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Put Favorite Plants in Frequented Places
If there’s one bit of advice I can give to somewhat experienced DIY gardeners (in which I mean folks who are already familiar with the Right Plant, Right Place concept and utilizing shrubs for...
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Oklahoma Redbud: Under Appreciated, Overly Special
Most gardeners are familiar with the Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis, with its stunning magenta flowers that bloom on bare wood in early spring. It has some interesting relatives like Cercis...
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You’ve Got It Covered: 8 Plants to Protect from Frost
The first frost of autumn snuck up on Seattle this year. It came almost a week earlier than usual and came in hard. This morning, my outdoor thermometer read 26 degrees at eight o’clock. I was thankful...
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Warm Up With Winter Containers
Outside of a few cold snaps, we enjoy relatively mild winters in the Northwest. Yes, one needs to psychologically survive the long stretches of rainy days, but rarely can you not enjoy the outside...
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Cottonwoods: Wood as Strong as Cotton
Last week, Seattle was hit by a particularly strong windstorm. My neighbors a few doors down have a line of cottonwood trees (Populus nigra, I think) at the front of their property. For the second time...
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