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Vinegar in Soup: The Soup-er Secret Ingredient

Move aside, chicken noodle and tomato bisque! We’re trying out some new soups with one ingredient in common: vinegar. Flavorful and unique, these recipes will...

A Transformative Project in Lisa’s Idaho Garden

Hi GPODers! I’m guilty of never taking enough photos. I’ll be an hour or more...

How to Select the Best Houseplant Potting Soil and Containers

For instance, Organix makes a product called RePeet, which is made from waste from the cattle industry. Fox Farm has earned a reputation for manufacturing...

I’m in American Gardener writing about SummerHome

January 19, 2026 The new issue of American Gardener magazine contains an article I wrote (and photographed) about SummerHome Gardena visionary privately owned, public garden...

Plant of the Year for 2026

The Garden Club of America (GCA) has named Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ Plant of the Year—which, according to its website, “is awarded annually to...

Learn How to Grow Bristlecone Pine Trees

There are a variety of treatment options which you can learn about in our guide to eradicating aphids. Mountain Pine Beetles Mountain pine beetles (Dendrocton ponderosa)...

Cherry Looks Back at Her September Garden, Part 1

Happy Monday GPODers! A couple weeks ago we were treated to a winter photo submission...

Hydrotherapy at Home: Using a Hot Tub for Chronic Pain

Adding a used hot tub to my backyard design was the best choice I made this year. There are so many hot tub benefits...

GPOD on the Road: Jardins de Métis

Happy Friday, GPODers! Are you a snowbird, or do you like to hit the road...

Sunrise sky over Caddo Lake, with birds and bald cypress

January 14, 2026 I zipped my jacket up tight against a chilly pre-dawn breeze as we zoomed across Caddo Lake last November. We’d hired guide...

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Modern Victory Garden: High Yielding Crops

We love growing and sharing fun, unique crops like Imperial Star Artichokes, Short-Toothed Mountain Mint, Mexican Sour Gherkins, and Cactus-Flowered Zinnias. But lately, we’ve...

The Whole Sunflower – Chelsea Green Publishing

“The process of cooking sunflowers is slightly different from that for cooking artichokes, with the result being a unique vegetable with the texture of...

Learn How to Grow Creeping Jenny (Moneywort)

Fertilizer Light feeders, creeping Jenny requires little additional fertilizing when planted in moderately rich soil. If desired, apply a slow-release, balanced feed, such as 5-5-5 NPK...