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A GROWING CONCERN: Get out implements of destruction
NOVEMBER IS HERE, and with its arrival comes the advent of many specific chores and technical applications —…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Assess your attitude at midpoint of autumn
WEDNESDAY IS THE first day of November and, as a Scorpio, a favorite month of mine.
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A GROWING CONCERN: 13 trees, shrubs to plant for magnificent fall color
I HAVE PUSHED fall color. Well, guess what? The next six to eight weeks are the absolute best…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Arduous tasks abound in autumn
I KNOW THAT in the previous weeks, I have loaded you up with garden chores, but that’s because…
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A GROWING CONCERN: The science behind those breathtaking autumn colors
WHAT MAKES SOME leaves red, others orange, others from greens to yellow or gold, some purple or ember?
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A GROWING CONCERN: As temps, colors change, don’t shirk garden duties
SOON, A RAINBOW of color will wash all of the deciduous trees around us with the magnificent colors…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Prepare protections for plants before first frost
WITH ALL THE work I gave you the last two weeks, I am sure as you look across…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!
CAN YOU BELIEVE it’s officially autumn next week (Friday at 1:02 p.m. Pacific time)?
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A GROWING CONCERN: Phosphorous, the miracle drug of bulbs and perennials
IT IS SO appropriate that as we all begin our first week of September and the month of…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let looming autumn overshadow your chore list
THE “GREAT AMERICAN Eclipse” has come and gone, but don’t let it overshadow the work you need to…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Go big or go home when planning bulbs
TODAY IS THE start of early midsummer. That means one of my favorite planning, buying and planting times…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Shake it up a little with these tips
WE’RE NEARLY HALFWAY through August, and school’s start looms.
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A GROWING CONCERN: As season evolves, so must your chores
WE’RE SOON ON the backside of the midsummer season, so now is the time to start making many…
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A GROWING CONCERN: For eye appeal, you can’t go wrong with going native
ONCE AGAIN, I’VE embarked on another trip and so will yet again use this travel plan as a…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Soak up the sun in Sequim, but harken to tasks in yard
SEQUIM LAVENDER WEEKEND is upon us, and those of you traveling through the Sequim area this weekend would…
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A GROWING CONCERN: Constant vigilance increases garden health
WITH LAST WEEK’S column, I now embark on my third decade of writing about gardening.
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A GROWING CONCERN: A theme can pull a yard together
SO IT LOOKS like I have to travel more often.
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A GROWING CONCERN: Greek heritage spices up Mediterranean herbs
WELL, HERE WE are, into July already.
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A GROWING CONCERN: Here’s how to tend to your roses with care
FOR THE PAST two weeks, I have been pushing flowers and their prolific production, so let me tell…