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I was thrilled to receive the Media Award from the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State (see yesterday’s announcement on my blog). I’ve been reflecting a bit on the interesting twists and turns my career has taken. One of them was becoming a Spokane County Master Gardener way back in 2002. Since a few folks have asked me about it, […]
Read moreI’ve got some happy news to share with you! I just found out that I have received the 2019 Media Award from the Washington State Master Gardener Foundation. What a delightful surprise! Here is the press release from the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County: “CONGRATULATIONS TO SUSAN MULVIHILL!” “Susan Mulvihill is the recipient of the 2019 Media Award by […]
Read moreDuring the fall and winter, I probably won’t be shooting a video every single week. However, I did want to create one on preserving the harvest from the garden. I get a lot of questions about this topic! In this one, I cover the different methods we use for specific vegetables and fruits. That way, we can enjoy them throughout […]
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Hi, everybody! I didn’t shoot a video last week as it was just too hectic around here. I’m trying to make up for that by doing a new video that’s a little longer than usual. The topic? October garden tasks that I needed to take care of before our weather gets any colder. This includes checking on our winter garden […]
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Book review: The Lifelong Gardener: Garden with Ease & Joy at Any Age by Toni Gattone (Timber Press, 214 pp., $19.95) While I was at this year’s Garden Communicators’ conference in Salt Lake City, I met a delightful lady by the name of Toni Gattone. She told me she’d recently written a book and even though it had just been […]
Read moreIf you’ve been watching my Facebook and Instagram accounts, you know that Joe Lamp’l recently came to Spokane. He is the host and executive producer of the PBS program, “Growing a Greener World.” I thought you might enjoy hearing a little bit about his visit. Joe is based in the Atlanta area. He was invited to give the keynote presentation […]
Read moreMother Nature recently decided it’d be fun for us to break a weather record. Two days of snow, a huge temperature drop, and then two nights of freezing temperatures. Yes, the 2019 season has come to an early close! What better time to do a season wrap-up for my garden column? You can read it below: Crazy weather hit at […]
Read moreNow that we’re all transitioning to indoor pursuits, I’m focusing on the five easiest houseplants to grow. For this week’s column, I interviewed Spokane County Master Gardener Rhonda Elliott. She’s a great resource because she knows houseplants! You can read my column below: Houseplants need right amount of water, light to flourish. Houseplants need right amount of water, light to […]
Read moreQuite a few years ago, while reading a vegetable gardening book, I first heard about trombone zucchini. What?! This is a vining zucchini rather than the bush form we’re all familiar with. The author, Mary Ann Newcomer, who is a dear friend of mine, raved about it. What particularly got my attention was her comment that they taste like artichoke […]
Read moreHi, everyone. If you live in the Inland Northwest, our gardening season is getting ready to end this weekend! There are forecasted lows in the low to mid-30s and even the potential for some light snow. Yes, you read that correctly! Snow. But at the very least, I wanted to give you a frost alert. How to prepare Harvest your […]
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