Zen-style garden at Memphis Fling
August 10, 2025 Conjuring rippling pond water using nothing but gravel is a clever Zen garden trick. Even better with ceramic koi swimming through it! This gravel pond was my favorite moment in ...
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the magic of small-flowered clematis, with alla olkhovska
THE LAST TIME I spoke to Alla Olkhovska from her home and garden in Ukraine, she confessed to growing about 120 different types of Clematis—a number that after seeing her recently published ...
Kathy’s Garden Full of Memories
Happy Monday, GPODers! For those of us who were lucky enough to be raised by plant lovers and surrounded by gardens, certain summer blooms often spark nostalgia and conjure special ...
GPOD on the Road: Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Early Summer
Happy Friday, GPODers! A couple of weeks ago I was traveling up the coast of Maine for a camping trip with a friend, and found myself conveniently close to Coastal Maine Botanical ...
Roses and Clematis Save Spring in Dot’s Pennsylvania Garden
Happy Monday, GPODers! Last year we were introduced to Dot Lenahan’s new garden in Broomall, Pennsylvania (Dot’s Three-Year-Old Garden). While the garden only had a few years of growth ...
Roses and Clematis Bloom in Carla’s Garden
Hi GPODers! We’re keeping the theme of gardens in transition going this week as we return to Carla Zambelli Mudry’s garden in Malvern, Penn. Carla has generously shared standout plants ...
Spring Greens and Purples in the PNW
Hi GPODers! Yesterday we got an update from Beth Tucker, a frequent contributor based in North Carolina (check that out here if you missed it: Irises and More). Today we’re on the ...
Planting Plan: Use Containers to Create a Lush Garden Oasis in a Small Space
Container garden designer Derrik Gagliardi’s garden in Minneapolis, Minnesota is a bit of a hidden gem. Walking past the property, you wouldn’t even notice the secluded side yard ...
Maintaining Privacy in a Garden Without the Fence
The heart of my urban garden is completely secluded from onlookers, which was one of the primary goals when constructing it. Most people don’t know that it’s even there until they are ...
Athena the great horned owl nesting again at the Wildflower Center
April 28, 2025 A great horned owl has been nesting at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for 15 years, laying usually two eggs each spring in a planter niche high on a wall, sheltered by a ...
Found-art sculpture, bejeweled gnome village in Tom’s garden, Part 2
April 27, 2025 In my last post I showed Tom Ellison’s front-yard cottage garden, which includes a large raised pond along with a majestic sycamore and flowering sweet peas, spuria iris, and ...
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, ...
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