since I was small, growing plants in my mother's garden and killing orchids from the yearly orchid show.…

  • close up of small orange tulips with yellow centers
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    Bulbs Worth Planting

    Hi GPODers, this is Joseph, your GPOD editor. Fall is here in my Indiana garden, which means bulb-planting time! I’ve been going through old pictures looking at some of my…

  • close up of pink climbing roses
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    GPOD on the Road: Smallhythe Place

    Cindy Strickland has shared on the GPOD before (Gardening for a Friend), and today she’s taking us along to visit a beautiful English garden. Smallhythe Place in Southeast England was…