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It’s time for my next video! And since fall is the time for planting bulbs, that is today’s topic. The title of my video is “10 Bulb Planting Do’s & Don’ts.” In it, you’ll learn exactly what you need to know when planting bulbs that will bloom in the spring. Examples of these include daffodils, tulips, crocuses, rock garden iris, […]
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I’ve got a brand-new video for you! The title is “Garden Clean-up & Update” and I wanted to share a lot of things that have changed in our veggie garden since you last saw it. As I’ve mentioned, Bill and I were out of town for 9 days, and even though we didn’t get any frosts while we were gone, […]
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For those of you who live in the Inland Northwest, you’ll be happy to hear about the upcoming bulb sale. Sponsored by the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County, it features spring-flowering bulbs. The bulb sale will take place from Sept. 30 to Oct. 10. You can order online and then pick up your order at either the Spokane County […]
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If you’ve been following me this year, you know I’ve been experimenting with agricultural insect netting. I promised early in the season that I would give an official report on how it performed. That’s what today’s column is all about! You can read it in The Spokesman-Review: Garden insect netting is a game-changer for crops that attract bugs. Or you […]
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We all love to get as much produce from our vegetable gardens as possible, right? This season, we’ve been experimenting with succession planting. That’s where you keep your garden beds in production for more of the season. Succession planting is the subject of today’s garden column. You can read it in The Spokesman-Review: Making a succession plan for the garden […]
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I know we gardeners don’t want to think about the end of the growing season yet, but it’s important to plan ahead. For today’s garden column, I decided to write about overwintering geraniums. This is something that is so easy and it’s a great way to save money. You can read my column in The Spokesman-Review: Don’t toss those geraniums […]
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I can scarcely believe it’s time to talk about The Friends of Manito fall plant sale next Saturday. The good news is that fall doesn’t officially begin on Sept. 22 but the great news is that you’ll find fantastic plants at this sale! That’s the topic of my garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: […]
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Good grief, how can it possibly be the last day of July already?! But, as I promised last week, today’s garden column is the second half of garden tips from my Facebook followers. If you missed my July 24 column with the first half of the tips, you can find it on my blog. You can read today’s column in […]
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I think you’ll all agree that gardening is a learning experience. We pick up information from classes, books, friends and neighbors, and all of it increases our skills. A few weeks ago, I asked my Facebook followers if they’d like to share some of their best garden tips and share they did! For my garden column today, I included the […]
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I am so excited that the Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour is rapidly approaching! That’s the topic of my garden column and you can read all about it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Coeur d’Alene Garden Club hosting annual tour of six local gardens. Or you can read it underneath the video below. The Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour will take […]
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