Aug. 22 Column: Be a greener gardener

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Have you become a greener gardener in recent years? I’m talking about adopting environmentally-friendly practices while engaging in gardening activities. It’s the perfect way to be kinder to the planet. That’s been on my mind lately, due to our exceptional drought, extremely high temperatures and wildfire smoke. Being a greener gardener is the topic for today’s column, which you can […]

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May 23 Column: Water Conservation

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For this week’s column, I wrote about water conservation in the garden. You can read it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Practice water conservation in your landscape. (or you can read the text of my column at the bottom of this post) Here in Spokane, Wash., we’ve been experiencing a very dry spring which is unusual for us. That […]

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Virtual Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium Reminder

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Don’t forgot that you have a great opportunity to participate in an awesome garden event — all from the comfort and safety of your own home! I’m talking about the “virtual” Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium. I live in Spokane, Wash., and have been a Master Gardener for a very long time. Each year, our foundation has put on the Cabin […]

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2020 Cabin Fever Gardening Symposium

There 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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Snow Mold on Lawns

Here in the Inland Northwest, we’ve been buried under a heavy blanket of snow for months. While it’s wonderful for insulating our plants against bitterly cold winter temperatures, it can cause an interesting (and annoying) problem that most of us will likely see once the snow has melted from our lawns: snow mold. Yup, that’s the weird stuff you’re looking […]

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