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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  • bright pink begonias growing underneath various shade plants
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    Late Summer in Michigan

    Today we’re in Nella’s Michigan garden. Usually my spring garden is my favorite. It's a lovely welcome to the new gardening season after a cold, gray Michigan winter. This year…

  • birdbath with pink and purple astilbes and yellow daylilies
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    Bath Time! (for Birds)

    Today’s photos are from Susan Warde in St. Paul, Minnesota (Zone 4b). I love ponds and waterfalls and fountains but don’t want to deal with the work they entail. So…

  • swallowtail butterfly on an ironweed with bright purple flowers
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    End of Summer in Carla’s Garden, Part 2

    Today we’re back in Carla Z. Mudry’s garden in Malvern, Pennsylvania, celebrating the blooms of the end of summer. Azaleas (Rhododendron hybrids, Zones 6–9) are traditionally a feature of spring…

  • container plantings of shade plants under a tree
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    End of Summer in Carla’s Garden

    We’re in Malvern, Pennsylvania, today, visiting with Carla Z. Mudry. She’s reflecting on the tail end of summer in her garden. The summer has flown by! It has been a…

  • close up of garden bench with mass planting of pink and white flowers surrounding
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    GPOD on the Road: Bellevue Botanical Garden

    Friend of the GPOD Cherry Ong is taking us along today to visit Bellevue Botanical Garden in Bellevue, Washington. The flowers and glaucus leaves of Rudbeckia maxima (Zones 5–9) stand…

  • close up of peacock gladiolus with sunset behind
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    Summer in Wendy’s Garden

    Today we’re visiting Wendy’s garden in Cleveland Township in northern Michigan. In high summer, lush greenery is dotted with flowers, and there are lots of places to sit, look out,…

  • close up of begonia with red flowers in a urn container
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    Helaine’s Connecticut Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Helaine McDermott from western Connecticut. Pink hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens, Zones 3–9) blooms behind a big clump of bear's breeches (Acanthus mollis, Zones 6–9). A beautiful clump…

  • garden with bright orange and red flowers
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    Favorites in Francis’s Garden

    Today we’re visiting Francis's garden in Hartsdale, New York. My hybrid hardy hibiscus (Zones 5–9) is a cross I made with the variety ‘Kopper King’. In front a phlox (Phlox…

  • small brick circle patio with plants surrounding
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    Monica’s Florida Garden

    My name is Monica Babwah. I live in New Port Richey, Florida, with my husband and four children. I’ve been busy with landscape design for about four years, and I…

  • view of hydrangeas from other side with pink flowers in the foreground
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    Garden Party at Bill’s

    Today’s photos are from Bill Ziebarth. I live in Duluth, Minnesota, and have been gardening in this location for 26 years. This is the third time I have submitted photos…