In the winter garden, these berried treasures feed the birds and the spirit
Berries, dangling like shiny beads from bare branches, remind us the garden is still alive out there, even in the winter, glistening and attracting birds.
Valerie Easton
Gardening is great exercise in and of itself for your body and mind
Yogis say you are only as young as your spine, and nowhere is this more important than out in the garden, with all the lifting...
Here’s how to warm up the garden all year with yellow and golden foliage
The predominant color in any garden, no matter how flowery, is always green. This must be why yellow is endlessly useful — it is such...
How to simplify your garden so it flourishes without suffocating
To help with the challenge of simplifying your garden, here are tips from a trio of people for whom gardening is both passion and livelihood.
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.
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...