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I hereby proclaim that the 2016 garden tour season is underway! The first tour is Spokane in Bloom, which is put on by the Inland Empire Gardeners and featured 5 beautiful gardens in Spokane Valley. it will be held on Sat., June 18. You can get a sneak preview of the featured gardens by reading my column in today’s edition […]
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Ooh, ooh, ooh! The Friends of Manito plant sale is next Saturday (June 11) and you don’t want to miss it! Here’s a link to my column about the sale in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Add color to your garden with perennials from Friends of Manito. If you live in the Inland Northwest, you are probably very familiar with these […]
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Next Saturday, May 7th, there’s a local event you won’t want to miss! The Spokane County Master Gardeners will be putting on their annual Garden Fair & Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The location is 222 N. Havana St., just south of the Spokane Fairgrounds and Indians ballpark. There is additional information on the Master Gardener Foundation’s […]
Read moreToday’s column is a preview of the Spokane Orchid Society’s annual Orchid Show & Sale. I don’t know about you, but I am entranced with these exotic plants! The orchid show and sale will be held next weekend at Vickie’s Garden Center, 2100 S. Inland Empire Way. On Sat., Apr. 2nd, the hours will be from noon to 6 p.m., […]
Read moreHere’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Film puts power of soil on display. This one is about an amazing film called “Symphony of the Soil.” It is about the “skin of the Earth” (our soil), how it evolves, the different types, and the problems that are occurring from gardening and farming practices of tilling, […]
Read more‘Enchanted Eve’ Coreopsis (Tickseed) Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Perennial supporters. If you’re an avid, local gardener — and especially a fan of the Friends of Manito — this is probably one you’ve been waiting for! It’s about next Saturday’s fall plant sale, which is put on by the Friends of Manito. It […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Organic abundance. It’s a preview of next Sunday’s Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour, which run’s from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Six gardens will be featured during the garden tour. Here are the addresses: 2456 E. Mountain Vista, Coeur d’Alene 1151 E. Warm Springs Ave., Post Falls 7260 N. […]
Read moreAgastache (Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint) ‘Kudos Gold’ at Friends of Manito sale Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Plan your shopping list now for plant sale. This is a preview of next Saturday’s (June 6th) highly-anticipated Friends of Manito spring plant sale. One of the beautiful Viburnums that will be available. It will be […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Gardeners’ party. It’s all about Saturday’s (May 9) garden event of the year, Garden Expo. This column was intended to run last Sunday but there was a mix-up at the paper, so they’re running it today to make sure you know about the event in time to mark […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: As summer nears, think water-wise. This column is about what we gardeners can do regarding water conservation in our landscapes. However, there was a mix-up at the newspaper and the column that was supposed to run was all about next Saturday’s (5/9) Garden Expo. If you’re not familiar […]
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