GROW is “a dose of garden inspiration and information” appearing each week in Pacific NW magazine, written by Lorene Edwards Forkner and Colin McCrate.
HOW'S THAT VICTORY GARDEN coming along? Excitedly, we bite into the first tomato that blushes red, only to find tasteless fruit and a mealy texture....
I THINK WE all can agree that this was the strangest planting season ever! Whether you’re looking to fill gaps in the garden or simply...
SUMMER'S HERE — CUE the lawnmower. Not to get too gender-specific, but let’s face it: A “Dad lawn” is a thing — tidy, tended and fawned over...
IF YOU'RE LOOKING for fun projects to do at home with your kids, there’s no better place than the vegetable garden. It might feel a...
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE the flavor of a just-picked ripe and juicy tomato still warm from the sun. Which might explain why so many of us...
GARDEN DESIGN IS about place-making and problem-solving. Sure, plants are in the mix, but a good designer focuses on creating a hospitable space to contain...
LOOKING FOR FLOWERS, flavor and fragrance? Herbs produce a greater yield from every inch of the garden they occupy than just about any other crop...
READY FOR A road trip, even if it's virtual only? Just over Highway 2, Ohme Gardens sits on a rocky bluff above Wenatchee, with a...
SUZETTE BIRRELL IS a mother and a grandmother. Also, for the past 17 years as a pre- and postnatal yoga instructor, she’s helped new moms...
CHRISTIN GEALL IS a Victoria-based gardener who arranges flowers, and a floral designer who grows much of what she uses in her designs. She also...
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