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A GROWING CONCERN: Time to dust off the houseplants

WHAT A DIFFERENCE a week can make.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Here’s to a new year of gardening chores

JANUARY AND WINTER just keep rolling along.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Remember the three tenets of pruning

SO ONCE AGAIN, happy New Year.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Pruning is the name of the game

I WISH YOU all the best and may your lawns be deep green, your yards be mole-, horsetail-…

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A GROWING CONCERN: How to make the cut in winter pruning

THE END OF this year has been interesting to say the least.

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A GROWING CONCERN: 10 gifts to choose from for gardening friends

AFTER A PROLONGED, unseasonably frost-free autumn, Old Man Winter decided to make an early appearance (winter begins Wednesday…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Little-known root prune begets great benefits

WELL, WE ARE certainly into December, as the temperatures, even for the low of the day, are in…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Think outside the flower box for holiday arrangements

AS WE MOVE through mid- into late fall, let’s explore all the possibilities of your seasonal holiday garden.

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A GROWING CONCERN: ‘Lucky 13’ list of picture-perfect gifts

AS NOT ONLY an ornamental horticulturalist but as one who tries to stay in vogue, who could I…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Make the cut to get garden growing

AS WE MOVE into November, which is the prime time for pruning many of your plants, let’s pause…

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A GROWING CONCERN: A blooming-great time to plant bulbs

Here’s a list of 12 mandatory bulbs to buy to help make us “Flower Peninsula USA.”

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A GROWING CONCERN: Ideal time to clean up, plant kale

Kale and cabbage can really grow on you.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Go full-on fall foliage with these trees, bushes, grasses

The next eight weeks are the best time to plant shrubs and trees for either year-round or autumn…

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A GROWING CONCERN: A few more elements for right plant, spot

Because your garden should reflect the best aspects of your tastes.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Some crucial issues to consider for right plant, right spot

Mature plant size is a major consideration when picking a plant, particularly since our weather is ideal for…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Diligence due with onset of rain

Even a few dropped petals can spell mold and mildew at this time of year.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Now’s not the time to shirk your yard duties

Repeat after me: “Summer is not over.”

Andrew May/for Peninsula Daily News                                A peek at the display at the Clallam County Fair in Port Angeles last weekend.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Horticultural heaven on the North Olympic Peninsula

Our weather is ideal for a whole host of plants.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Do your fruit tree maintenance now

THE WEATHER PATTERN on the North Olympic Peninsula has definitely been interesting this year.

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ANDREW MAY: Now’s the time to look ahead to fall

What is it you want from the garden, or what do you wish to accomplish? This is the…