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Have you purchased any fall bulbs yet? Those are the ones you plant now so you can enjoy lovely flowers in the spring. That’s the topic of today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review: Go beyond tulips for beautiful bulbs. (or read it below the video) I have a terrible time resisting fall bulbs. If you’re like […]
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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If you just read the headline of this post and are thinking I’ve started writing in French, my apologies! Roseraie de L’Hay Les Roses is the name of one of the finest rose gardens I’ve ever seen. It was one of the places we visited during the French tour that I led in June. Garden history: Jules Gravereaux created this […]
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For this week’s garden column, I decided to focus on flowers. I mean, they’re pretty wonderful, aren’t they? You can read my column by going to today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Flowers for season-long bloom. Or you can read my column below (don’t miss this week’s video underneath it!). Why did I choose this topic? Well, aside from the obvious […]
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The Spokane Rose Show will be held next Saturday (June 22). In addition to having the opportunity to look at breathtakingly gorgeous roses, you’ll get to hear renowned rose hybridizer Ping Lim speak about everyone’s favorite flower. That’s the topic of my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Renowned hybridizer works to make roses easy, even in cooler climates. […]
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Ooh, who loves a plant sale?! I sure do and it’s exciting to think that two awesome sales will be held next weekend, here in Spokane. You can read about them in my column below: in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/apr/20/in-the-garden-local-plant-sales-mean-spring-has-sp/. Or you can read it below: Column: Local plant sales mean spring has sprung You know it’s officially spring […]
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I’m feeling a little down in the dumps today. That’s because I just made a painful decision. It was time to wave the white flag in the battle a most wonderful rose. Who was the enemy? Rose stem girdlers. ‘Therese Bugnet’ rose The rose in question is ‘Therese Bugnet’ which is a rugosa, or shrub, rose. I planted her about […]
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I recently received an excellent question from a reader asking about the hardiest roses one can grow, particularly in regions with very cold winters. Here’s Marcie’s question: “In a recent posting, you mentioned roses that grow well in cold climates with something about the kind of root system they have. I live in Eastern Iowa and our winters can be […]
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Roses are truly the Queen of the Garden. And I’m pretty sure no one would disagree with me about that. After all, they are absolutely gorgeous, bloom for an extraordinarily long time, and are a favorite of just about every gardener on this planet! On June 23rd, they’ll be in the spotlight for the 71st annual Spokane Rose Show. That’s […]
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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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