Share my passion for all things gardening!
I’ve been really excited about shooting a video about organic gardening because it’s such an important topic. I tend to mention it in other videos and posts, but never really focused on it as a main topic. Organic gardening involves avoiding chemical pesticides and herbicides and instead adopting healthy methods. It applies to so many aspects of growing a garden. […]
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This week’s video is about a subject near and dear to my heart: seed starting. Why? It’s so important to know how to grow your own plants (esp. veggies) from seed. If you’ve been looking at the price of groceries lately (esp. produce), that should provide all the motivation you need! In previous years, I’ve been shooting a series of […]
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If you’re new to the concept of winter sowing, have I got a treat for you! That is the subject of this week’s video. Winter sowing involves planting seeds in containers and leaving them outside during the winter months. The seeds germinate when the time is right. That whole concept seems crazy, doesn’t it? I mean, how could it even […]
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One of my favorite wintertime activities is making seed selections for the coming garden season. I’m talking about both vegetables and flowers because I love them all! That is the topic for my second video of the 2025 garden season. It’s actually become a bit of a tradition because folks always seem to be interested in what we’ll be growing. […]
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I’m so excited that it’s finally time to talk about the 2025 garden season! Even though many of us are experiencing cold weather conditions, it’s important to make plans and get organized. That’s what this week’s video is about. In it, I introduce myself for folks who are new to my channel. You’ll also get to see some photos of […]
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I’m definitely in a celebratory mood this week because I have shot 600 garden videos! I have to admit it seems crazy that I’ve created so many videos already. But I’ve been shooting them for 10 years, so it doesn’t take long for them to add up. I first created my YouTube channel way back in 2014. I really wasn’t […]
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Even though the garden season is over, we can still dream and plan for next year. How? By perusing the seed catalog offerings and deciding what to grow. That’s the topic of this week’s video. I share all sorts of tips so you can make good choices. Those tips are especially geared toward new gardeners because I want you to […]
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The other day, I suddenly realized that I hadn’t sprinkled MoleMax on our front flower bed. This wonderful repellent keeps gophers and voles from destroying our plants during the winter. When our landscape is covered by snow, lots of nefarious activity goes on underneath. Gophers chew on and eat plant roots. Voles chew mostly at the base of plant stems. […]
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I don’t know about your weather, but fall is getting serious here in Spokane, Wash.! It got me to thinking about fall gardening and what I’ve learned you should or shouldn’t do right now. I love this time year, especially because of the beautiful fall colors. And having the garden wind down is also nice because I’ve worked hard all […]
Read moreHow would you like to go on a flower garden tour? Well, you can do just that by watching this week’s video! About 3 weeks ago, I shot a video of our large front flower bed and our pollinator garden. I felt an update was in order because everything has burst into bloom. Flower garden background: Bill and I have […]
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