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• Cold, wet weather color in the garden

  By Todd Merrin and Bruce ... - Nov 30
  Fall is now in full swing here in the Northwest!  We have had a gloriously sunny and dry fall until the last week or so, but now the weather is ...
  

• Beneath the surface: Understanding garden soils

  By Todd Merrin and Bruce ... - Oct 26
  When most people think of their landscape, the plants in their gardens are the first things that come to mind.  However, plants rely on balanced ...
  
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  It's ‘Sumtember’ in the garden

  By Pam Roy - Sep 14
  Photo courtesy of Pam Roy The fiery blooms of sunflowers in “Sumtember.” We’ve had a glorious August with a crazy mix of early and late ...
  
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  Beyond curb appeal – the welcoming landscape

  By Pam Roy - Aug 10
  Photo courtesy of Pam Roy Try adding Spirea to your landscape for summer color. The landscape is the first thing we all see when arriving ...
  
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  Get inspired – add art to your garden

  By Pam Roy - Jul 13
  Photo courtesy of Pam Roy Sorticulture Best Display of Show designed by Pam Roy.   This is the season for garden tours.  What a great ...
  
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  Simple revisions to liven the look of your garden

  By Pam Roy - May 25
  Photo courtesy of Pam Roy Set up a sense of being pulled through the landscape. Have you noticed how each garden has its own rhythm?  Some ...
  

• Marching into spring gardening

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Feb 23
  Is it spring yet?  By late February and early March, we are so ready for it to be spring.  Last week’s sunshine and blue skies were a much-apprecia...
  

• Enticing new plants to tempt the home gardener

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Dec 22
  One of the best things about the year coming to a close is that it sets the stage for the arrival of newly developed plant varieties.   Each ...
  

• Grasses add feathery plumes to gardens

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Oct 27
  Backlit by the late afternoon sun, the plumes of Stipa gigantea glow iridescent, lending fairy like magic to the autumn garden.   I love to ...
  

• ‘Living fence’ alternative for gardens

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Aug 25
  Don’t want to feel fenced in as you garden?  An alternative to fencing a garden is a “living fence.” A well-planned planting buffer nicely ...
  

• How to plant for La Niña in the garden

  By Pam Roy - Nov 09
  What? Not again! Didn’t we just have a La Niña winter?  Rain, rain and more rain and cooler temperatures?  Weather forecasters are predicting more ...
  

• Transition into fall with fiery colors

  By Pam Roy - Oct 12
  Autumn is a time of transition in the garden. The bright colors of summer flowers are finishing up and the sky has already had too much grey in it ...
  

• The goals of a landscape renovation

  By Todd Merrin and Bruce ... - Aug 24
  We look out at our yards with optimism, but in most cases our visions of a glorious garden do not match reality.   Our plants can be well ...
  

• The art of plant selection

  By Todd Merrin, B.L.A. ... - Jul 27
  One of our favorite parts of working in landscape design and construction is choosing plants at the nursery for clients.   If you are anything ...
  

• Now that spring is over, what is a gardener to do?

  By Bruce Gaudette and ... - Jun 22
  We think we can finally say:  Spring is officially here!  It’s just unfortunate that it took until virtually the summer solstice to arrive! ...
  

• Tiny treasures of the garden

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Apr 27
  One cold, rainy day last week, desperate to escape the gray, I indulged in one of my favorite mood elevators; a trip to a new nursery.   I was ...
  
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  Garden trends 2011: Gardening with a purpose

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Jan 26
  Photo courtesy of Pam Roy. Following the trends of 2011, above is a container with purpose-edibles. What’s the latest gardening focus for ...
  

• Brighten up the winter garden

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Nov 24
  Has the November weather has drowned out much of the bright spots of color in your garden?   Grey days can drive even the heartiest gardener ...
  

• Fall garden to-do list

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Sep 22
  What? Fall already?  What happened to summer this year? If the much too short summer left you with some garden chores undone, no worries!   ...
  

• Late Bloomers

  By Pam Roy, edited by ... - Jul 28
  Ahh… this is the time of the year to be out enjoying the garden.  All those early spring and summer hours of weeding have paid off, the planting ...