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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  • garden in spring with tree covered in pink flowers and yellow tulips
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    Zone 4 Beauty

    Today we’re visiting with Matthew Kunnari, who gardens in chilly Zone 4 in northern Minneapolis. Grass flowers are wind pollinated, so they lack the showy large petals of those that…

  • close up of tiny Japanese primrose flowers
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    GPOD on the Road: Bog Garden at Hatley Castle

    We’re traveling with Cherry Ong today, going through time as well as in space to visit the bog garden at Hatley Castle. The castle is a historic site in Victoria,…

  • close up of Flame azalea with orange flowers
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    Hot Flowers Worth Growing

    January is a good time to look back at other times in the garden, and today, with the winter cold and snow all around, I thought I’d take a look…

  • close up of light pink flowers with yellow centers
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    Unusual Beauties From Wiley

    Today’s photos are from Wiley Bennett in Charlotte, North Carolina. Shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia, Zones 4–8) is a beautiful and not too commonly grown native wildflower. Tiarella cordifolia (Zones 4–9)…

  • large bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers
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    Tracy’s Flower Farm

    Hi, I'm Tracy Sundby—mom, wife, homemaker, and avant gardener extraordinaire in Stanwood, Washington. These last two years have brought a profound awakening to my soul. I became a mother, battled…

  • bridge over small creek that leads to tropical villa
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    GPOD on the Road: Radjagaluh, Indonesia

    Today’s photos are from Bas Suharto and were taken on a trip to Indonesia. (For photos of Bas's beautiful front garden, check out Parterre Garden in Ottawa) I stayed a…

  • close up of container with statue and white flowers
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    GPOD on the Road: Toronto Garden Tour

    On this cold wintery day, we’re looking back to early summer when frequent GPOD contributor Cherry Ong was visiting Toronto and went on some garden tours. Enjoy this beautiful, inspiring…

  • close up of purple lace-cap hydrangea
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    Remembering Hydrangea Season

    Today we’re going back to June with Carla Zambelli Mudry, looking at some photos from hydrangea season in her garden in Malvern, Pennsylvania. I have a deep love for hydrangeas.…

  • small white flowers covered in water droplets
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    Winter in Andy’s Garden

    My name is Andy Schenck, and I garden in Malvern, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia) in Zone 6B/7 (depending on the winter). My garden is called Look Again Garden (named…

  • drooping purple flower in front of tiny pink flowers
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    Jim’s Portland Garden

    Today we’re in Portland, Oregon, visiting Jim Rondone’s beautiful garden. While the more widely planted eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis, Zones 5–9) is native to the eastern half of North America,…