How a group of genius (and generous) volunteer horticultural experts settles on each year’s Great Plant Picks
Nearly 1,000 plants carry the committee’s endorsement, and GPP has grown into one of the premier plant-education programs in the country.
Grow
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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How to support your local bees in your own backyard
We need these beneficial buzzers, and they really need our help.
Tara Austen Weaver shares tips, lists and recipes for beautiful, bountiful backyard fruit crops
Her new book, ‘Growing Berries and Fruit Trees in the Pacific Northwest,’ will lead you to sweet, sweet success.
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Grow-it-yourself gardening is not easy, but if you’re feeling ambitious, it’s a great way to take charge of your crops.
As the Viaduct tumbles, a dynamic, carefully designed living landscape waits to emerge
Scheduled for completion in 2023, a lively ribbon of parks and growing spaces will unfurl along 26 blocks from Belltown to the stadiums.
Want to put some color in a dreary winter day? Check out the witch hazels at the Arboretum
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Gardening resolutions to brighten the landscape now, and for the future
If you’re also working to plot your intentions for the new year, here are some suggestions, from good ground covers to tree-tending.
Here’s how to order the best seeds for the best results
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A rain garden can beautify your landscape and turn you into an environmental hero at the same time
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