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Do you enjoy birdwatching? There’s an event coming up that I think we bird-lovers should all get involved in: The Great Backyard Bird Count. This year, it takes place from Feb. 16 to 19. It’s so easy to participate in it, too. There’s no fee and you don’t have to travel anywhere… other than walking out your door and counting […]
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I wanted to give you advance notice about an upcoming event, since it usually fills up pretty quickly. On March 10, I will be teaching a 3-hour class on raised bed gardening. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Spokane County Extension building, 222 N. Havana St. and you can register for the class at this […]
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If you’ve been looking at my events calendar lately, you’ve probably noticed there are all sorts of wonderful garden-related activities coming up in the next few months. One of the best is Cabin Fever, a daylong educational event put on by the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. Here’s how it works: You get to choose 4 classes out of […]
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Have you ever been to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle? If you haven’t — well, even if you have — you owe it to yourself to go! It is the perfect midwinter pick-me-up for gardeners who are aching to get back outside to play in the dirt. The show will be held from Feb. 7 to 11, […]
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There’s an event coming up that I wanted you to know about: it’s the Spokane County Master Gardener fall banquet. This year, the keynote speaker is Rich Hatfield and his presentation promises to be excellent! The banquet will be held on Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Lincoln Center, located at 1316 N. Lincoln St. Doors open at 4 p.m. Dinner […]
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In early August, I traveled to Buffalo, NY, for the annual conference of the Association for Garden Communicators (formerly Garden Writers Association). In addition to attending workshops and networking with my colleagues, we were all treated to visits of private gardens that were a part of this year’s Garden Walk. It has been billed as “America’s largest garden tour.” If […]
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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 the date for 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 […]
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Well, it’s that time of year again. The awesome folks at Extension have scheduled all sorts of helpful food preservation classes. Some are free talks at local libraries and some are hands-on courses at Spokane County Extension. Anna Kestell is the Food Preservation/Safety Education Coordinator and she has worked tirelessly to get the Food Preservation program up and running again after […]
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I am certain the most beloved of all garden flowers is the rose. And that’s not surprising, considering how beautiful and fragrant they are. Roses will be in the spotlight on Saturday (June 24) because the Spokane Rose Society will be putting on their 70th (!) rose show. It will be held at Northland Rosarium from noon to 4 p.m. […]
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