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The day before the first killing frost in the Spokane area, Bill and I headed up to Manito Park so we could admire the last of the blooming dahlias in the test garden. Boy, am I glad we did because they were absolutely gorgeous! Unfortunately, many of them had a number rather than a cultivar name — which could be […]
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I know next spring seems so far off but fall is the time for planting spring-blooming bulbs. But not just any bulbs, mind you. Why not plant some of the less common specialty bulbs? That’s exactly what I wrote about for today’s garden column. Here’s a link to it: Plant bulbs this fall for a colorful display next spring. If […]
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Early last fall, I decided to take the plunge and learn how to overwinter Canna lily bulbs. I’d never done it before but am crazy about Cannas and hate tossing them in the compost pile once the frosts hit. It turns out, it’s not all that hard. Here’s a video I filmed on the initial process: I stored the Canna […]
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