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Planting Plans for a Woodland Garden Full of Texture

A plant palette for a dynamic woodland shade garden Master Gardener Yvonne Tsikata’s immersive woodland...

GPOD on the Road: Denver Botanic Garden in Spring

Happy Friday, GPODers! Today’s photos are another installment from my spring road trip through the...

How to Use Eggshells in the Garden

While eggs may be the delight of many home cooks, eggshells can be the bane of many home composters. I remember my reaction when I...

5 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Ant Hills in Your Yard & Garden

Summer is here and with it come the ultimate picnic crashers: ants. Lately, I have seen tiny ant hills in every sidewalk crack throughout...

Steve’s Atlanta Woodland Garden in the Making, Part 1

Hi GPODers! Gardening makes such a wonderful life-long hobby because there are endless opportunities to...

Rod Haenni’s cactus and succulent garden on Open Days tour

May 22, 2026 Last Saturday I went on my first Denver-area Open Days toura Garden Conservancy program offering access to private gardens nationwide. I kicked...

The Best Organic Mulch for Your Garden

Organic mulch can help block weeds, add organic matter, hold in moisture, keep the soil cool, and increase your garden’s production. We’ve found that...

John Murgel’s waterwise garden is “not Arizona”

May 24, 2026 “Not Arizona.” That’s the tongue-in-cheek name of a Centennial, Colorado, garden on last week’s Open Days tour. There’s not a thing wrong...

Garden Strawberries — A Sweet and Delicious Ground Cover

Garden strawberries are excellent for both serving as  ground cover and for growing delicious fruit. Their low-growing nature helps suppress weeds and retain soil...

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How to Grow and Care for Creeping Phlox

Both are such similar plants that they are often confused. If I really had to choose between the two, I’d say P. subulata might just...

Planting, Care, and Harvest Guide

Sharing is caring! Yardlong beans — also called asparagus beans — are one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for hot summer gardens. Despite...

Causes, Prevention, and What to Do with Split Tomatoes

Sharing is caring! Few things are more disappointing than walking into the garden to pick a perfect, ripe tomato only to discover a deep crack...
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