Share my passion for all things gardening!
My husband Bill and I have engaged in raised bed gardening since 1981. I know, that’s a long time ago, isn’t it? It all started with a wonderful “Better Homes & Gardens” magazine article on that very topic. Over the years, we’ve gone through a few iterations of the bed design. First, we used a rototiller and a lot of […]
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In this week’s video, you get to follow me along as I take care of some late-winter gardening projects. What’s the title of my video? It’s “A Day in the Life of Susan’s In The Garden” because that’s the best I could come up with! Much of it will be about pruning. In it, you’ll hear what is a typical […]
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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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Did you know that spring is a great time for pruning? In this week’s video, I share all sorts of pruning tips for trees (esp. fruit trees), flowering shrubs, roses and blueberry plants. You’ll learn how to prune properly and avoid common mistakes. Pruning can seem daunting at times but once you know the basics, you’ll do great. Main pruning […]
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I’ve got a new video for you about how to attract birds! Since I’m not really doing any gardening this time of year, this is a great time to share my tips on how to do attract them to your garden year-round. Bill and I are avid birdwatchers and have really focused on making our landscape bird-friendly. Our goal has […]
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Dry Climate Gardening* by Noelle Johnson (Cool Springs Press, 2023, $28.99) by Susan Mulvihill We gardeners all have varying degrees of challenges, right? They might occur while we’re trying to grow our own food or create a pleasing landscape around our home. Those who live in arid or semi-arid climates have a unique set of challenges. But that doesn’t mean […]
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When the weather gets colder in the fall, it’s easy to think the garden season is over and you can head indoors. Not so fast! In this week’s video, I take you along while I handle some important late season garden tasks. I’ll be bringing delicate garden art and glass rain gauges indoors so they won’t break from the freeze-thaw […]
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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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