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Gardening: With right spot and care, ferns can grow well in region
May 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S9 One doesn’t always think of ferns and Inland Northwest gardening in the same idea. Our climate isn’t anything like the West Side of the state, where sword fern can grow … 1
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Gardening: Students, golf courses connect for day of learning
May 27, 2012 in Features on Page D3 There’s nothing quite like a field trip to make classroom lessons come alive. Recently, about 50 students from local schools spent a day on the beautiful grounds of the Spokane …
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Old garden tools, metal toys, wine glasses can add flavor to garden
May 27, 2012 in Features on Page D3 SEATTLE – I feel like Alice in Wonderland. Sprinting past an alligator drinking a soda pop and a T-rex playing guitar, I lean toward a family of colorful metal toadstools …
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Gardening: A peony for your thoughts
May 20, 2012 in Features on Page D3 Don’t you just love the parade of flowers that we are treated to in the spring? First there were crocuses, daffodils and tulips. Then flowering crabapples, cherries, plums and pears …
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Gardening: Master Gardeners remain a prized resource for our community
May 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Sources of gardening information are endless in this age of technology. So much so that finding the right source can be a task. Whether it’s Web-based, print or your best …
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Master Gardeners remain a prized resource for our community
May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Sources of gardening information are endless in this age of technology. So much so that finding the right source can be a task. Whether it’s Web-based, print or your best …
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Pesticide-free orchard worth additional effort
May 13, 2012 in Features on Page D3 Last year, I wrote a column about growing fruit trees organically. In it, I detailed what my husband and I have been doing to grow worm-free apples over the past …
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Carrots need weeding, thinning
May 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 One of my favorite garden treats is a carrot pulled from the dirt, washed enough to get most of the dirt off and then eaten on the spot. The only …
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Inspired by cats, sisters saw garden expo take root
May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 They are three sisters and they’ve always lived in the Spokane Valley house where they grew up. They agree that their love of gardening and all things growing and green … 1
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Carrots need weeding, thinning
May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 One of my favorite garden treats is a carrot pulled from the dirt, washed enough to get most of the dirt off and then eaten on the spot. The only …
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Savvy gardeners holding steady on tomato plants
May 6, 2012 in Features on Page D3 When it comes to growing veggies, the tomato has to be everyone’s favorite. And why not? The taste of a homegrown, sun-ripened tomato can’t be beat. Right now, I have … 1
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Take steps now to protect your home from wildfire
May 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 This is Wildfire Awareness Week in Washington. It is a reminder that in the Inland Northwest, it’s not if we have a wildfire; it’s when the next one happens. We …
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Take steps now to protect your home from wildfire
May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Next week is Wildfire Awareness Week in Washington. It is a reminder that in the Inland Northwest, it’s not if we have a wildfire; it’s when the next one happens. …
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Do Your Part: Enjoy taste of homegrown foods
April 30, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Want to join the grow-your-own food movement but just don’t know where to start? Don’t fear. Spring is here and it’s the perfect time to start growing delicious foods right … 1
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Get ready to plant squash, pumpkins
April 29, 2012 in Features on Page D3 It’s just about time to start planting warm-season crops in the vegetable garden. This includes beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and summer and winter squash. In this region, our average …
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Hummingbird takes wing after riding out Spokane winter
April 28, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Annabelle, the Anna’s hummingbird that was caught in Spokane for the winter, and had adopted Sheryl and Jim Whites’ feeder, finally took off on April 1. When she did though, … 3
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Hummingbird takes wing after riding out Spokane winter
April 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Annabelle, the Anna’s hummingbird that was caught in Spokane for the winter, and had adopted Sheryl and Jim Whites’ feeder, finally took off on April 1. When she did though, … 1
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Cut-flower garden can add color, freshness without diminishing beds
April 22, 2012 in Features on Page D1 One of the nicest things about growing flowers is bringing them into our homes to enjoy. They add color, fragrance and a sense of freshness to any room. But sometimes …
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Dig or use herbicide to control garden grasses
April 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The garden is coming alive! Green sprouts are popping up all over the place. Drat, a lot of them are shoots of grass in the middle of the perennial and …
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Dig or use herbicide to control garden grasses
April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 The garden is coming alive! Green sprouts are popping up all over the place. Drat, a lot of them are shoots of grass in the middle of the perennial and …
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Give your seedlings a healthy head start
April 15, 2012 in Features on Page D3 So you’ve started your plants from seed and have been lovingly tending them the past few weeks. Now what? Here in the Inland Northwest, the average last frost date is …
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East Valley farm project makes changes for season
April 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The warmer temperatures are getting folks in the mood to get their hands dirty and start up their gardens. It’s no different at East Valley School District’s Farm to School …
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Compost adds heap of nutrients to raised-bed gardens
April 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Getting the right soil mix for your raised-bed garden can make all the difference in the success of your efforts. Raised-bed gardens have a lot of advantages. They raise the …
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Gardening: Save some space for these beauties
April 8, 2012 in Features on Page D3 Warning: I am going to tempt you with tales of stunning new plants. If your garden beds are full, please avert your eyes. Once again, plant breeders have been busily …
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Community gardens kick into gear
April 5, 2012 in Green Local News, Washington Voices on Page S1 There’s snow in the forecast. It’s rained more than it’s ever rained before during the month of March. It’s still a bit chilly out there, but crocuses are blooming and …
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Let’s fill the food bank shelves again this year
April 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 If gardening in the Inland Northwest has taught me anything it is that gardeners here are generous beyond belief. Case in point: Spokane and Inland Northwest gardeners donated 287,067 pounds …
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Cool-season crops can be stored through fall, winter
April 1, 2012 in Features on Page D3 We continue our discussion of cool-season vegetable crops today with a look at growing carrots and salad greens. Homegrown carrots tend to be sweeter and crispier than the ones we …
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Tower knows the garden; his customers reap the rewards
April 1, 2012 in Business on Page E1 When Alan Tower says it’s easier to become a doctor than a gardener, he speaks from personal experience. Tower was Group Health Northwest’s director of behavioral health when, 15 years …
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Exotic orchids can grow nicely even in Spokane
March 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Orchids have ignited passion in people for thousands of years. The search for them in the wild has taken expeditions to the far corners of the earth. Legal battles have …
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Exotic orchids can grow nicely even in Spokane
March 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Orchids have ignited passion in people for thousands of years. The search for them in the wild has taken expeditions to the far corners of the earth. Legal battles have …
