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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  • pink white and purple lewisia growing up a stone retaining wall
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    GPOD on the Road: Government House Gardens

    Cherry Ong has visited the beautiful gardens at Government House in Victoria, British Columbia, which is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. More to our interests,…

  • large banana plant surrounded by potted plants in a courtyard
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    A Courtyard Garden by the Sea

    Steve in the UK is sharing a very cool, very small garden space with us today. My wife, Emily, and I followed our dream of moving to the seaside from…

  • stone garden path cutting through large plantings of white flowers
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    Gardening at the 45th Parallel (Zone 4b)

    Today we’re in chilly Zone 4b, visiting Susan Warde’s Minnesota garden. Before my husband and I bought our current home in 1981, we’d pass it on neighborhood walks. Gazing at…

  • large dinosaur statue in a meadow garden
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    Gardening in Altadena Meadows

    Today we’re in Altadena Meadows, California, visiting Andrea Donnellan’s beautiful garden. This is a space she created with the designer Arturo Pedroza. He designed the garden and put in the…

  • plant with large shiny leaves on side of house
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    Wayne’s California Garden

    Today we’re headed to Newbury Park, California, to visit with Wayne Jones, who has been gardening there for 30 years. Wayne’s mother was a very impressive gardener, and he is…

  • fallen rhododendron flowers around stepping stone path covered in moss
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    GPOD on the Road: Darts Hill Garden Park

    Cherry Ong is taking us on another trip, today to a beautiful public garden in Surrey, British Columbia. She says, “Been itching to visit Darts Hill Garden Park to see…

  • view of lake and mountains behind a garden lined by trees
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    Revisiting a British Columbia Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Suzanne Pearce in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. My husband, Bruce, and I submitted photos to GPOD in 2021 (Spring in British Columbia). At the…

  • close up of container planting with bright pink begonias
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    Laurel’s Gardens at a Vineyard

    Today on the GPOD we’ve got photos from Laurel Prothro, gardener at Arrington Vineyards in Nashville, Tennessee. We just went through an exhausting reset of the hardscape, removing masses of…

  • close up of pink lilies next to small white flowers
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    Gardening in Alaska, Part 2

    We’re back today visiting with Susie Zimmerman in her beautiful Fairbanks, Alaska, garden. The garden beds are planted densely and are overflowing with flowers. Just because you garden in a…

  • a lush garden bed with flowers and shrubs
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    Gardening in Alaska, Part 1

    Today we’re headed to chilly Fairbanks, Alaska, to visit with Susie Zimmerman. Here are a few shots of my garden. I’ve been at it for about 40 years (with a…