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$20 Organic Fix is the Secret to Pest-Free Tomato Plants

Nothing says summer like a nice, juicy tomato, but pests can ruin all the tasty fun. Your crop of delicious tomatoes can perish from...

Buying a Plant: 6 Tips for Choosing Seedlings for Your Garden

Don’t just grab the first plant you see! Pick up your seedling and give it a thorough check with these tips on how to...

Priscilla’s Edgeworthia Underplantings in Virginia

Hi GPODers! Although my garden isn’t anything special, we’ve had a lovely spring here...

Ancient Medicine for Modern Times

Mushrooms help us understand medicine is not only through chemical compounds. They remind us that medicine isn’t something we consume alone. It’s something we...

9 of the Best Fast-Growing Vegetables and Herbs for Your Garden

But as the plants grow and mature, they’ll provide increasingly larger leaves for pesto, followed by edible blooms. If you’re thrifty, you can even save...

Required Reading: ‘A Year of Cut Flowers’ by Sarah Raven

“I know many gardeners share this feeling: cutting flowers is stealing the view and that splendid delphinium, huge pom pom peony, or lupine spear...

These Hardy Perennials are the Toughest on the Block

Perennials are showy additions in the garden that work hard for you year after year to decorate the landscape. While some require special care...

GPOD on the Road: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Hi GPODers! A couple of weeks ago we saw some spectacular garden scenes from Bonnie...

Spring’s popping in my garden

March 12, 2026 This spring’s spectacular Texas mountain laurel show is nearing the end, but other plants are popping, like ‘Tangerine Beauty’ crossvine. This native...

My article “Home Turf” is in Better Homes & Gardens magazine

March 14, 2026 If you read Better Homes & Gardens magazine, look for my article “Home Turf” in the April 2026 issue. For anyone...

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Meadow garden in Washington Park’s Mount Vernon Garden

July 04, 2026 The park in my Denver neighborhood is named in honor of George Washington (its naming in 1899 commemorated the 100th anniversary of...

Greenworks 24V 6-Inch Pruning Saw: Hands-On Review

If you’re seeking a powerful tool for pruning large tree branches – thicker than anything you could cut with regular pruning shears – then...

Gardeners Are Using Flour To Deter Garden Pests. Does It Work?

Can you use flour to deter garden pests? That's the question everyone's asking at the moment, thanks to some pretty bold claims on social...