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For today’s garden column, I provided a sneak peek into next Saturday’s (June 3) Friends of Manito spring plant sale. The Friends of Manito is a non-profit organization that supports Spokane’s beloved Manito Park. For instance, one of the ways they do that is with fundraisers such as this. And the plant sales are NOT to be missed! The organizers […]
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I decided to do something a little different for this week’s video. The focus is on our ornamental spring garden because it’s so wonderful watching it come back to life. I guess really long, tough winters increase our appreciation, right? In this video, you’ll see flowering bulbs and perennials that are just getting ready to bloom. In addition, there are […]
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I’m so excited to announce that plant sale season has officially arrived! If you’re like me, you’ve probably felt like it would never get here, right? The first one here in Spokane, Wash. is the Garden Fair & Plant Sale. It’s brought to you by the Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. The sale will be held on April 28 […]
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I’ve got a double treat for you today. My new video is out and I think you’ll enjoy both watching and listening to it. This year, I’m planning to interplant more flowers in our vegetable garden. My goal is to attract more pollinators and beneficial insects to increase production. But I also love to grow flowers because they add so […]
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The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide* by Jenny Rose Carey (Timber Press, 2022, 288 pp., $29.95) by Susan Mulvihill Flowers add so much color, interest and dimension to a garden. We fall in love with the ones we’ve seen in public and private gardens. But we often don’t realize the flowers might not be a good match for our conditions. We […]
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It’s time for my next video and this one is especially important. That’s because it’s about the types of plants we’re growing to feed birds in winter. We live in Spokane, Wash. which is hardiness zone 5b. That means we get some mighty cold and long winters. Since Bill and I love watching the birds that visit us throughout the […]
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We all love to get as much produce from our vegetable gardens as possible, right? This season, we’ve been experimenting with succession planting. That’s where you keep your garden beds in production for more of the season. Succession planting is the subject of today’s garden column. You can read it in The Spokesman-Review: Making a succession plan for the garden […]
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I can scarcely believe it’s time to talk about The Friends of Manito fall plant sale next Saturday. The good news is that fall doesn’t officially begin on Sept. 22 but the great news is that you’ll find fantastic plants at this sale! That’s the topic of my garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: […]
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I love this time of year! Our gardens are coming back to life and plant sales are back on our calendars. On Saturday (June 4), The Friends of Manito spring plant sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you live in the Inland Northwest, you will NOT want to miss this sale because it always awesome! […]
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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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