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‘Tis the season for pruning, right? Well, before you dive into it, I thought it would help to discuss some pruning basics first. For my column, I interviewed Tim Kohlhauff (seen at left), the Urban Horticulture Coordinator for Spokane County Extension. Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Pruning correctly helps keep trees and […]
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Ugh. I could’ve sworn I pruned our raspberry canes last fall. As you can see from the photo to the left, I most definitely didn’t! Fortunately, it can be done in late winter/early spring, so no harm done. Pruning raspberries can seem puzzling to some folks. Fortunately, I explain how to in this post. When to prune raspberry canes For […]
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Today is a bit of a milestone for me. Every season, I write 33 columns so this is #33 and I’ve paired it with video #33! Wow. Today is a season wrap-up. Yet I also want to reassure you that I will continue to post to my blog and Facebook page. After all, there are still plenty of gardening topics […]
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I’ve recently returned from a wonderful 2-week trip to England. It’s been fun sharing some of the things I saw with you through Facebook over the past few days. I wanted to write about something I repeatedly saw in some of the beautiful gardens I visited. That was the use of natural materials for plant supports and/or keeping pests away […]
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Who’s anxious to really get going in their gardens? Boy, I sure am! Once our snow melted, it became very apparent that I’ve got a whole lot of catching up to do. In my column today, I discuss the types of spring pruning we’ll be doing and the timing of them. Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition […]
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The growing season is coming to close. Yet none of us wants to fill our basements or closets with green tomatoes, right? It’s a topic of great interest to gardeners these days because they’re frustrated and watching the days zip by. As you might already know, I’ve been filming short videos on how to get your green tomatoes to ripen, […]
Read moreNow that spring is officially here, there are plenty of gardening clean-up activities to take care of. Many can wait a bit but one of the most important things is to get our trees ready for the new season. And since deciduous trees don’t have any leaves on them yet, it’s a perfect time to prune because you can really […]
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