October 13, 2017
If you have a vegetable garden, you can probably imagine how much water you use to not only water your plants, but then wash all your fresh produce. But, this month’s Garden Hack might just change the way you do both. You only need 3 things for this: a large colander or laundry basket with… Read more >
Organized under Edible Gardening, Education, Garden Tips & Advice, Sustainability, Water-wise Gardening. Labeled as garden hack, garden hack of the month, gardening shortcut, Gardening tips, gardening tips and tricks, gardening tricks, life hacks, vegetable garden, washing fresh produce.
May 26, 2017
Did you know that you can prune your perennials to help delay or prolong the blooming period on them? A technique called preemptive pruning will help you achieve this effect. Delaying the flowering of your perennials with preemptive pruning can be useful if you have a party or event coming up that you want your… Read more >
Organized under Garden Maintenance, Garden Tips & Advice. Labeled as beginning gardeners, deadheading, deadleafing, disbudding, Gardening tips, how to prune perennials, perennials, pinching perennials, preemptive pruning, Pruning, pruning perennials, shearing perennials, tips for pruning perennials.
October 12, 2016
To Prune or NOT to Prune: Fall Edition Knowing what to prune and NOT to prune in the fall is very important to ensure that your plants make it through the winter and into spring looking healthy. Fall is the time when most plants are starting to get ready to head into winter and go… Read more >
June 24, 2016
Heucheras have become a staple of garden and container designs across the Pacific Northwest. Caramel, plum and lime foliage that provides year round interest just can’t be beat. One of our favorite things about their foliage is the way it can change with the seasons. Cool fall and winter weather bring on rich saturated colors,… Read more >
May 3, 2016
Prepare now, or wilt later… If you live and garden in the Pacific Northwest, like we do, you no doubt recall that last summer was one like no other that we can remember. And it’s true, May through July 2015 was the driest period on record and we had the hottest June and July on… Read more >
Organized under Garden Maintenance, Garden Tips & Advice, Low Maintenance Gardens, Sustainability. Labeled as Compost, Composting, Drought Tolerant, garden care, Gardening tips, low maintenance, low water use, Organic compost, sustainability.