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Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Taking it easy. It’s actually a feature story about Master Gardener Karen Whitehead, who has done a wonderful job keeping her landscape as low-maintenance as possible. She was given good advice from a friend to not overdo with her garden plan when she and her husband Jake […]
Read moreThis shows the hoop house in its new location. You might recall that my husband Bill and I built a hoop house last October. A hoop house is a plastic-covered greenhouse, which we’re primarily using to grow cold-tolerant vegetables through the winter in. Ours is 10 feet wide by 9 feet long and it fits over two of our raised […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Working smart keeps body happy. The primary focus is on gardening comfort. It is about the things we can do to make gardening easier and more comfortable for our bodies. I’m talking about stretching beforehand, not doing repetitive motions for long periods of time and so on. […]
Read moreMelon – Eden Gem Happy Easter, everybody! Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Heirloom seeds bear benefits of history. This one is all about heirloom vegetables and why heirlooms are so vital to both our heritage and the diversity we should have in our gardens. I hope you will find it interesting and […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Raised beds keep garden tidy, give roots room to thrive. It’s about one of my favorite topics, raised-bed gardening. Raised beds are very popular in our own veggie garden; at this point, we have 26 of them! Most are 3′ by 8′. There are two that are […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Orchid show and sale offers rare beauties. It is a preview of next weekend’s Orchid Show & Sale, which is being put on by the Spokane Orchid Society. This year, the show is being held at Vicki’s Garden Center for the first time ever. Vicki’s is located […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Welcoming good bugs will help oust pests. Today’s topic is about attracting beneficial insects to your garden. For years, I’ve prided myself on growing everything organically and when I occasionally have insect problems, one of the things I’ve used is an organic spray. Well, after reading “Attracting Beneficial […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Annual varieties add floral pop. Just as I did a column last week on the newest veggie varieties, I talk about the newest annual flowers for 2015 in today’s column. After all, I didn’t want to neglect my fellow flower-lovers out there! If you live in the Spokane […]
Read more‘Ruby Glow’ romaine lettuce, one of the newest vegetable varieties, adds pizzazz to any salad. Photo courtesy of Rob Cardillo, cooksgarden.com. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Seed catalogs offer veggie, fruit varieties. This column highlights some of the most interesting new vegetable varieties for this year. *** As promised in my column, […]
Read moreEvery year, I write garden columns for The Spokesman-Review from February to October. I’m happy to report that my first column of the 2015 garden season, which is about soil care, has run in today’s edition of the paper. Here is a link to it: Time to dig deep. In it, I talk about what I’ll be growing in this year’s […]
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