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There are a lot of different types of fall garden tasks that we should be doing. And that is the topic for this week’s video! In it, I cover both vegetable garden and ornamental garden projects you’ll want to take care of. These include harvesting green tomatoes before you get a frost. The timing on harvesting potatoes. Checking over your […]
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If you live in Spokane or the Inland Northwest, you owe it to yourself to go to the Spokane Dahlia Festival! It takes place on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Rosarium Garden Center. There will be free presentations, vendors, workshops, food trucks, and, of course, the beautiful setting of Rosarium Garden Center. Guest speakers from […]
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You know fall is fast approaching when this topic comes up! I think we all love adding garlic to our savory cooking, don’t we? If you don’t know how to grow garlic, I’m here to tell you that it’s easy. But there are some important concepts to understand first. Fortunately, I cover everything you need to know in today’s column. […]
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My favorite aspect of gardening is that I’m always learning new things. Plant propagation is one of them. In this week’s video, I show you how to propagate lavender from cuttings. Why propagate your own plants? Well, how does FREE sound? It’s a great way to stretch your gardening dollars, plus you can share plants with friends. I actually wrote […]
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This is the time of year when we need to think about planting fall bulbs. I’m referring to daffodils, tulips, crocuses, Dutch hyacinths, alliums and so on. They will bloom for you in the spring. This is the topic for today’s garden column, but I take it a step farther. I just love planting unusual species of bulbs. You’ll find […]
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Here it is Sept. 7 and there’s so much going on in the garden these days! In this week’s video, I share lots of helpful vegetable garden tips. They include when to harvest winter squash and pumpkins, and how to cure them prior to storage. If you haven’t heard of the “curing” term, here’s how it works. After harvesting squash […]
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My garden column today is all about shrubs that will add a lot of color to your landscape during the fall months. That’s a pretty happy topic, right? As I explain the column, we gardeners can feel discouraged when we realize the growing season is coming to a close. But if you plant shrubs that will treat you to colorful […]
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In this week’s video, I get to harvest tomatoes from my garden. And that’s what this time of year is all about, right? We’re all harvesting the bounty from the plants we so lovingly have tended throughout the spring and summer. But before I started to harvest tomatoes for this video, I wanted to cover something really important. What’s that, […]
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For this week’s garden column, I wrote about organic insect control. I know I’ve discussed this off and on in my columns and videos. But you have to admit this is such an important topic! The takeaway is that we all rely on insects for more than many folks realize. My goal is to explain why the use of pesticides […]
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What a treat to tour so many Minnesota gardens! 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. For the second half of the trip, we visited my side of the family. That was so much […]
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