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One of this region’s most highly-anticipated events will take place next Saturday: the Friends of Manito fall plant sale. Here is a link to my column: Find hummingbirds’ favorite perennials at Friends of Manito Plant Sale. (or you can read my column lower in this text) My apologies to those of you who don’t live in the Inland Northwest. However, […]
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It’s time for one of the most anticipated garden tours of the season! The Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour will be next Sunday, July 15, and features six lovely gardens. That’s the subject of this week’s garden column. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour opens gates to colorful, whimsical North Idaho gardens. […]
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(This is the 10th in a series of blog posts about the 2018 English Gardens Tour I led.) On the morning of May 24, 2018, I awoke with a big smile on my face. Today we would be going to the Chelsea Flower Show! Truly a highlight of the English Gardens Tour that I was leading. This has been on […]
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Roses are truly the Queen of the Garden. And I’m pretty sure no one would disagree with me about that. After all, they are absolutely gorgeous, bloom for an extraordinarily long time, and are a favorite of just about every gardener on this planet! On June 23rd, they’ll be in the spotlight for the 71st annual Spokane Rose Show. That’s […]
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I hereby declare garden tour season open! It officially begins with the Spokane in Bloom garden tour, hosted by the Inland Empire Gardeners. The tour takes place this Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here is a link to my column, which is a preview of the tour. Spokane in Bloom tour features north side gardens. (you […]
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If you live in the Inland Northwest, you OWE it to yourself to go to the Friends of Manito spring plant sale! It takes place on Saturday (June 9) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale is the subject of my column this week. Here’s a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Stock up on pollinator […]
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It’s almost here, gardening friends! “It” is Garden Expo, the largest garden event in the Inland Northwest, and that’s the topic of my latest column. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Annual Garden Expo back with classes, vendors, fun. (or you can read my column lower in this post) This is the 19th year that […]
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In early August, I traveled to Buffalo, NY. It was, for the annual conference of the Association for Garden Communicators. In addition to attending workshops and networking with my colleagues, we were in for a treat. We got to visit of private gardens that were a part of this year’s Garden Walk. It has been billed as “America’s largest garden […]
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The Friends of Manito will be holding their fall plant sale and it’s time to organize our plant shopping lists! My garden column is a preview of the sale. That way, you’ll know what to expect. In it, I highlight five wonderful plants that will be available. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Colorful […]
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Next Sunday (July 30) is this year’s Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour and you won’t want to miss it! There will be 3 gardens featured and one of them belongs to Duane and Lola Hagadone. In my column today, I’ve written a preview of the tour so you know how special this will be. Here is a link to it in […]
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