Valerie Easton is a former horticultural librarian who writes about gardens and houses and the people who make them ... when she isn't busy adding yet more plants to her garden on Whidbey Island. In two decades of writing her weekly garden column for Pacific NW magazine, she has never met a gardener who wasn’t eager to talk about weather.
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...
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.
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.
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...
In this classic 2016 story, garden writer Valerie Easton shares tips for weeding out invasive costs in your garden, including affordable hardscaping, privacy and decor...
Jackie Roberts experiments with imported vegetable seeds to inform the menu of her Post Alley restaurant.
Kat and Tim King of Land2c Landscape Architecture tame a slippery slope with flowing, private spaces and beautiful tableaux.
The back garden is back in business with lower-maintenance plants, a focal shed, and lots and lots of inspiration
Easy-care, pet-friendly outdoor spaces build on a family’s remodeled home, and its spectacular views.
Mary and Whit Carhart spent 16 years nurturing 2½ acres of spectacular gardens, combining plants and art in a dazzling — and exhausting — display.