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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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Perhaps I caught your attention with today’s topic, eh? After all, we gardeners love saving money in the garden, right? You can learn more about this in my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Saving money in the garden. (or you can read my column lower in this post) On July 12, I posted a question on my Facebook […]
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One of the favorite aspects of my job as a garden writer is that I get to meet other gardeners. And not just “any” gardeners, mind you. I meet awesome, inspiring gardeners all over the country. It has been a goal of mine to write a local gardener profile during the summer months. I know we can all learn from […]
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For my garden column today, I wrote about visiting the elegant Chateau de Chenonceau in France’s Loire Valley. What does this have to do with gardening? Well, while exploring the chateau (castle), we saw absolutely stunning floral arrangements AND enjoyed looking at the beautiful gardens. Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Loire Valley chateau […]
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I had a goal while putting together the itinerary for the French garden and chateau tour I led last month. It was to find the French version of the Chelsea Flower Show. Even though the International Garden Festival isn’t quite on a par with Chelsea, it definitely filled the bill. This festival takes place on the grounds of Chateau de […]
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For this week’s garden column, I wrote about tomato care. You’ll learn what we gardeners need to be doing for our tomato plants this time of year. Then they’ll grow their very best. You can read it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Proper staking, consistent watering key to best tomatoes. (or you can read my column lower in this […]
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