Steve’s Springtime in Atlanta – Fine Gardening
Happy Monday, GPODers! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and that spring is coming to life in your gardens even a fraction as vividly as what Steve Schmidt has experienced over the ...
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Cottage garden charm in Tom’s Tarrytown garden, Part 1
April 25, 2025 Spring is when I get invited — or invite myself — into gardens all around Austin. It’s a rush to see as many as I can before summer and the Death Star arrive. Right now though, ...
The Light of Spring After a Dark Fall and Winter in North Carolina, Part 2
Hi GPODers! We’re back in Black Mountain, North Carolina to see more of Gail Bromer’s spring garden full of color and life despite a devastating end to the growing season last year. If ...
Wildflowers, donkeys, and old-sign magic at Katie Bird Farm
April 22, 2025 Last week I invited myself to Kay Angermann and Julie Nelson’s utterly charming Katie Bird Farm, their home garden on 3 acres in southwest Austin. I love everything about their ...
Happy Earth Day GPOD! – Fine Gardening
Hi GPODers and Happy Earth Day! Today is the 55th annual celebration of Earth Day, which marks and serves as tribute to the start of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Started ...
Caring for Your Dogwood Tree (+4 Must-Have Varieties)
A must-have for your woodland garden, the dogwood tree is a charmer. With so many varieties to choose from, you’re sure to be impressed by all the genus has to offer. From shiny, bright red ...
Cindy’s Spring in Dallas – Fine Gardening
Happy Monday GPODers! We continue our expedition to spring gardens today by heading south to Dallas, Texas with Cindy Bolz. Cindy has shared her garden twice in the past (check those ...
Rooted: A Seedling’s Journey, by Tammy Cranston
Book Review of Rooted: A Seedling’s JourneySponsored* | All opinions are our ownThe Children’s Book Review What to Expect: Growing up, transformation, resilience, heritage, ...
Spring and Summer 2024 in Nancy’s Massachusetts Garden, Part 2
Hi GPODers! As promised yesterday, we’re back in Hingham, Massachusetts with Nancy Mellen to see more photos of her garden in spring and summer of last year. If you missed the first ...
Spring and Summer 2024 in Nancy’s Massachusetts Garden, Part 1
Hi GPODers! My favorite kind of spring cleaning is the type that shakes the dust off and uncovers gems that we lost in the bustle of busier times. When sorting through seed packets ...
Spring swinging into the Wildflower Center
March 27, 2025 Two weekends in a row I spent a few hours at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, first to see what was in bloom and then to support the launch of horticulture director ...
Not feeling cross about crossvine in bloom, and more!
March 31, 2025 When it goes, it goes. Ka-boom! An explosion of orange trailing along the coyote fence. ‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine is one of my favorite vines for spring color. It’s ...
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