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I have such a cool video for you this week! It’s all about the moose that have visited our garden. A few weeks ago, we were visited by a huge bull moose. Our backyard security camera captured it entering our backyard. Not long after posting the video to my Facebook page, I noticed that over 9,000 people had liked it! […]
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When the weather gets colder in the fall, it’s easy to think the garden season is over and you can head indoors. Not so fast! In this week’s video, I take you along while I handle some important late season garden tasks. I’ll be bringing delicate garden art and glass rain gauges indoors so they won’t break from the freeze-thaw […]
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Did the topic for this week’s garden column make your blood pressure rise? I think that’s a common reaction when it comes to dealing with critters in the garden! You might be waging a war with deer, gophers, squirrels, rabbits – you name it. In my column, I discuss the importance of identifying who your nemesis is first because that […]
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Deer are one of the most challenging critters to deal with in the garden. Unfortunately, I know this from personal experience. I’ve learned some tips and tricks over the years that I wanted to share the information in this week’s column. You can read it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Dealing with deer. (or you can read the text […]
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In my recent newsletters, I’ve alluded to an exciting, virtual gardening event coming up. Well, I can finally tell you about it! That event is none other than the Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium. As you know, I live in Spokane, Wash., and have been a Master Gardener for a very long time. Each year, our foundation has put on the […]
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Have you purchased any fall bulbs yet? Those are the ones you plant now so you can enjoy lovely flowers in the spring. That’s the topic of today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review: Go beyond tulips for beautiful bulbs. (or read it below the video) I have a terrible time resisting fall bulbs. If you’re like […]
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Deer-Resistant Design by Karen Chapman (Timber Press, 2019, 240 pp., $24.95) It’s widely known that the most successful method for keeping deer out of the garden is a tall fence. But fences aren’t always an option, or even desirable. As a matter of fact, the subtitle for Karen Chapman’s newest book, Deer-Resistant Design, is definitely eye-catching. It’s certain to attract […]
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I’m often asked how to keep deer out of the garden, and specifically how my husband Bill and I keep them out of OUR garden. While our deer fencing is usually difficult to see under normal conditions, it’s very obvious when it is covered in hoarfrost! When I looked out my front window yesterday, I realized conditions were perfect for […]
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Do you have a problem with deer getting into your garden? Boy, do I understand how frustrating that can be! While in England last month, we saw a great idea that will afford your garden some deer protection without having to build a tall fence. Interested? We saw this idea at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, which is one of my very […]
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Oh my! The topic for my column this week is one that so many gardeners ask about: dealing with deer. And who can blame them for being frustrated? Here’s a link to the column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Tricks to keep your garden from becoming a deer smorgasbord. Or you can read my column below (don’t miss this […]
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