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  • view of the water fountain and statues in the japanese-style garden
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    Dale’s Japanese Garden

    Today we're visiting a part of Dale Dailey's garden. In 2010, I decided to transform a quiet area in our large garden into a more contemplative space. In the spring,…

  • garden in fall with lots of fall flowers
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    Changes in Michael’s Garden

    My name is Michael Follose, and since my last submission (Michael's Garden in Oregon and Returning to a Garden After Almost a Decade ), I’ve had two birch (Betula) trees…

  • new garden in spring
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    Seasons in Renee’s Garden

    Hello! My name is Renee and I live in Memphis, Tennessee. I wanted to share my back garden in four seasons as well as "before" pictures. I started working on…

  • wider view of gardens surrounding home
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    Heritage and Habitat

    Today we’re visiting with Kat Kinch. We found our new home early in the pandemic, when lockdowns made clear that our well-loved bungalow was too small for our future. A…

  • whimsical elf house built on a tree stump with blue door and trim
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    Creative Recycling in a Woodland Garden

    My name is Paul Brothe, and I live and garden in Newburgh, New York. (See a previous visit to this garden.) In 2020, I cleared an overgrown part of my…

  • close up of the garden pond
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    Visiting Tom’s Garden

    Tom VonIns is sharing his garden with us today. Tom and his wife started working on making a garden here in 1985. When they started it was mostly dirt with…

  • garden bed full of annual and perennial flowers
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    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…

  • completed garden in full bloom
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    From Nothing to Garden

    Kat Kinch sent in today’s photos of a garden transformation. My mom, Pat, a retired teacher, was increasingly concerned that a huge, old red maple in close proximity to her…

  • old stone fountain with plants planted inside and crocheted around
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    Making Garden Magic Bloom

    Today’s post is from Barbara Martin. On May 1,  five friends and I (we've dubbed ourselves the Secret Magic Garden Society) staged a fundraising event to restore the long-ignored and,…

  • bright colored flowers and foliage in the garden
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    Before and After in Shelley’s Garden

    Today we’re in Old Chatham, New York, visiting with Shelley Haefner. I have been gardening for a little over 12 years now. At the beginning of my journey, I just…