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Article
Fabulous Fall Colchicums
Today’s photos come from Kathy Purdy, a great collector of fall-blooming colchicum. I garden in Oxford, New York, which I like to say has a Zone 5 winter (sometimes even…
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Article
Supporting Players
Today we’re sharing more photos from Connie Prendergast’s garden in Sedgewick, Alberta. Sometimes we gardeners feel like we could have the garden of our dreams if only we were in…
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Article
A Peony Lover
Today’s photos come from Connie Prendergast from Sedgewick, Alberta (Zone 3). Peonies are my favorite flower. I didn't know that until I was about 45. At that point in my…
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Design
Japanese Style in California
Today’s photos come from Geni Hiestand. I live in the Sierra foothills in Grass Valley, California. Our front yard was a patch of weeds and clay soil when my husband…
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Design
A Cottage Garden in Connecticut
Greetings from Darien, Connecticut. My name is Andrea Huntington, and I've enjoyed working on my cottage gardens at my 1780s home. This little garden includes foxglove (Digitalis purpurea, Zones 4–9),…
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Design
Another Visit
Last week, Joe Koller shared photos with us from Alan Summer’s open garden. The garden was so beautiful that we wished we could see more—and as it turned out, we…
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Article
Peony Extravaganza!
Joe Koller sent in today’s photos of peonies. These photos were taken on May 27 at Alan Summers' gardens in Zone 7 in northern Maryland. He opened his gardens to…
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Design
Stop for Red
Today we’re going to indulge in a little fun with color by celebrating the color red! Nothing is quite as eye-catching and dramatic as red, scarlet, and crimson in the…
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How-To
Protecting Peonies
Peonies are one of the most beloved of flowering plants, but their already ephemeral blooms are unfortunately fragile in addition. A heat wave or a big storm can easily shorten…