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Beat the Heat and Be Good to Your Gut: Dairy-Free Ice Cream Recipes

Craving a delicious, dairy-free treat? Try out these dairy-free ice cream recipes to indulge in a frozen treat while still being kind to your...

A Better Way to Cover Ground

Conventional mulch—sometimes called dead mulch—can give a tidy appearance. But you’d be surprised by the time-saving, ecological benefits of using a living mulch as...

Fiskars SmartFit Steel Bypass Pruner P541 Review

The Fiskars SmartFit Steel Bypass Pruner P68 is a classic, lightweight model of one-handed pruning shears, designed to perform a wide range of pruning...

Learn How to Use a Soil Moisture Meter

Who hasn’t had a hard time at some point with trying to keep their plants watered appropriately? If you regularly forget to water or you...

Wet Soil but Wilting Plants? 3 Signs of Dehydration

The finger test says everything is fine. Push into the top inch of soil and it comes back cool, damp, maybe clinging a bit....

Gail’s Daylilies in North Carolina

Hi GPODers! A couple of weeks ago I featured Carla Zambelli Mudry’s stunning rose collection...

GPOD on the Road: Wildflowers at Rocky Mountain National Park

Happy Friday GPODers! Last week I shared some photos from the trip I took to...

A Maine Collector’s Garden with a Bite

Not every plant collection is soft and sweet. Harriet’s carnivorous plant collection in Otisfield,...

11 of The Best Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) Cultivars

7. Lisa This pitaya’s name is ‘Lisa,’ but we might as well call her Mona Lisabecause this variety’s fruits are works of art. A cultivated variety...

Lucretia’s Garden in Pennsylvania – Fine Gardening

Hi GPODers! Today we’re escaping the midsummer heat with a visit to a beautiful...

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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...