These showy, colorful annuals will celebrate summer in your garden VIEW
For summer oomph and color, go a little wild and crazy this year with the flashiness and glitz of these relatively inexpensive annuals.
Valerie Easton
How to grow luscious, organic tomatoes sweetly suited to Northwest climate VIEW
Our climate can be challenging for growing tomatoes, but there are straightforward strategies for growing them successfully without sprays or chemicals.
Do yourself a favor with these tips for smart nursery shopping
Sadly, the delight of amassing plants is greatly outweighed by the grief of an overplanted garden, so here's how best to approach a well-stocked nursery.
A surprising win at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2015 planted hope for wild gardening
Our Northwest forests and natural areas perhaps offer the most satisfying model of wild gardening. The point is creating a diversity and richness of plantings...
For a really big show in your garden, plant these giant perennials — and then stand backÂ
Some gardeners like to fill narrow borders with oversized plants to feel submerged in flower and leaf. It’s just fun to have plants blooming over...
Gardeners are the natural choice for leading the way when it comes to ecological reverence
Rewilding can represent a desire to meddle less and celebrate nature more by accepting the randomness and imperfections of nature. If not, we’re fighting a...
Outdoor lighting expert Janet Lennox Moyer shares brilliant tips for brightening gardens
Garden lighting expert Janet Lennox Moyer, called the "Poet of Light" for her artistry, shares tips for subtle but transformational garden lighting. Her mantra: more...
It takes a lot of work to produce this much produce: 140 cultivars of fruits and veggies VIEW
Nancy Heckler’s former vast vegetable garden is testament to soil improvement and thoughtful plant choice, as well as an astounding amount of hard work.
A homeowner plants community in her Eastlake garden VIEW
In this Vintage Pacific NW feature, Valerie Easton found an Eastlake gardener who turned her small space into a beautiful country garden in the city.
Plant a garden to attract bees and butterflies, and save the Earth while you’re at it VIEW
In our Vintage Pacific NW feature, we take a look back at Valerie Easton's advice on planting a garden to attract bees and butterflies. You'll...