Plants for Each Season
Aimée Damman
Fall Favorites: Trees & Shrubs

To help inspire your fall planting, we asked our tree and shrub buyer to share his top favorites. Here are his picks for standout trees and shrubs that shine in fall and beyond.

Fall Favorites: Trees & Shrubs
Attracting Pollinators, Plants for Each Season
Aimée Damman
9 Flowers Blooming Right Now (And Into Fall!)

It's late summer and what’s needed is a pop of color to spruce up the garden - even better if the plants continue to bloom well into fall! Luckily, there are plenty of flowers that are in their prime right now and that will keep on blooming into fall or even until frost. Here are a few of our favorite late-summer flowers.

9 Flowers Blooming Right Now (And Into Fall!)
Pruning
Dan Gilchrist
Pruning Calendar

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.

Pruning Calendar
Garden Design
Aimée Damman
19 Drought-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs for a ...

The Pacific Northwest may be famous for its rainy climate, but those of us who live here know that we also experience dry summers. By choosing to plant drought-tolerant trees and shrubs, you can reduce water use and create lower-maintenance gardens. Here are 19 of our favorite drought-tolerant trees and shrubs for the Pacific Northwest.

19 Drought-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs for a Water-Wise Garden
Garden Design
Aimée Damman
Flowers for Shade Gardens

When you imagine a shade garden, do you mostly picture foliage plants and a lack of bright colors? While foliage plants are the foundation of any shade garden, there is an abundance of flowers that offer beautiful blooms in shady conditions. Here are 15 of our favorite flowers for shade.

Flowers for Shade Gardens

Plants for Each Season

Fall Favorites: Trees & Shrubs

Fall Favorites: Trees & Shrubs

To help inspire your fall planting, we asked our tree and shrub buyer to share his top favorites. Here are his picks for standout trees and shrubs that shine in fall and beyond.

9 Favorite Plants for Fall

9 Favorite Plants for Fall

Fall is one of the loveliest times in the Pacific Northwest garden, as foliage begins to show spectacular color, fall flowers bloom, and certain summer plants just keep right on performing until frost. We wanted to share some of our favorite plants for a gorgeous fall garden.

Fall Favorites: Perennials & Annuals

Fall Favorites: Perennials & Annuals

Each season, our plant buyers seek out the most beautiful and interesting plants from our local growers. Our annuals and perennials departments are filled with gorgeous foliage and blooming plants for fall and winter, so we asked our buyers which ones are their favorites. Here is what’s catching their eye.

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9 Flowers Blooming Right Now (And Into Fall!)

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9 Flowers Blooming Right Now (And Into Fall!)

It's late summer and what’s needed is a pop of color to spruce up the garden - even better if the plants continue to bloom well into fall! Luckily, there are plenty of flowers that are in their prime right now and that will keep on blooming into fall or even until frost. Here are a few of our favorite late-summer flowers.

 
 

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