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Well, today’s a momentous day! It’s the start of my column-writing season with today’s being about my go-to vegetable varieties. And, what’s particularly exciting is that I’m pairing each of my columns with a video this year. The videos are part of my new series called “Everyone Can Grow A Garden!” and will allow me to expand on what I’ve […]
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My column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review is about a fabulous event that takes place later this month: the Spokane County Master Gardener Foundation’s fall banquet, with keynote speaker Dan Hinkley. Here is a link to my column: Banquet features talk by globe-trotting plant collector. I should clarify immediately that this banquet is open to everyone, not just Master […]
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Throughout the growing season, I enjoy profiling local gardeners who have a spectacular garden or a special skill to share with you. In today’s column, Tracy and Alan Lewis have both! They primarily wanted to explain how they set up a drip irrigation system as an add-on to their existing sprinkler system. Here’s a link to it: Drip system need […]
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I know next spring seems so far off but fall is the time for planting spring-blooming bulbs. But not just any bulbs, mind you. Why not plant some of the less common specialty bulbs? That’s exactly what I wrote about for today’s garden column. Here’s a link to it: Plant bulbs this fall for a colorful display next spring. If […]
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For years, I’ve grown geraniums in pots on my front porch. At the end of each garden season, I’d toss them in the compost pile. That seemed like a huge waste of money to me. Then I learned that overwintering geraniums is easy as can be. That’s the subject of my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Here’s a […]
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Did you know that late summer and early fall are great times to plant perennials? This is an important fact because there’s a wonderful event coming up that takes advantage of this: the Friends of Manito plant sale. Here is a link to my column about the sale in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Friends of Manito fall plant sale. The […]
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One of the nicest things about being a garden columnist is that I get to meet and learn from awesome gardeners. In my column today, I introduce you to Master Gardener/Master Composter Ryan Herring and learn about permaculture. Here’s a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: Permaculture goes beyond the garden to daily life. Ryan explained to me that permaculture […]
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Even though I recently wrote a column about the top 5 damaging insects and how to deal with them organically, I decided to write today’s column about the importance of insect ID. Here’s a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: Season’s pests may surprise you. If you want to successfully deal with problems in your garden, it is critical that […]
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If it’s Sunday, it’s time for my next garden column! This one is timely because it delves into some of the most heat-tolerant plants around. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Choose flowers that can take the heat. In it, I discuss both annuals and perennials that provide our gardens with plenty of color when […]
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Do you ever get tired of the amount of water and time it takes to maintain your lawn? Consider growing a vegetable garden there instead! Front yard vegetable gardens are the topic of my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Here’s a link to it: Forget lush lawns — fruits and veggies are this gardener’s growing passion. For this […]
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