Seattle’s glorious pink cherry blossoms are a celebration of spring and nature VIEW
Editor’s note: Due to the production schedule for Pacific NW magazine, this story was written before the state’s “stay at home” orders, intended to slow the...
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GROW is “a dose of garden inspiration and information” appearing each week in Pacific NW magazine, written by Lorene Edwards Forkner and Colin McCrate.
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Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy tracks down — and keeps track of — the world’s rarest plants
Editor's note: Due to the production schedule for Pacific NW magazine, this story was written before the state's "shelter in place" orders, intended to slow...
Want to eliminate all that plastic in your garden? Learn how to create soil blocks.
LET'S TALK ABOUT plastic in the garden. Nursery pots and trays, plant markers, bagged goods and tarps, plastic netting, protective row-covers and even some tools...
Before you plant your vegetable garden, read these tips from an expert
NO DISRESPECT TO anybody who really loves the winter holiday season, but for most gardeners, spring is actually “the most wonderful time of the year.”...
Old-fashioned sweet violets are the epitome of endurance — except for that magical, fleeting fragrance
MY (ADMITTEDLY WEEDY) sweet violets are blooming. They are exceptionally fragrant — I love them so. Which is a very good thing because, even if...
The Northwest Horticultural Society is all about people and plants VIEW
WE'VE GOT A worldwide web of horticulture at our digital fingertips, but nothing compares to actually sharing space with like-minded folks in real life. The internet...
Coenosium Rock Garden is a living laboratory for South Seattle College horticulture students
COENOSIUM ROCK GARDEN is a verdant escape in the heart of our city. Set within the arboretum on the South Seattle College campus in West...
Here’s how to break out of your gardening rut
EVERYONE WHO TENDS a garden surely has moments when they can sympathize with Phil Connors, the cranky TV weather forecaster who finds he is repeating...
A visit to the Witt Garden is a great way to start the new year — and to see beautiful bark VIEW
EVERY NEW YEAR'S Day, my husband and I take a little forest-bathing meander through Washington Park Arboretum. Looking to clear our heads in the bracing...
Oh, La La! Seattle gardening celeb Ciscoe Morris’ new book is a horticultural hoot filled with gardening gold
“OH, LA LA!” is classic Ciscoe Morris. Seattle’s favorite gardening personality has a new book, and it drops this week. Filled with garden stories, sound...
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