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You probably saw a recent Facebook post of mine, in which I shared a photo of some beautiful delphiniums. The point was to explain that delphiniums will rebloom if you deadhead the previous flower stalks right away. The next morning, I discovered a moose had also admired them… and, may I add, very closely. Sigh. It’s true that deer (and […]
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Boy, I just got a bit of a surprise: the nighttime temperatures here in the Inland Northwest will be dropping significantly by the end of this week. Since we live in an outlying area, it will probably be even colder than the forecast of 34 to 38 degrees. So, of course, my first thought was “I’d better get out in […]
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Aren’t birds just the coolest creatures around? My husband and I are avid birdwatchers. We made it an early priority to landscape with the idea of attracting birds to our garden. That’s the topic of today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review: Planting for the birds reaps many rewards. You can also read it below. And don’t […]
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It’s always exciting when a new event comes on the scene that holds a lot of promise. This is the case with the Spokane Dahlia Festival, which will take place at Northland Rosarium on Sept. 21. This event is the subject of my garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Celebrate late bloomers at Dahlia […]
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Inland Northwest gardeners are in for a treat when Oct. 10 rolls around. Joe Lamp’l, host and executive producer of the popular PBS program, “Growing a Greener World” will be here! He’ll the keynote speaker for this year’s Spokane County Master Gardener Fall Banquet! Yes, “that” Joe. That’s the topic of my garden column, which you can read in today’s […]
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The garden event everyone in the Inland Northwest has been waiting for is coming up rapidly! That’s the Friends of Manito Fall Plant Sale, and it just happens to be the topic of this week’s garden column. Here’s a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: Eye-catching array as autumn looms. (or you can read my column underneath the video below) […]
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As much as I love gardening, I have to admit I’m getting older. This means the concept of making gardening easier is starting to sound very appealing to me! That’s the topic for this week’s garden column in The Spokesman-Review: Tips to make gardening easier as we get older. (or you can read my column lower in this post) In […]
Read moreAttention, Inland Northwest gardeners! There is a wonderful event coming up on Sept. 19 and I wanted to make sure you knew about it. The Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County will sponsor the film showing of “FIVE SEASONS: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf.” (watch the trailer below) Piet Oudolf is an influential Dutch garden designer, plant nursery man and […]
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I love learning about all aspects of gardening. And the best way to do that is by meeting and talking with other gardeners. For my garden column today, I have written a profile of local gardener Laurie Jarmer. Learn how she and her husband, Rick, have transformed their backyard into a food factory in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review. Here’s […]
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If you just read the headline of this post and are thinking I’ve started writing in French, my apologies! Roseraie de L’Hay Les Roses is the name of one of the finest rose gardens I’ve ever seen. It was one of the places we visited during the French tour that I led in June. Garden history: Jules Gravereaux created this […]
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