Spring Garden Inspiration - Page 2 of 3 - Fine Gardening

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    Favorite Mid- to Late-Spring Gardens from Garden Photo of the Day

    I love the chance from time to time to put together these collections of some of my favorite GPOD posts from the past. It is so fun looking through the…

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    Spring After a Hard Winter

    Today we’re off to Apalachin, New York, to visit with Jane Watkins. This winter was a particularly hard one for my Zone 5b garden in upstate New York. We received…

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    Native Spring Ephemerals for the Midwest

    The narrow window between when the snow melts and the trees begin to leaf out is the ideal time to enjoy a wide range of native spring ephemerals in our…

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    Carla’s Spring Garden, Part 2

    Today we’re back with Carla in Malvern, Pennsylvania, enjoying the first signs of spring in her garden. I love the details of the newest growth on a Japanese maple (Acer…

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    Spring Border Design for the Northwest

    Designing spring borders is always a little challenging. Some plants are stubborn and refuse to bloom at the same time every year. Other plants are just emerging and are not…

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    Unique Plants for Early Spring Containers in the Northeast

    After a long, snowy winter, one of the first signs of spring for gardeners in the Northeast is early spring seasonal containers. Since spring containers are typically only displayed for…

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    Spring in Norfolk

    Hi all, this is Joseph, your GPOD editor, and today I’m sharing some photos from a trip I took at the end of March to Norfolk Botanical Gardens in Norfolk,…

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    Native, Shade-Loving Spring Ephemerals for the South

    The first hint of spring usually begins with a tiny flower valiantly pushing its way up between last fall's brown leaves. Often small plants, spring ephemerals are delightful, bright signs…

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    Start Spring Right

    Although it always seems to take a while to get here, spring is the best time to be a gardener. The air is turning mild, plants are returning full of…

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    Hardscaping Projects in Early Spring

    I am always confused when a gardener says, “There’s nothing to do,” during late winter or early spring in the garden. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we get the chance…