May 30 Column: Friends of Manito Spring Plant Sale

TFM plant sale

I love being able to report on fun garden events such as plant sales. The Friends of Manito will hold their spring plant sale on June 3-5 and June 10-12 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. You can learn all about it, including some of my plant picks, within my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: […]

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May 16 Column: Conversations on Nature

conversations on nature, zinnias

I love being able to let you know about cool upcoming events that you won’t want to miss. That includes the virtual “Conversations on Nature” series of presentations, which begins this week. That’s the topic of this week’s garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Master Gardener Foundation hosts ‘Conversations on Nature’. (or you can […]

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2020 Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium

There is an event coming up in the spring that you need to know about: the Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium, which is put on by the Spokane County Master Gardeners and Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County.  Why do you need to know about something that won’t take place until March 21? Because tickets for it sell out quickly and […]

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Ornamental grasses add texture to the landscape

Ornamental grasses

How do you feel about ornamental grasses? I’ve liked their look for ages but feel I’ve really slighted them in my landscape. I guess I naturally tend to gravitate more toward flowers. But after visiting Manito Park’s Joel Ferris Perennial Gardens this fall, I’m all fired up about adding more to my garden! After all, they’re easy to care for, add […]

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