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Creating a Garden for the Northwest Flower & Garden Show- 2 weeks and counting

January 25, 2012

The Resonating Sounds of Nature, Finding Peace and Solace in the Garden In case you haven’t heard, two weeks from today the annual Northwest Flower & Garden Show will begin.  That’s 14 days, 336 hours or 20,010 minutes from the time I am writing this.  But who’s counting.  And are we ready, you ask?  Of course…not. So much… Read more >

Sublime Garden Design Giving birth to a garden, 6 months in the making

January 11, 2012

The Resonating Sounds of Nature, Finding Peace and Solace in the Garden It all started about 6 months ago, back in August of 2011, when Kryssie and I decided to explore the idea of creating a garden for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, A Floral Symphony, Gardens Take Note, which runs from February 8-12, 2012. For anyone who hasn’t… Read more >

Fall is here…what to do in the garden this time of year.

October 8, 2011

If you are like me you are still waking in the morning hoping to see the sun rising, only to find it dark, or hoping that we might be able to eek out one more day of 70 degree weather, only to be informed by your smart phone that today will be cloudy with a… Read more >

When life gives you rain…plant a garden

September 25, 2011

I spent part of the day yesterday at a planting event for 7 rain gardens that were being installed along Oakes and Lombard Avenues (where over 90 homes flooded in 2010) in Everett, WA. The pilot program was sponsored by the City of Everett in partnership with the WSU extension office, The Snohomish County Conservation… Read more >