Once it warms up, it’s all about that basil
This heat-loving herb hates our winters, but in spring, you can grow and harvest your own, pretty easily, from transplants.
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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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Northwest Perennial Alliance maps out nearly 100 inspiring private gardens members can visit VIEW
The nonprofit gardening organization’s Open Gardens program shares gardens of all styles and sizes.
It’s time to get outside and appreciate the bright, cheery blooms of azaleas VIEW
Azaleas, and other rhododendrons, aren’t easy to find in the wild here, but they are easily appreciated in local parks, botanical gardens and neighborhoods.
Boost the awesome power of your flowers by buying them from local growers
There are multiple ways to find locally grown, remarkably fresh blossoms, stems and foliage.
The perennial question: What if we could produce food without the ecological issues of annual crops?
The Land Institute might have a couple potential answers on the horizon: marketable perennial varieties of staple food crops, and a viable grain called Kernza.
Richard Hartlage composes kaleidoscopic landscapes of bulbs — for Chihuly Garden and Glass, and his home
The Land Morphology principal creates splendid spring displays by planning the summer garden first.
Every yard needs a small tree somewhere; here are some of the best for the Northwest
Many species can be kept under 30 feet with regular pruning, offering just enough structure, shade and shape.
A Seattle paralegal kept a rabbit’s foot fern growing in her office windowsill for more than 30 years
Working with the law of nature, recent retiree Cindy Clark faithfully watered her fern every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with a monthly boost of liquid...
The abundant alders and maples at Discovery Park speak to an ecological succession worth discovering VIEW
You can really see the forest through the trees at Seattle’s largest park, a prime site for natural history and plant-watching.
Humans and horticulture, inspiration and irrigation convene inside Amazon’s Spheres
16 horticulturists curate and care for approximately 23,000 square feet of plantings, including Rubi, the giant Ficus rubiginosa.
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