Today it’s dumping rain in soggy Seattle gardens. On the other coast, there’s snow on the ground. It’s April; that’s what happens even if we really just want the sun to come out and warm us up. Despite the weather, those darn plants still keep growing & sprouting. And, the gardening chore season really begins… Read more »
How to Avoid Giving a White Elephant Gardening Gift this Holiday
I had promised myself I wouldn’t write an article about gardening gifts this year. But I realized I’ve got one message to get out there: If your loved one is a gardener, giving them a garden-themed gift may equate giving them an elephant. When I was a kid, my Mom went through an elephant period… Read more »
Growing Goji Berries in the Garden
Earlier this year, I got a birthday surprise from my mom — a Goji Berry plant. It arrived in early March in a box marked “live plants: open immediately”. Now that’s my kind of shipment! Let’s start growing goji berries in the garden! The plant went immediately into the greenhouse where it passed the remaining… Read more »
What Not to Eat: Poison Hemlock
A while back local news outlets began reporting that a woman in nearby Tacoma, Washington may have died from ingesting poison hemlock. The tale being told is she harvested it to eat – thinking it was actually something else. A wild carrot perhaps? Regardless, it was a deadly mistake nobody else should have to repeat… Read more »
Why I’m Happy When My Katsura Turns Brown
Fragrant trees offer an extra bit of wonderful when they bloom, but did you know some perfume the air each autumn during leaf fall? This morning, looking out the kitchen window at a stunning pink sunrise, my eye was torn between the beauty of said sunrise and the flashing brilliance of my sunshine-yellow Katsura. It… Read more »