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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, […]
Read moreAs promised, this week’s video is the official vegetable garden tour for July. Although I should add that I can scarcely believe it’s July already! In this video, I go through what’s growing in each of the raised beds and how the various crops are doing. I also share some tips along the way so you can benefit from what […]
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Attention, Spokane and North Idaho gardeners! The Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour takes place next Sunday, July 9, and you definitely will want to go. For my garden column today, I wrote a preview of the tour so you’ll know the specifics. I had the pleasure of interviewing Kathryn Orr and Collin Lamb to give you a sneak preview of what […]
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We all love a great garden tour, right? Well, a fantastic one here in Spokane, Wash. is coming up next Saturday, June 17. It’s called Spokane in Bloom and for my column, I provide a preview of the tour. I had the pleasure of visiting Dean Fowler and Kerry Clark’s beautiful garden. It is amazing and so peaceful! You’ll also […]
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I decided to do something a little different for this week’s video. The focus is on our ornamental spring garden because it’s so wonderful to watch it come back to life. I guess really long, tough winters increase our appreciation, right? In this video, you’ll see flowering bulbs, perennials that are just getting ready to bloom, along with flowering trees […]
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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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I think garden tours are one of the most pleasant activities a gardener can take part in. Next Saturday, June 18, the Spokane in Bloom garden tour will feature 6 beautiful gardens on Spokane’s South side. Today’s garden column is a preview of the tour, just to ramp up your excitement! You can read it in today’s edition of The […]
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Hello again, everybody! I know I’m supposed to be on a monthlong sabbatical, but I just had to share a new video with you. Bill and I recently returned from a 2-week vacation in New England. One of the highlights was our visit to the flagship store of Gardener’s Supply. I didn’t realize they have two amazing garden centers with […]
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Who loves going on garden tours? I sure do! And I’ve been missing them terribly. Fortunately, the Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour is scheduled for next Sunday, July 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can read my preview of the tour in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour features six gardens on July 11. (or you […]
Read moreSince 2019 is slowly winding down, I thought it would be fun to look at my three most popular videos from this year. And, just in case you’re bored (yeah, right, during the holiday season!?!?!), I’ve embedded those videos in this blog post. Such a deal. My most popular video was… drum roll, please… How to Grow Beans. Would you […]
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