Video: Late Season Garden Tasks

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When the weather gets colder in the fall, it’s easy to think the garden season is over and you can head indoors. Not so fast! In this week’s video, I take you along while I handle some important late season garden tasks. You’ll see me bringing delicate garden art and glass rain gauges indoors so they won’t break from the […]

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Video: GreenStalk Vertical Planter + Water System

For the past 2 years, I have grown vegetables, flowers and strawberries in my GreenStalk vertical planter. It is so well-designed and all of the plants have thrived in it. Now I’m starting my third year of grow a small garden in it. The only downside to any type of container is that they dry out quickly. When I heard […]

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May 22 Column: Adaptive Gardening

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If you’re not familiar with the term “adaptive gardening,” it refers to the use of specialized tools or methods so a person can garden more comfortably and safely. If you’re picturing elderly gardeners, be aware that this concept can help folks with injuries or other physical limitations at any stage of their life. Adaptive gardening is the topic of my […]

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May 23 Column: Water Conservation

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For this week’s column, I wrote about water conservation in the garden. You can read it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Practice water conservation in your landscape. (or you can read the text of my column at the bottom of this post) Here in Spokane, Wash., we’ve been experiencing a very dry spring which is unusual for us. That […]

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Virtual Cabin Fever GArdening Symposium Reminder

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Don’t forgot that you have a great opportunity to participate in an awesome garden event — all from the comfort and safety of your own home! I’m talking about the “virtual” Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium. As you know, I live in Spokane, Wash., and have been a Master Gardener for a very long time. Each year, our foundation has put […]

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