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!

More Info on Submitting

Get the GPOD delivered fresh each day to your email.

  • garden pond with waterlilies and surrounded by conifers
    Garden Photo of the Day

    GPOD on the Road: Abkhazi Garden

    Cherry Ong is taking us to visit Abkhazi Garden in Victoria, British Columbia. These photos are from a trip she took there this spring. Japanese maples (Acer palmatum, Zones 5–9)…

  • large planting of Rudbeckia flowers in foreground of garden beds
    Garden Photo of the Day

    Tom’s Garden ABCs

    Today’s photos are from Tom. Hello from Zone 6 near Buffalo, New York! I’ve been growing with my garden for more than two decades, and my garden has been a…

  • garden bed with lots of different hosta varieties and pink flowers
    Garden Photo of the Day

    Hosta Collectors in Michigan

    Today we’re in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with Sharon and Michael Darga. When we moved into our home in 1982, the backyard was overgrown with scrub and poison ivy. Through years…

  • greenhouse at night surrounded by flowers of different colors
    Garden Photo of the Day

    Dale’s Garden Day and Night

    We’ve been to Sutton, Massachusetts, to visit Dale Coulter’s stunning garden before (Dale's Greenhouse and Garden), and it is always a pleasure to visit it again! This marvelous greenhouse, made…

  • garden beds around stone path leading to patio
    Garden Photo of the Day

    Peter’s Wisconsin Garden

    We are looking at Peter Duffek's garden today. My Zone 5B garden is on a ¾-acre lot outside the city of Waukesha in southeastern Wisconsin. When my family moved here…

  • close up of tiny yellow spring flowers
    Garden Photo of the Day

    GPOD on the Road: Spring at Hatley Castle and Gardens

    Cherry Ong has taken us to visit the beautiful grounds at Hatley Castle before, during the summer (GPOD on the Road: Hatley Castle). Luckily for us, she went back this…

  • clumps of bright pink flowers with white and light green foliage plants bordering behind
    Garden Photo of the Day

    Traffic-Stopping Petunias in Ray’s Garden

    Today we are seeing photos of Ray Jones's garden. My garden is on new construction. This was a pasture a few years ago and is in Palo, Iowa, Zone 4b/5a.…

  • garden bed full of annual and perennial flowers
    Garden Photo of the Day

    One Year in a New Garden

    This is Joseph, your GPOD editor, welcoming you to my new garden in South Bend, Indiana. I moved here almost exactly a year ago. When I moved in, the garden…

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on a bright pink coneflower
    Garden Photo of the Day

    Proof Is in the Pollinators

    Shelley Haefner is sharing a beautiful garden with us today. One of the best ways to know if you’re planting for pollinators is if you see a continual increase in…

  • hanging basket full of pink flowers over the garden pond
    Garden Photo of the Day

    Katie’s Garden Redesign

    Today we’re visiting with Katie Kagler in Hudson, Ohio. My garden was first featured on the GPOD in 2013 (Katie's Garden in Ohio). In 2019, we put an addition on…