You can’t go wrong with Dianthus for sweetly scented gardens and bouquets VIEW
Dianthus thrive in a sunny garden with well-drained soil. Once established, the plants are drought-tolerant. Mulching with gravel helps protect foliage.
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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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A local author’s book of fun facts and advice helps kids grow as gardeners
Our world needs us to cultivate environmental caretakers. "Grow: A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them" is an empowering and inspirational handbook.
Dig into color with your garden, and discover a deeper connection
Really thinking about the colors in your garden will help you appreciate your work. Recording colors can be a meditation, and a beautiful distraction.
How and why to plant in multiples, plus which plants to pair in your garden
To plant in multiples, first curtail your planting (and purchasing) impulses. Think of this planting strategy as an organizing framework, then layer in details.
The UW Farm grows awareness — and produce — through a hands-on curriculum
By getting down in the dirt and harvesting a diversity of crops at the UW Farm, students learn about soils and nutrition, plus food system...
The best magnolias for Northwest home landscapes — plus where to see them in bloom
Magnolias can put on a season-spanning show that begins in earliest spring and continues well into summer. Here are varieties well-suited to the home landscape.
Artist Curtis Steiner’s Seattle garden blends passion for nature with a polymath’s curiosity VIEW
Artist Curtis Steiner’s personal garden in Seattle is an intimate green space layered with botanical novelties and exquisite details.
How to grow food you love while supporting wildlife and community
A new book, "Grow Now," presents a compelling case for the power of regenerative gardening to piece together and heal fractured ecosystems.
Community honors founder of Plant Amnesty with the Cass Turnbull Garden
Tours are available for the Cass Turnbull Garden on Capitol Hill. The garden was built to honor Turnbull, who founded Plant Amnesty in 1987 and...
How to propagate your plants at home VIEW
There are several ways to propagate plants at home. You can start them by seed. You can divide and multiply clumping perennials. And you can...