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My favorite aspect of gardening is that I’m always learning new things. Plant propagation is one of them. In this week’s video, I show you how to propagate lavender from cuttings. Why propagate your own plants? Well, how does FREE sound? It’s a great way to stretch your gardening dollars, plus you can share plants with friends. I actually wrote […]
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This is the time of year when we need to think about planting fall bulbs. I’m referring to daffodils, tulips, crocuses, Dutch hyacinths, alliums and so on. They will bloom for you in the spring. This is the topic for today’s garden column, but I take it a step farther. I love planting unusual species of bulbs so you’ll find […]
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For this week’s garden column, I chose to write about organic insect control. I know I’ve discussed this off and on in my columns and videos over the years but this is such an important topic! The takeaway is that we all rely on insects for more than many folks realize. My goal is to explain why the use of […]
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We had a lovely 2-week vacation in Minnesota earlier this month! Bill and I traveled to Minneapolis to attend the Garden Communicators International conference. During it, we toured a lot of public and private gardens that were filled with amazing plants and wonderful inspiration. I think Minnesota gardens are so lush and beautiful! For the second half of the trip, […]
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Who loves a plant sale? Well, we gardeners sure do, right? Here in Spokane, we’ve got a fabulous sale coming up, and it’s put on by the dedicated Friends of Manito volunteers. That is the topic of today’s garden column, which you can read below: by Susan Mulvihill The Friends of Manito fall plant sale takes place on Saturday, Aug. […]
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While there are so many wonderful perennials that brighten up our gardens at various times during the growing season, I think annual flowers are the workhorses. They are the subject of my garden column for today. Annuals are plants that grow, bloom, set seed and die in a single growing season. Examples include marigolds, nasturtiums, zinnias and cosmos. I hope […]
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I enjoy growing all sorts of flowers: annuals, perennials, bulbs, flowering shrubs – you name it. Some require a bit of care while others are so easy to grow! I wrote about the latter – which I like to call bombproof perennials – for today’s garden column. I garden in hardiness zone 5b so that is definitely one of the […]
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For today’s garden column, I wrote about the lavender project Bill and I have undertaken. In it, you’ll learn how we are propagating new lavender plants in an effort to keep our patch looking good. As I mention in my column, I’ve been having fun learning how to propagate different types of plants from cuttings this year. I hope you’ll […]
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In this week’s video, I share with you what I feel are the best gardening tools. And as I explain, I don’t have affiliate relationships with any of the companies so I don’t benefit from recommending them. Two things of particular interest that you’ll see are my new garden apron and Bill’s ingenious invention to keep me comfortable out in […]
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I chose a rather buggy topic for today’s garden column! In it, I share some interesting information about ladybugs and cabbage worms. I’ve been using agricultural insect netting for a year to keep the latter away from our plants so I believe you’ll find that part quite interesting. by Susan Mulvihill One of the best aspects of gardening is that […]
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