It’s a great time to plant fruit trees and berries so you can enjoy home-grown fruit for years to come! Learn all about planning, planting, and caring for small fruits and berries in the Pacific Northwest in this blog post.
Plants for Each Season
Early-blooming plants help brighten the gray, rainy days and remind us that warmer days are on the way. Here are a few of our favorites for winter and early spring.
Indoor Plants
When you’re just starting out in the world of indoor gardening, it can be overwhelming to see the incredible array of houseplants available - and some of them can be quite the diva. What you need is a plant you like the look of that is easy-going and easy to grow. We’ve compiled a few of our favorites here, with useful information and care tips. The following houseplants are pretty low-maintenance and great for beginners!
Pruning
One of the more common questions that newer gardeners might ask is, “when is the best time of year to prune __________?” This pruning calendar can help guide you to the best times to prune your garden plants. You’ll also find links to other posts with more in-depth information on how to prune, pruning specific plants and categories of plants, and pruning in individual seasons.
Birds & Wildlife, Gardening with Kids
The holidays are winding down and despite the desire to keep your beautifully-decorated Christmas tree as a centerpiece in your living room forever, at some point (sob!) it's gotta go. Here are 6 ways to transform your tree into a critter-feeding-bird-sheltering-kid-entertaining-garden-mulching thing of wonder this year.
