Category: Garden

As the winter creeps up and frost is evident in the world around us, many of us consider ways to stay connected with and enjoy the beauty of nature indoors. We often think of bringing the outside in at different times of the year, from spring bulb forcing to cut flowers in summer, but we… Continue reading Festive Greenery—Bringing the Outside In

I’m Brenda and have been gardening all my life, inspired by my grandmother. When I was very young, I would visit my grandparents’ home in upstate rural New Hampshire, and my grandmother and I would walk the roads, riverbeds, and woods admiring the wildflowers. She tended a small native plant garden, and it left a… Continue reading Brenda’s Garden Full of Native Plants

As the weather starts to cool in midfall, many flower beds drift into a slump. The mighty summer bloomers have declined and gone to seed, and there aren’t many plants up to carrying their torch through to the end of the season. It’s as if the entire garden shrugs and says, “What now?” This sudden… Continue reading Perennials That Bloom Through Late Fall

Ginger is a popular spice used in various dishes, beverages, personal care, and cosmetic products. But did you know that ginger can easily be grown from the root or rhizomes you find in the produce section of your supermarket? Although you will seldom see culinary ginger sold as a potted plant, it is easy to… Continue reading How To Grow Ginger Root

There are many wonderful options for your garden, but two of the more popular ones are zinnias and dahlias. These two plants have a lot in common, making it sometimes difficult to decide which to plant. It doesn’t help that you might have spotted nearly identical blooms. Yet, these two plants are different, and it’s… Continue reading What Are The Differences Between Zinnia And Dahlia Plants?

Imagine going out into your garden and seeing a weird, hairy, alien creature shaped roughly like a pile of vomit. Before you attempt to remove it, you might be surprised to know this is an actual garden pest. You’re seeing the larvae of a hag moth, an actual terrestrial creature that you’ll want to know… Continue reading What Is A Hag Moth? Is It Safe?

We’re traveling with Cherry Ong today, looking back on a garden tour she went on this past spring while visiting Toronto. The garden is a shady woodland garden dominated by four oak trees. Heavily shaded gardens can be a challenge sometimes, but this gardener has turned this one into a dreamy and appealing space. The… Continue reading GPOD on the Road: Toronto Garden Tour

Hi GPODers, this is your editor, Joseph, and as we head into serious winter here in my northern Indiana garden, I’m looking back at my favorite garden moments from the year that just passed. I hope it’ll inspire you to do the same and to send your favorites into the GPOD so we can all… Continue reading Garden Highlights of 2022

In Jason Reeves’ article, Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go under-appreciated: “Some of these plants are common but often overlooked at nurseries because they are not in bloom when most people are shopping for plants in late… Continue reading Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Midwest

In Jason Reeves’ article, Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go under-appreciated: “Some of these plants are common but often overlooked at nurseries because they are not in bloom when most people are shopping for plants in late… Continue reading Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Southeast

In Jason Reeves’ article, Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go under-appreciated: “Some of these plants are common but often overlooked at nurseries because they are not in bloom when most people are shopping for plants in late… Continue reading Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Northeast

In Jason Reeves’ article, Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go under-appreciated: “Some of these plants are common but often overlooked at nurseries because they are not in bloom when most people are shopping for plants in late… Continue reading Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Northwest

In Jason Reeves’ article, Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go under-appreciated: “Some of these plants are common but often overlooked at nurseries because they are not in bloom when most people are shopping for plants in late… Continue reading Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Southwest

In Jason Reeves’ article, Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go under-appreciated: “Some of these plants are common but often overlooked at nurseries because they are not in bloom when most people are shopping for plants in late… Continue reading Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Southern Plains

Margherita Fabrizio and her husband, Andy Jordan, live in a beautiful historic 1918 home in the heart of downtown Ithaca, New York. When they purchased their property in 2009, they certainly fell in love with the house, but it was the landscape that truly sealed the deal. The steep, north-facing quarter-acre property sits at the… Continue reading Tour a Garden That Perfectly Balances Hardscape and Plants

In Jason Reeves’ article, Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go under-appreciated: “Some of these plants are common but often overlooked at nurseries because they are not in bloom when most people are shopping for plants in late… Continue reading Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Northern Plains

In Jason Reeves’ article, Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go under-appreciated: “Some of these plants are common but often overlooked at nurseries because they are not in bloom when most people are shopping for plants in late… Continue reading Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for Your Region

After the bright lights of the holiday season have been turned off, the dark days of winter seem to drag on forever. Gardeners begin to look through the catalogs, dreaming of the coming season and the promise of life after winter. Out in the garden our interest is captured by evergreens, colorful twigs, and interesting… Continue reading Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring

Lisa Remby sent in today’s photos. After many years of living in the Midwest for work, my husband and I decided to move back to Massachusetts for retirement in 2020. Like the Pilgrims, we landed in Plymouth, on the south shore, about 40 miles south of Boston, in garden Zone 6b. Coastal breezes and sandy… Continue reading A New Garden in Massachusetts

In the article Designing a Stylized Meadow (Fine Gardening #209), garden designer Jay Sifford takes readers through the steps he used to turn a sloped front yard into a lush, naturalized garden in just a few short years. After purchasing a piece of property in the mountains of North Carolina, Jay soon discovered that the… Continue reading Planting Plan for a Stylized Meadow