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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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If you just read the headline of this post and are thinking I’ve started writing in French, my apologies! Roseraie de L’Hay Les Roses is the name of one of the finest rose gardens I’ve ever seen, and it was one of the places we visited during the French tour I led in June. A little background first… This garden […]
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For this week’s garden column, I decided to focus on flowers. I mean, they’re pretty wonderful, aren’t they? You can read my column by going to today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Flowers for season-long bloom. Why did I write about flowers? Well, aside from the obvious reasons (beauty, fragrance, attracting pollinators, etc.), I’ve been walking through my landscape and really […]
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The Spokane Rose Show will be held next Saturday (June 22). In addition to having the opportunity to look at breathtakingly gorgeous roses, you’ll get to hear renowned rose hybridizer Ping Lim speak about everyone’s favorite flower. That’s the topic of my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Renowned hybridizer works to make roses easy, even in cooler climates. […]
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Ooh, who loves a plant sale?! I sure do and it’s exciting to think that two awesome sales will be held next weekend, here in Spokane. You can read about them in my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/apr/20/in-the-garden-local-plant-sales-mean-spring-has-sp/. The first sale is the Garden Fair & Plant Sale, put on by the Spokane County Master Gardeners. It will […]
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I’m feeling a little down in the dumps today. That’s because I just made the decision to wave the white flag in the battle a most wonderful rose has been waging with rose stem girdlers. The rose in question is ‘Therese Bugnet’ which is a rugosa, or shrub, rose. I planted her about 25 years ago and she thrived like […]
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I recently received an excellent question from a reader asking about the hardiest roses one can grow, particularly in regions with very cold winters. Here’s Marcie’s question: “In a recent posting, you mentioned roses that grow well in cold climates with something about the kind of root system they have. I live in Eastern Iowa and our winters can be […]
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Roses are truly the Queen of the Garden. And I’m pretty sure no one would disagree with me about that. After all, they are absolutely gorgeous, bloom for an extraordinarily long time, and are a favorite of just about every gardener on this planet! On June 23rd, they’ll be in the spotlight for the 71st annual Spokane Rose Show. That’s […]
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Today is a bit of a milestone for me: every season, I write 33 columns so this is #33 and I’ve paired it with video #33! Wow. So today is a season wrap-up, yet I also want to reassure you that I will continue to post to my blog and Facebook page since there’s still plenty of gardening topics to […]
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Oh my. I’ve recently had one of those life-altering garden experiences and am delighted to share it with you in my column today. It’s about my recent visit to the David Austin Roses display gardens, located in Albrighton, England. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Home visit with breathtaking views of Austin roses. In […]
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