Shrubs With Berries Bring Back Color and Spirit
In the stretch between New Year’s and Valentine’s Day, a Northwest garden risks seeming anti-climactic or even bleak. To add color […]
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Evergreen Ground Cover For All Seasons
Evergreen ground cover has endless uses, from serving as a lawn substitute to creating a green cascade on a wooded
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Conifers in Containers
The change of seasons presents opportunities for dramatic new container garden compositions. Dwarf conifers can be the perfect pick-me-up for sparse-looking containers.
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Fall Is Fine For Planting
Fall is fine for planting. Almost all plants and trees can be planted in fall, including turfgrass, spring blooming bulbs
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Planting Those Really Sunny Spots
Nearly every garden has a spot that really cooks in the summer. It might be the west-facing wall of the garage,
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Mass Appeal
Mass planting — using just one variety of plant — is an effective garden design tool, with many applications. You can
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Maybe It’s Time To Lose The Lawn
Are you trying to conserve water this summer — and dreading the prospect of a bleak, brown and brittle lawn? It is
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Summertime Watering
The driest months in the Pacific Northwest are July, August, September and sometimes October. Add June to the mix this
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Tropical Treasures in Seattle
Everyone knows that summer in the Pacific Northwest is paradise. But did you know that up here we can grow
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Winning Over Your Soil
Did you know that both you and your landscape could come out winners, even with the most difficult soil? If
