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This week’s column and video is about a very enjoyable subject: container gardening. In my column, I detail the methods for growing flowers and/or vegetables in pots. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: After choosing the right container, think thriller, filler, spillers. I included suggestions of plants to grow just to give you some ideas. […]
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There’s garden decor, and then there’s garden decor! I attended the garden writers’ conference in Atlanta last month. We were treated to several tours of amazing, private gardens. These tours always provide me with sources of inspiration. Even when their growing conditions aren’t anywhere near the same as mine. All of us can use extra inspiration, right? In this post, […]
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For years, I’ve thought it would be fun to have a railing planter (or 2 or 3!) but hadn’t seen any that would work for the type of deck railing we have. Now I’ve found an adjustable railing planter that is perfect and I have to say that it’s one of the best-designed planters I’ve ever seen! What you’re looking […]
Read moreHere is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Contain tomatoes, not excitement. This one is about growing tomatoes in containers. I had the pleasure of consulting with Spokane County Master Gardener, Marilyn Lloyd, as she’s been growing them — along with other types of veggies — in containers for about a dozen years. She had […]
Read moreCalibrachoa ‘Watermelon’ Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: For pots with impact, go for thrill, fill and spill. As you can probably guess by the headline, it’s about some of the most wonderful annuals to use in creating containers for your garden and living spaces. Even though I have a huge garden, I […]
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