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September means one thing to Inland Northwest gardeners: the Friends of Manito will be holding their fall plant sale and it’s time to get our plant shopping lists in order! My garden column is a preview of the sale so you know what to expect and highlights five wonderful plants that will be available. Here is a link to it: […]
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Next Sunday (July 30) is the date for this year’s Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour and you won’t want to miss it! There will be 3 gardens featured and one of them belongs to Duane and Lola Hagadone. In my column today, I’ve written a preview of the tour so you know how special this will be. Here is a link […]
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Well, it’s that time of year again. The awesome folks at Extension have scheduled all sorts of helpful food preservation classes. Some are free talks at local libraries and some are hands-on courses at Spokane County Extension. Anna Kestell is the Food Preservation/Safety Education Coordinator and she has worked tirelessly to get the Food Preservation program up and running again after […]
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I am certain the most beloved of all garden flowers is the rose. And that’s not surprising, considering how beautiful and fragrant they are. Roses will be in the spotlight on Saturday (June 24) because the Spokane Rose Society will be putting on their 70th (!) rose show. It will be held at Northland Rosarium from noon to 4 p.m. […]
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Who loves going on garden tours? After all, they are a great opportunity to stroll through some of the area’s finest gardens, right? The Spokane in Bloom Garden Tour is next Saturday, June 17th, and features 7 gardens on Spokane’s north side. That’s the subject of my garden column today and here is a link to it: Annual Spokane in Bloom […]
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Who loves a plant sale? All of us, right? In my humble opinion, I think the Friends of Manito have the most comprehensive collection of wonderful plants that grow well in our Inland Northwest gardens. My column today is a preview of the Friends of Manito Plant Sale, which will take place on Saturday, June 3 from 8 a.m. to 3 […]
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This week’s column is a preview of Spokane’s premier gardening event: Garden Expo. If you enjoy gardening (or if you’re shopping for a special Mother’s Day gift), you owe it to yourself to go! Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Annual Expo aims to educate local gardeners. Garden Expo has been hosted by […]
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Next Saturday, Apr. 29, the Spokane County Master Gardeners will hold their annual Garden Fair & Plant Sale. That’s the topic of my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Here’s a link to it: Get plants, advice at garden fair. The Garden Fair & Plant Sale will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and be held in and around the […]
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Have you ever taken a moment to admire a tree and appreciate all it does for the environment around it? Trees are pretty amazing and they just happen to be the topic of my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Here’s a link to it: Trees give us so much, including beauty, clean air, sustenance. It seemed like an […]
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With the garden season getting underway, I decided a column on compost and composting would be in order. After all, if we take care of the soil in our gardens, it in turn will take care of our plants and — in the case of veggies — provide us with higher yields. Sounds good to me! Here is a link […]
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