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Cornus capitata
EVERGREEN DOGWOOD

Plant Gallery & Growing Guide — Shrubs
A Living Fossil — Ginkgo biloba
Once upon a prehistoric time, the deciduous Ginkgo biloba grew around the globe.

Articles
When the Kousa Dogwoods Bloom
the flowers swing into full showoff mode.

Articles
From My Journal — The Holman Vista Trail
This is a rare day to cherish, as I walk the easy Holman Vista trail in near silence.

Natives
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Debbie Teashon's Blog
Water Falls in Garden
Water is life, and in the garden, especially when the water moves in a rhythmic sound, it quenches the soul. More than half of the human body is liquid. No wonder we gravitate to it. We are water; water is us. Read More
Blog
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Mosquito Control Time
Have you ever touched pond water and watched hundreds of tiny larvae squiggle around in the water? These are mosquitoes-in-waiting, and although harmless at this stage, they quickly turn into flying bloodsuckers. Read More
Featured Plant Gallery and Growing Guide
Rhododendron orbiculare
The round-leaf rhododendron originally comes from the forests and rocky slopes of Guangxi and Sichuan in China. Read More
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Rainy Side Gardeners Northwest
Pacific Northwest Native Plants
Container Gardening Northwest

Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More
By co-authors Debbie Teashon (Rainy Side Gardeners) and Wendy Tweton