Garden Design

Today we’re in Weymouth, Massachusetts, enjoying photos from Joan Cogliano’s garden from last summer. The classic climbing rose, ‘New Dawn’, has blush-pink blooms that repeat all summer on a nicely disease-resistant plant. A shorter-growing rose, ‘Apricot Drift’, blooms next to a clump of catmint (Nepeta × faassenii, Zones 3–8). A beautiful climbing rose called ‘Alchemist’,

Hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9) have become one of my favorite shrubs when designing gardens for my clients. They come in many sizes and shapes and have various flower forms and colors. Their large, voluptuous blooms are hard to beat, and they seldom suffer from the troubles that plague my past favorite shrub,

My name is Margot Navarre. I have been featured in GPOD before and wanted to share some more winter garden photos from a magical time of the year. Snowdrops (Galanthus species, Zones 3–8) add a lot of interest and excitement in our gray and rainy winter season in the Northwest. In my climate, they start

Today we’re enjoying some photos from Mary Murphy. A few years ago I sent you pictures of my garden and ice lanterns. Today’s photos are all close-ups. Look for some surprise visitors! There are a couple of tree frogs in some of the photos. I live in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and have been gardening for about

Friend of the GPOD Cherry Ong is taking us on the road again today, with a nod to the Victorian era and formal gardens. She’s sharing some scenes from the Topiary Garden at the Pendray Inn and Teahouse in Victoria, British Columbia. The Pendray Inn and Teahouse was once a private home. A topiary orca

In winter, food can be hard for birds to come by. Using materials from your yard, you can make a wreath that both feeds them and looks good while doing it. Here are the things you’ll need: Wreath ring Floral wire Floral picks Pruners Wire cutter Ribbon or burlap Scissors Evergreen branches Assorted seedpods Assorted

Taking a photo in a garden is tricky, and more often than not, it doesn’t come out looking as good as you know your garden really is. Follow a few pointers from professional garden photographers. Take photos only on cloudy days or in the early morning or early evening, when there are no shadows to

Today’s photos are from Pat Cassidy. I have been gardening in this space for 30 years now just outside Ottawa, Ontario. The first couple of years, as it is for everyone, it was a challenge. My biggest challenge was that my garden is all sun and my favorite plant is a hosta! Some of my

Once it gets cold, our English gardening side argues a lot with our South Texas side. One half thinks gardening is a necessary year-round activity; the other half thinks going outside in anything colder than 50°F is risky. Compromises have to be made. Creating a garden on our windowsill is the solution. Plants that fit

Today’s photos are from Pamela Stout. I was very inspired by GPOD posts about yearning for spring and color. I can relate! I have my first hellebore bud coming in, so it’s officially the start of the gardening season for me. Yes, I’m a four-season gardener! I have a small urban garden in Northern Virginia

Whether you dwell in the city, suburbs, or countryside, critters are likely to adore the fruits of your garden labor. While small animals such as gophers, rats, mice, squirrels, and rabbits are helpful recyclers in nature through their reducing organic matter into compost, they can also be remarkably destructive in the garden, with their long,

If you live in the Northeast, Mountain West, or Midwest your idea of winter interest is certainly different than say, a gardener living in the South. Those of us who live in cooler locales are often satisfied with calling any plant that sticks its head above a snowbank “a winter stunner.” But in today’s episode

Today we’re visiting with regular GPOD contributor Carla Z. Mudry in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The garden in winter is magical all on its own. It doesn’t have the lushness of a full summer garden awash in colors and blooms, or the refreshed newness of spring awakening full of new greens and springtime bulbs, or even the

My name is Fran Cohen, and this is my second submission to GPOD. (Check out Fran’s first submission here.) I’ve been gardening here in Rhode Island for more than 30 years. This time of year I find it especially warming to go through last year’s photos that bring the outside in with bouquets big and

Today, garden designers Michael and George are sharing a landscape they created. We are a small garden design company (www.bluestemgardens.net) located in Brooklyn, New York, endeavoring to get more people to plant sustainable, primarily native plant landscapes. The photos below are from a project we installed two years ago and is now thriving and buzzing

Today we’re in St. Louis, Missouri, seeing Jana Inman’s garden highlights from 2021! We love seeing images like these on the GPOD, so please send in some photos from your garden. It is fun to see everyone’s favorite garden moments! It’s hard to beat these stunning blue hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla, Zones 5–9) flowers. This type

I remember my first experience seeing winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis, Zones 3–7) in bloom at Fernwood Botanical Garden (Niles, Michigan) over 25 years ago. It was late March when I saw a haze of bright golden yellow appear in a half-acre woodland area defined by paths. The carpet of color, only about 4 inches in

In Paul Westervelt’s article on perennial upgrades, he explains the benefit of stepping out of your comfort zone and trying new versions of tried-and-true plants: “After whiffing a few times, consumers and pros alike may be tempted simply to stick to time-tested varieties. But some of those varieties aren’t what they once were. In other

In Paul Westervelt’s article on perennial upgrades, he explains the benefit of stepping out of your comfort zone and trying new versions of tried-and-true plants: “After whiffing a few times, consumers and pros alike may be tempted simply to stick to time-tested varieties. But some of those varieties aren’t what they once were. In other

In Paul Westervelt’s article on perennial upgrades, he explains the benefit of stepping out of your comfort zone and trying new versions of tried-and-true plants: “After whiffing a few times, consumers and pros alike may be tempted simply to stick to time-tested varieties. But some of those varieties aren’t what they once were. In other