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2016 Gardener’s Wish List
Yep already it is that time of year. Gardeners like me are still running out and working in the garden when we can. We are planning for the spring, looking at seed catalogs, and wondering what changes we are going to make next year. Help a gardener out this year...
Plants I Dig: Pumpkin Season!
My yearly pumpkin experiments have developed as my garden develops. In previous gardens the pumpkins did not do that well. I was lucky to get one or two medium sized pumpkins. My current garden has much more space and a good place for the vines to rambling. ...
Mason Bee Harvest: 2016
This has been a good year for my mason bees and they were fabulous in my garden. The apple trees were loaded with fruit and the veg garden did well. Now It is time to harvest the bees again this year. One of things I did different this year was to use cardboard tubes...
Design Tips: Falling for Grasses
Fall is one of the best times to enjoy grasses. In our climate it sometimes takes a while for the grasses (sometimes warm climate plants) to come into their glory. The late sun with its golden diffused light also plays up the colors and blooms of grasses. Grasses can...
Plants I Dig: Autumn Color
I’m again being drug into fall kicking and screaming. Slowly the soft colors start to beguile me and convince me that its just another lovely color change. But, I know in my head that winter isn’t far behind with color gone except for gray and green outside the...
Traveling Plantswoman: Zion National Park
A long awaited vacation always provides opportunity for exploration of other types of scenery. I’m always look for new types of plants or in this case a new type of gardening. This week I find myself at Zion National Park which has a diverse collection of plant...
Planning an Edible February
And just like that it’s time to start thinking about the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The theme for the show this year is “Taste of Spring – Garden’s that celebrate food”. As I start working through the design I thought I would share a few thoughts with you! I...
Am I behind?
Sometimes you keep waiting for a moment to cut back, weed, move, etc. Then all the sudden it is too late. What to do? Should I just leave it or should I cut it back and just deal with the consequences? It is always a dilemma in gardening. This year it has been the...
Gardening Obsession
Years ago I read a book that with a collaboration of several different authors. They shared their love of Gardening and why they do it. All with various reasons striking a cord of familiarity within me. I reflected on my particular obsession as I opened a box from...
Agapanthus (another lily by another name)
I’m not quite done with my lily theme. Enter Agapanthus… Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus, is another wonderful summer plant. Many new cultivars are proving more and more hardy which is good for us who live in zone 7 on the edge of zone 8. Nothing says summer quite...
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