There is an old expression that goes like this: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I would add that when Mother Nature give us… Continue reading
Now’s the time for Korean dogwoods and their hybrids to bloom. Here are some choices for your garden.
If you wait and prune these spring bloomers in the fall or winter, you will cut off all of next year’s flower buds.
Their spiky flowers are familiar sights along freeways. Here are four varieties worth planting.
A cool, rainy May is making life difficult and frustrating for the Northwest gardener.
Pay no attention to the anti-annuals dogmatists. Annuals are the accents and drama that tie gardens together.
The amazing array of new foliage emerging this time of year rivals the blooming of flowers.
This plant will literally grow anywhere in the garden, and looks breathtaking this time of year.
Most of the plants have blue, purple, pink and red flowers, but here are eight recommended yellow-ish rhodies
Its yellow foliage has a golden-orange hue that projects summer warmth in spring.
Customers clamored for this ballyhooed — and entirely mythical — plant after it was featured in a nursery’s April 1 advertising.
After a long dark winter, it’s now time to go outside and immerse yourself in the glory of the spring garden.
Make sure you have good soil that is well-fed. A plot of land under full sun also is critical, especially for tomatoes.
Gardens are always in flux, and hard freezes give us a chance to change things and create new compositions.
Buds are swelling, bulbs are up and blooming and the frogs are croaking. Winter’s almost over!
Sharpen those pruning tools and get to work — spring is just around the corner.
There is a reason roses are considered the queen of flowers. And now is the time to plant them.
