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• Dissuading uninvited guests in the garden

  August 29, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Early one morning in January, my husband and I were greeted by a bull moose looking in our front window. While it was cool getting to see him up close, …

• How to restore your lawn’s health

  August 29, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I6 Early September is the perfect time to renovate a tired and worn lawn in our area. The soil is still warm from summer but the temperatures are cooling and fall …

• How to restore your lawn’s health

  August 26, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N6 Early September is the perfect time to renovate a tired and worn lawn in our area. The soil is still warm from summer but the temperatures are cooling and fall …

• Plant more crops now to harvest this fall

  August 15, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I2 This is going to be a challenging year for the vegetable garden. Everything is a couple of weeks behind because of the weather. It is going to take a long …

• With careful planning, you can keep color in garden until first frost

  August 15, 2010 in Features on Page D3 In spring and early summer, gardeners enjoy a profusion of bloom throughout their landscapes. By midsummer, however, the irises, poppies, daisies, lupines and peonies are but a sweet memory. Unless …

• Plant some more crops now to harvest later this fall

  August 12, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N6 This is going to be a challenging year for the vegetable garden. Everything is a couple of weeks behind because of the weather. It is going to take a long …

• Water, fertilizer needed to get roses winter ready

  August 5, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Now that August has begun, it’s time to get roses ready for the fall and winter. Keep plants well watered. Check how deep the water is getting by digging a …

• Water wisely to keep the lawn green

  July 29, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S9 The cool air and rain have been replaced by our usual run of heat and dry skies. It’s time to say goodbye to green fields and haul out the hoses. …

• Help prepare plants to withstand rising temperature with a deep soaking

  July 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Can it really be true? As I write this, the forecast is for 90-degree temperatures for the weekend. After shivering and drowning through the spring, it is going to be …

• North Sider turns lot’s weeds into garden that feeds hungry

  July 1, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 The diversity in Kerry Absher’s vegetable garden is a bit like paradise what with plums and potatoes, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, dill, radishes and squash among the wealth of fruits and …

• Clean green gets new life as compost

  July 1, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S7 Ever wondered what happens to all that stuff you haul to the transfer station for Clean Green disposal? All most of us see is the giant piles of grass clippings, …

• Annual sale has perennial faves

  June 6, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Have you made your shopping list for The Friends of Manito plant sale yet? It’s next Saturday and the more prepared you are, the easier it will be to score …

• North Idaho backyard garden is a joint project

  June 1, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 Cabbage plants unfurled purple-tinted leaves in the garden behind Gayla Moseley’s house while a young rooster practiced its crowing. Once an empty lot, the land now resembles a tiny farmstead. … 1

• Secret Garden owners have all the answers when it comes to container gardening

  May 9, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Want to perk up your front porch? How about adding some drama to your deck? There is no easier way to do this than with attractively planted containers. A local …

• Ordinary earthworms are stars of the garden

  May 9, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I2 The giant Palouse earthworm lives! The worm many thought as the stuff of legends or myth was found alive earlier this year by some researchers from the University of Idaho. …

• Ordinary earthworms are stars of the garden

  May 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The giant Palouse earthworm lives! The worm many thought as the stuff of legends or myth was found alive earlier this year by some researchers from the University of Idaho. …

• Ordinary earthworms are stars of the garden

  May 6, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S11 The giant Palouse earthworm lives! The worm many thought as the stuff of legends or myth was found alive earlier this year by some researchers from the University of Idaho. …

• Quality lawn service companies keep yards looking good

  May 2, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I2 Advertisements for lawn services are everywhere right now. They can vary from the slick card in the mail to a hand-scrawled note on a bulletin board. How do you find …

• Quality lawn service companies keep yards looking good

  May 1, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Advertisements for lawn services are everywhere right now. They can vary from the slick card in the mail to a hand-scrawled note on a bulletin board. How do you find …

• Quality lawn service companies keep yards looking good

  April 29, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Advertisements for lawn services are everywhere right now. They can vary from the slick card in the mail to a hand-scrawled note on a bulletin board. How do you find …

• It’s time to deck garden with hummingbird feeders

  April 22, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N4 Sometime in the next week or so I expect to hear the distinctive buzz of hummingbirds as they return for the summer. It’s time to hang out the feeders. The …

• It’s time to uncover, prune roses

  April 15, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S4 How many cartoons have you seen where the family is on vacation and the kids can’t stop asking “are we there yet, are we there yet?” Such has been the …

• Eggshell planters give garden an early start

  April 12, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Kids and dirt seem to have a natural attraction for one another. Why not promote a love for a favorite activity this season by giving children a chance for some …

• Plant potato pieces now for plenty of spuds later

  April 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S7 Most of us consider the potato something to fry, bake or boil and then smother with something else. In reality, this seemingly mundane vegetable has played an important role in …

• With time and work, you can grow your own asparagus

  April 4, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 One of the joys of early spring is the appearance of Washington-grown asparagus in the markets. Lightly steamed with a little butter or lemon juice, it is a meal in …

• With time and work, you can grow your own asparagus

  April 3, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V2 One of the joys of early spring is the appearance of Washington-grown asparagus in the markets. Lightly steamed with a little butter or lemon juice, it is a meal in …

• With time and work, you can grow your own asparagus

  April 1, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S2 One of the joys of early spring is the appearance of Washington-grown asparagus in the markets. Lightly steamed with a little butter or lemon juice, it is a meal in …

• Rhubarb enduring, easy to grow

  March 27, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V7 We are all eagerly waiting for the last vestiges of winter, such as it was, to disappear and spring growth to really pick up. In the garden, rhubarb will be …

• Rhubarb enduring, easy to grow

  March 25, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S6 We are all eagerly waiting for the last vestiges of winter, such as it was, to disappear and spring growth to really pick up. In the garden, rhubarb will be …

• Take your garden’s soil temperature before planting

  March 13, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 With the coming of spring, seed packets are flying off the shelves of the garden stores. Now that you have your little packets of gold and all the things to …

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