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Do you grow geraniums each year? What do you do with them at the end of the season? If you typically pitch the plants into your compost pile, I’ve got a better solution: let me show you how to overwinter geraniums! Up until a few years ago, I tossed my zonal geraniums at the end of the season. I always felt […]
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We gardeners are a hopeful lot, right? We plant all sorts of things with the hope they will grow and flourish in our gardens. In the fall, one of the most hopeful (and enjoyable) activities we can engage in is to plant spring bulbs. That is the topic of my garden column. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition […]
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There is a fantastic event coming up that you really need to know about! It’s the Fall Banquet, which is a fundraiser for the Spokane County Master Gardener program. Wait until you hear who the keynote speaker will be: New York Times bestselling author, Andrea Wulf (pictured at left), will give a presentation on Alexander von Humboldt. He is the […]
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One of this region’s most highly-anticipated events will take place next Saturday: the Friends of Manito fall plant sale. Here is a link to my column: Find hummingbirds’ favorite perennials at Friends of Manito Plant Sale. For those of you who don’t live in the Inland Northwest, I’m sorry that I’m teasing you by writing about a local event. However, […]
Read moreAs a garden writer and a member of the professional organization, the Association for Garden Communicators, I occasionally receive seeds or product samples to test. (hey, it’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it) Last December, I received a cool package from Burpee Seeds that I wanted to tell you about. What they do is send out a type […]
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Are you as crazy about succulents as I am? I love all of the amazing leaf types and colors, the different sizes and how easy they are to grow. That’s the topic of this week’s column. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Versatile succulents gaining in popularity. (you can also find this week’s video […]
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(This is the 10th in a series of blog posts about the English Gardens Tour I led from May 16-27, 2018. Remember that you can click on any of the photos in order to view a larger image.) On the morning of May 24, 2018, I awoke with a big smile on my face. Today we would be going to […]
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Ay yi yi! This has been a frustrating season for me because I’m really battling some aggressive plants in my flower beds. So I decided this would be the perfect topic for this week’s garden column. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Aggressive plants test patience. In it, I mentioned “the top five plants that […]
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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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If you’re looking for a way to maximize the space in your vegetable and beds, vertical gardening is just what you’re looking for! That’s the topic of my column this week. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Expand your garden by growing up. Many of you are probably familiar with my “famous” pole bean arbor, […]
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