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Have you become a greener gardener in recent years? I’m talking about adopting environmentally-friendly practices while engaging in gardening activities. It’s the perfect way to be kinder to the planet. That’s been on my mind lately, due to our exceptional drought, extremely high temperatures and wildfire smoke. Being a greener gardener is the topic for today’s column, which you can […]
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I’ve been watching our weather forecast closely and am very concerned. Here in Spokane, a heat wave begins this Saturday, with a high of 101 degrees F. On Sunday, the forecast shows 105 degrees, and on Monday and Tuesday, the National Weather Service believes we’ll be up at 110 degrees. That is scary. I just received an email from a […]
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For this week’s column, I wrote about water conservation in the garden. You can read it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Practice water conservation in your landscape. (or you can read the text of my column at the bottom of this post) Here in Spokane, Wash., we’ve been experiencing a very dry spring which is unusual for us. That […]
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For my garden column this week, I wrote about adding native plants to your landscape. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Native plants a natural fit for home landscapes. (or you can read my column lower in this post) Background on native plants column: I think a lot of folks are unaware of the wide […]
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Throughout the growing season, I enjoy profiling local gardeners. Especially those who have a spectacular garden or a special skill to share with you. In today’s column, Tracy and Alan Lewis have both! They explained how they set up a drip irrigation system as an add-on to their existing sprinkler system. Here’s a link to it: Drip system need not […]
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We’ve been experiencing some unseasonably warm temperatures this spring. I felt it would be important to write about conserving water in our gardens. Here’s is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Save water by paying attention to soil, plant needs. (or you can read my column lower in this post) Much of it is about […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Low-water wonders. (or you can read my column lower in this post) The topic is drought-tolerant plants. I felt it would be of interest to anyone dealing with the heat and drought of this summer. It’s always a good idea to use drought-tolerant plants in our landscapes […]
Read morePhoto #1: Getting ready to swap out the old T Tape for Aqua Traxx Last year, my husband and I installed a new drip irrigation system on our raised beds. We’ve used soaker hoses on each bed for years but they frequently clogged with minerals. That in turn reduced the amount of water coming out of them. We felt it […]
Read morePhoto #1: drip irrigation This is a continuation of our discussion (see previous post) about the new drip irrigation system we recently installed. I wanted to show you what we did on one of our 3′ x 8′ raised beds. Drip irrigation supplies: Photo #1 shows the supplies we needed: 1/2″ tubing to make the manifold, 1/2″ figure-8 ends to […]
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