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.
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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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Nearly 1,000 plants carry the committee’s endorsement, and GPP has grown into one of the premier plant-education programs in the country.
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
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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.
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