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There’s a virtual event coming up that you need to know about! And it doesn’t matter where you live because you can attend it in the comfort of your own home (and jammies, if need be). It’s called “Conversations on Nature” and is a fundraising event for the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. The keynote speaker is Jennifer Jewell, […]
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So many annual garden events have been canceled this year. It’s enough to make a gardener cry, isn’t it? Well, I have some upbeat news for Inland Northwest gardeners: The Friends of Manito will be holding a multi-day plant sale next week! You can read about it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Friends of Manito plant sale grows in […]
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Are you a bird-lover? And are you concerned about the decline in bird species? Well, you can pursue your passion and help out by participating in this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count. This annual event takes place from Feb. 14 to 17, 2020, and is really easy to be involved in. How simple? Just count the types of birds you […]
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Hi, everyone! I wanted to let you know that the episode of “Growing a Greener World” that featured our garden will air on our local PBS station, KSPS, this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. If you tune in a bit early, you will likely see Joe Lamp’l promote our episode just before it airs, from right here in Spokane! Joe filmed […]
Read moreThere is an event coming up in the spring that you need to know about: the Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium, which is put on by the Spokane County Master Gardeners and Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. Why do you need to know about something that won’t take place until March 21? Because tickets for it sell out quickly and […]
Read moreIf you’ve been watching my Facebook and Instagram accounts, you know that Joe Lamp’l (host and executive producer of the PBS program, “Growing a Greener World”) recently came to Spokane. I thought you might enjoy hearing a little bit about his visit. Joe is based in the Atlanta area but was invited to give the keynote presentation at the Spokane […]
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It’s always exciting when a new event comes on the scene that holds a lot of promise. This is the case with the Spokane Dahlia Festival, which will take place at Northland Rosarium on Sept. 21. This event is the subject of my garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Celebrate late bloomers at Dahlia […]
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Those who live in the Inland Northwest are in for a treat when Oct. 10 rolls around: Joe Lamp’l, host and executive producer of the popular PBS program, “Growing a Greener World” will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Spokane County Master Gardener Fall Banquet! Yes, “that” Joe. That’s the topic of my garden column, which you can read […]
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The garden event everyone in the Inland Northwest has been waiting for is coming up rapidly! That’s the Friends of Manito Fall Plant Sale, and just happens to be the topic of this week’s garden column. Here’s a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: Eye-catching array as autumn looms. There are two aspects of the Friends of Manito plant sales […]
Read moreAttention, Inland Northwest gardeners! There is a wonderful event coming up on Sept. 19 and I wanted to make sure you knew about it: On Thursday, September 19, 2019, the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County will sponsor the film showing of “FIVE SEASONS: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf.” (watch the trailer below) Piet Oudolf is an influential Dutch garden […]
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