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I hereby declare garden tour season open! It officially begins with the Spokane in Bloom garden tour, which is hosted by the Inland Empire Gardeners, and takes place this Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here is a link to my column, which is a preview of the tour: Spokane in Bloom tour features north side gardens. […]
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If you live in the Inland Northwest, you OWE it to yourself to go to the Friends of Manito spring plant sale! It takes place on Saturday (June 9) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale is the subject of my column this week. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Stock up on pollinator […]
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It’s almost here, gardening friends! “It” is Garden Expo, the largest garden event in the Inland Northwest, and that’s the topic of my latest column. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Annual Garden Expo back with classes, vendors, fun. This is the 19th year that our region has had a Garden Expo and it’s all […]
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On Friday (March 2nd), I will be giving a talk at the Spokane Community Gardens Spring Potluck and Meeting. My presentation, will be on how to “Grow Your Best Garden EVER!” and all are welcome to attend. In it, I’ll share information on growing your garden organically, addressing challenges in your garden, and growing productive veggie crops. It will be held […]
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Do you enjoy birdwatching? There’s an event coming up that I think we bird-lovers should all get involved in: The Great Backyard Bird Count. This year, it takes place from Feb. 16 to 19. It’s so easy to participate in it, too. There’s no fee and you don’t have to travel anywhere… other than walking out your door and counting […]
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I wanted to give you advance notice about an upcoming event, since it usually fills up pretty quickly. On March 10, I will be teaching a 3-hour class on raised bed gardening. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Spokane County Extension building, 222 N. Havana St. and you can register for the class at this […]
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If you’ve been looking at my events calendar lately, you’ve probably noticed there are all sorts of wonderful garden-related activities coming up in the next few months. One of the best is Cabin Fever, a daylong educational event put on by the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. Here’s how it works: You get to choose 4 classes out of […]
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Have you ever been to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle? If you haven’t — well, even if you have — you owe it to yourself to go! It is the perfect midwinter pick-me-up for gardeners who are aching to get back outside to play in the dirt. The show will be held from Feb. 7 to 11, […]
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There’s an event coming up that I wanted you to know about: it’s the Spokane County Master Gardener fall banquet. This year, the keynote speaker is Rich Hatfield and his presentation promises to be excellent! The banquet will be held on Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Lincoln Center, located at 1316 N. Lincoln St. Doors open at 4 p.m. Dinner […]
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In early August, I traveled to Buffalo, NY, for the annual conference of the Association for Garden Communicators (formerly Garden Writers Association). In addition to attending workshops and networking with my colleagues, we were all treated to visits of private gardens that were a part of this year’s Garden Walk. It has been billed as “America’s largest garden tour.” If […]
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