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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m all about attracting pollinators to my garden. No matter what it takes, I want those guys here! All joking aside, we all need to do what we can for pollinators. Between “colony collapse disorder” affecting honeybees, the decline of habitat for pollinators and the use of pesticides, we are making it difficult for them to do […]
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If it’s Sunday, it must be time for another of my garden columns. This week’s is on two awesome perennials, heucheras and heucherellas. Here’s a link to the column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Heucheras add color in shady places. Many folks know heucheras by their more common name of coral bells. Heucherellas are a cross between a heuchera […]
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Ooh, ooh, ooh! The Friends of Manito plant sale is next Saturday (June 11) and you don’t want to miss it! Here’s a link to my column about the sale in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Add color to your garden with perennials from Friends of Manito. If you live in the Inland Northwest, you are probably very familiar with these […]
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Some readers might take issue with my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Some plants set on dominating the garden. The topic is invasive plants that have done their best to take over my garden. I tried to approach it from a fairly humorous point of view, because we can’t let things like this get us down, right? A […]
Read moreDrought-tolerant Helenium (a.k.a. Sneezeweed) Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Low-water wonders. The topic is drought-tolerant plants, which I felt would be of interest to anyone who has been dealing with the heat and drought of this summer. It’s always a good idea to use drought-tolerant plants in our landscapes in order to […]
Read more‘Enchanted Eve’ Coreopsis (Tickseed) Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Perennial supporters. If you’re an avid, local gardener — and especially a fan of the Friends of Manito — this is probably one you’ve been waiting for! It’s about next Saturday’s fall plant sale, which is put on by the Friends of Manito. It […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Easygoing daylilies provide color, cheer almost anywhere. It’s all about daylilies, which are one of my favorite, carefree plants. Here are some of the varieties I mentioned in my column: ‘My Sweet Rose’ ‘Chicago Apache’ ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’
Read moreCan you believe it’s the middle of August already? It’s time for another of my columns in The Spokesman-Review: Ornamental grasses add winter interest. Today’s topic was a request from one of my Master Gardener friends and colleagues: ornamental grasses that provide some interest in the landscape during the colder months of the year. If you live in the Inland […]
Read moreDaylilies will be available at the The Friends of Manito sale. Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Manito Sale worth making space for. It’s about an upcoming event you won’t want to miss: next Saturday’s Friends of Manito spring plant sale. If you’ve never been to one, you’re in for a real treat. For […]
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