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I know we gardeners don’t want to think about the end of the growing season yet, but it’s important to plan ahead. For today’s garden column, I decided to write about overwintering geraniums. This is something that is so easy and it’s a great way to save money. You can read my column in The Spokesman-Review: Don’t toss those geraniums […]
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I’ve been looking forward to writing this column for quite a while! How would you like to create your very own scented garden, filled with wonderful fragrances throughout the growing season? That has sounded pretty good to me! In my column, I look at the various components for a scented garden and make lots of suggestions. I’m hoping you’ll find […]
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For this week’s column, I detailed how to grow vegetables in containers. I realize that some folks are very limited in space or they live in an apartment or condo. Container vegetables to the rescue! You can read my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: No space? No problem, as many vegetables can be grown in containers. Or you […]
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I am so excited that spring has officially started today! Are you thinking about planting lots of flowers in your yard? Well, growing annual flowers is the topic for my garden column. I’m sure we’re all yearning to see lots of color again, right? You can read my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Whether it’s sunny or shady, […]
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It’s time for one of those seasonal milestones because day because my final garden column for the 2021 growing season runs today. It’s about fall garden tasks. You can read my column underneath the video below. What kind of fall garden tasks am I referring to? How about overwintering annual geraniums (Pelargoniums) and canna lilies? Leaving seed heads for birds […]
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As most of you already know, it was a tough summer for most garden plants here in Spokane, Wash. Yet the big surprise for me was how well our annual flowers performed under such adverse conditions. That’s the topic for my garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Flowers that can stand the heat and […]
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Remember how I grew dahlias this year, for the first time in ages? Since our growing season is coming to a rapid close, a column about how to overwinter dahlia tubers should be helpful. You can read my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Dahlias worth the extra effort needed to overwinter tubers. (or you can read the text […]
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If you just looked at the title of this post, you are probably scratching your head! “Why is she writing about a coyote decoy and why would that matter to me?,” you’re likely thinking. Well, if you’d enjoy reading an amusing story, I urge you to check out today’s garden column. Here is a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: […]
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Happy 2nd birthday to our pollinator garden! I get so many questions about it. That means it’s time to write a column and update you on how it’s doing. You can read it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Pollinator garden provides habitat for birds and insects – and beauty for humans. (or you can read my column at the […]
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I love being able to let you know about cool upcoming events that you won’t want to miss. That includes the virtual “Conversations on Nature” series of presentations, which begins this week. That’s the topic of this week’s garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Master Gardener Foundation hosts ‘Conversations on Nature’. (or you can […]
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