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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    GPOD on the Road: VanDusen Botanical Garden

    Cherry Ong is taking us along to a see early spring bloomers at VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, on a perfectly sunny spring day. Now that is a…

  • close up of white and red parrot tulip from above
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    Flower Close-ups From Lee’s Garden

    We’ve visited Lee’s garden in the Mohawk Valley in central New York before (Back to the Mohawk Valley), but today Lee is taking us to see it in a different…

  • close up of double-flowered daffodil
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    Daffodil Season in Carla’s Garden

    We’re visiting with frequent GPOD contributor Carla Z. Mudry in Malvern, Pennsylvannia today. Daffodils are now everywhere! It is so worth it to plant different kinds of daffodils not only…

  • close up of red texas star hibiscus flower
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    Texas Flowers

    My name is Charlona, and I garden in Houston. I love all kinds of flowers and try to garden for as many pollinators and their caterpillars as possible. I was…

  • close up of aloe flower spires from above
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    Steve’s Southern California Garden

    Today’s photos are from Steve in Southern California. You featured my garden some years back (A Drought-Tolerant California Garden), and I thought your visitors might like to see some updates…

  • grassy path through garden beds in full bloom
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    Kathy’s Iowa Garden, Part 2

    Today we're back in Sheldon, Iowa, visiting the beautiful garden Kathy Schreurs has created with her husband around their 130-year-old house. When we reworked a side yard this past year,…

  • backyard garden with birdbath and purple flowers
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    Kathy’s Iowa Garden

    I just scrolled again through Keith’s Zone 3 photos (Return to Keith's Zone 3 Garden) of his garden full of hot-colored annuals and perennials. So vibrant! Hmmm . . .…

  • large rose bushes with red flowers
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    Wendy’s Albuquerque Garden

    Hi! My name is Wendy Blair, and I’m a Master Gardener from Albuquerque, New Mexico. My family moved here from Los Angeles in 2011 and bought a home on an…

  • winter wreath behind winter container arrangements in rusty urns
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    Late Winter and Early Spring in Cherry’s Garden

    Cherry Ong often shares her travels to other gardens in our GPOD on the Road feature, but today we're in her beautiful home garden in British Columbia, looking at the…

  • bright red tulips and pink phlox planted at the edge of a retaining wall
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    Sue’s Front Garden

    Today we’re checking in with Sue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where spring has arrived. It is just the beginning of all the blooms, but after the cold and gray and brown…