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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
Dynamic Winter Containers
Winter, are you ready for some vibrant color in the garden?
Containers
Scents & sensibilities — the fragrant winter garden
Winter is a fickle old friend to gardeners.
Articles
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West Seattle Nursery Wins Five Garden Awards
With no Northwest Flower & Garden Festival this year, we look back at an award-winning garden from 2018.
Articles
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Resonating Sounds of Nature — A Beat of a Different Drum
Further back in the archives another Northwest Flower & Garden Festival article focussed on a display garden with a melodious sound of water droplets falling on drums. The garden reminded me of my visit to the Rain Drum Courtyard of the Cedar River Watershed, east of Issaquah.
February's plant
Sarcococca
I love to pronounce the name of this genus — Sarcococca. It's one of those words that bounce around the mouth and quickly slips out like a giggle — sar-ko-KOAK-ah. If you ever smelled its scent you will know why it is commonly called sweet box.
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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