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New wintergreen varieties are a hit during the holidays
Now that the thrill of summer has passed and the warm colors of fall are fading with each…
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Here’s your November to-do list in the Northwest garden
Winter is coming, and that means gardeners must perform certain tasks — or suffer the consequences.
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You don’t have to landscape with bulbs — but at least plant a few
Try planting mini tulips and daffodils, plus other minor bulbs like snowdrops and winter aconites in clumps.
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The gardener’s playbook for attracting birds to your yard
If you want birds to visit, you’ll need to provide four basic elements: safety, nesting spots, food and…
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Though they’re cold, fall and winter can be colorful seasons too
You have no shortage of choices when it comes to planting for fall and winter interest in the…
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When is a crocus not a crocus? When it’s actually a colchicum
Pair these pink to purple flowers with the silver leaves of lambs ear, purple asters and pink chrysanthemums.
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Watering containers tops the gardener’s to-do list for October
It’s your last chance to overhaul your lawn, plant for fall color and get some garlic in the…
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Red twig dogwoods — there’s variety of shrub for all seasons
Here are four new varieties of twig dogwoods on the market that provide fall and winter interest.
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Three ways to save those summer tropicals for next year
If you are attached to your plants or want to save a few bucks, you don’t have to…
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Are they heaths or are they heathers? Most gardeners say ‘whatever’
Don’t get too hung up on their proper names — as far as this nursery owner is concerned,…
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Fall foliage tops the gardener’s to-do list for September
Vacation time is over. Get back out in your yard and make the most of the autumn season.
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Beware: Weed seeds are triggered to germinate in the fall
Seeing weeds? With shorter days, cooler nights and a little moisture, fall germinating seeds are waking up.
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Four newer Abelias well-suited to our Northwest gardens
These cultivars function better in small garden spaces and can even be used in containers as seasonal fillers.
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When Johnny’s fig tree comes marching home again
The tree grew from a cutting taken from John and Genny Holtum’s original fig planted at Sunnyside Nursery…
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Gardening bureau declares 2021 Year of the Hardy Hibiscus
Pick up one or two of these reliable and late-blooming perennial and shrubby plants for color through summer.
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Love it or leave it: The gardener’s to-do list for August
If you do this month’s chores, you’ll no longer be referred to as a “yardener,” or a casual…
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Gardening pro shares 7 steps to successful summer planting
When a landscape contractor in the Sacramento Valley, he planted all summer long and never lost a plant.
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Your yard doesn’t have to look like Death Valley for the summer
The recent heatwave burned many of our shrubs, hanging baskets and trees. Here’s what to do to reverse…
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Five secrets for the proper watering of your summer garden
Here’s a tip: Layers of mulch and compost will reduce the frequency with which you need to water…
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Show your garden some love in July — it needs it this month
Love has always been a two-way street. The more we love our gardens, the more they will love…