July 26 column: Gardener Randy Palmer

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Gardener Randy Palmer enjoys his serene gazebo

Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Backyard oasis. It is about my featured local gardener Randy Palmer.

Randy and his wife live on a city lot in northwest Spokane. His garden is amazing! I took a lot of photos while I visited his garden, just to give you a sense of how nice it is and also provide some inspiration. Enjoy!

(remember that you can click on any photo to view a larger image)

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Entrance to his backyard.
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Entrance to Randy’s “secret garden.”
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Randy’s “secret garden,” behind his garage.
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Five raised beds for growing veggies.
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Straw bale garden for tomatoes.