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Sandra Webberking, sculptor and gardener, poses for a portrait in her workspace at her Springfield, Delaware County, home. Her grandfather built the house, and he and her father built the workshop where she now makes her art.

A Delco garden welded in the family workshop

Sandra Webberking’s garden blooms all year round, filled with metal plants she created in the workshop her grandfather and father built.

Sally A. Downey, For The Inquirer

Late fall and winter can bring increased precipitation. Take steps now to reduce flooding and runoff that could hurt dormant plants and leave you with less topsoil in the spring.
Mitigate the problem by “cleaning drains, swales, and gutters, and making sure that water can move through during winter storms,” says Mary Phillips, head of native plant habitat strategy at the National Wildlife Federation.

Ten fall garden tasks to help you prepare for winter

Kate Morgan, Washington Post

Marilyn Storck poses with the window boxes in her front garden, which won first place in the small garden category of the Fairmount Civic Association’s 2024 Flowering Fronts of Fairmount Competition.

In Fairmount’s small front spaces, carefully tended container gardens make a colorful neighborhood

Sally Downey

Beth and Marshall Green were drawn to their six-bedroom, 2½-bath Victorian when they decided to relocate from Washington, D.C., in 2015. In the years since, they've found a passion for gardening.

This Chestnut Hill garden is filled with colorful flowers — and a couple quirky surprises

Sally A. Downey, For The Inquirer

Jim Vick and Julie Miller Vick sit in a wrought iron love seat that was previously at Jim's parents' Haverford home.

A Victorian garden crafted over 40 years in Haddonfield

Sally A. Downey, For The Inquirer

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