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A GROWING CONCERN: Propagation a winter science project
WITH JACK FROST just around the corner, get ready to take cuttings or simply watch as your plants…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Friendly tools save your knees, clothing
TODAY IS THE FIRST full day of fall and autumn is the busiest time of the year for…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Kale, kale, the gang’s all here
SINCE FALL WILL arrive on the Peninsula this coming Saturday at 6:54 p.m., its warm and earthy tones…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Cruise mode for end of summer
IT IS ONLY Day 9 of the mid-late summer growing period.
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A GROWING CONCERN: Summer isn’t over
Hold your horses folks, or at least the hand trowels, hoses and shovels.
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A GROWING CONCERN: Lawn be gone
IN THE LAST several weeks, numerous people have either asked about brown lawns or complained and pleaded with…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Dusty, dirty dog days of August
THE DOG DAYS of August have arrived, having been dashed with a good dose of rain for the…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Pinching back and watering mid-summer
WHAT DO YOU know, we’re into August already.
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A GROWING CONCERN: Summer work pays in beautiful blooms
AS I NOW begin my third decade of gardening advice, information and anecdotes, let us all begin today…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Water, water, water is key
THINGS ARE DRYING out with our warm weather and summer breezes, which ideally suits some of the Mediterranean…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Pinch, stake and edge through summer
IT IS SUMMER here, in full swing with beautiful hot days. Your yard is blooming, the veggies are…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Order spring bulbs for great floral display
JUNE IS OVER and what a month we have had. Extremely warm (hot) conditions, hail in the low…
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A GROWING CONCERN: There are tricks to creating beautiful bouquets
WELL, THIS PAST week has been interesting: Hail, wind, rain, cool nights and now sunny warm days.
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A GROWING CONCERN: Time to guard against pests in the garden
As spring slowly gives way to the approaching summer season (today is the first day of late, late…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Advice for launching into June
With one of the wettest Mays in recent history behind us, we’re all about turning the calendar and…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Tricks of the gardening trade for late spring
MAY JUST KEEPS rolling on with Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer happening this weekend.
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A GROWING CONCERN: Time for watering, planting annuals and raising the deck
Now with the passage of Mother’s Day and most of your baskets for the house being planted and…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Get ready for spring’s growing frenzy
WE HAVE ALL enjoyed the amazing blossoms and lovely flower displays appearing here on the Olympic Peninsula, with…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Ideal plants for baskets and containers
WE’RE QUICKLY UPON basket and container season.