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I just love this time of year! To celebrate it, I shot a video showing the type of plants that provide us with beautiful fall colors. In it, you’ll see the trees, shrubs and perennials that add beauty to the landscape when other plants are winding down. There is something you need to know, however. When we first bought our […]
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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 got great news for Inland Northwest gardeners. The Friends of Manito fall plant sale will take place on Saturday, Aug. 21! And not only that, the format will be just like the good old days. You won’t have to make an appointment and the plants will be organized on tables out in the plant sale yard. That’s the topic […]
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I love being able to report on fun garden events such as plant sales. The Friends of Manito will hold their spring plant sale on June 3-5 and June 10-12 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. You can learn all about it, including some of my plant picks, within my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: […]
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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 […]
Read moreThere is a springtime event coming up that you need to know about. It’s the Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium. This special event is put on by the Spokane County Master Gardeners and Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County. Why do you need to know about something that won’t take place until March 21? Because tickets for it sell out quickly […]
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How do you feel about ornamental grasses? I’ve liked their look for ages but feel I’ve really slighted them in my landscape. I guess I naturally tend to gravitate more toward flowers. But after visiting Manito Park’s Joel Ferris Perennial Gardens this fall, I’m all fired up about adding more to my garden! After all, they’re easy to care for, add […]
Read moreCan you believe it’s the middle of August already? It’s time for another of my columns in The Spokesman-Review: Ornamental grasses add winter interest. Today’s topic was a request from one of my Master Gardener friends and colleagues: ornamental grasses that provide some interest in the landscape during the colder months of the year. If you live in the Inland […]
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