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Get It Growing: Garden journals and notebooks, a valuable resource!
As we age, our memory is not as sharp as it once was. Have you ever thought, “Now,…
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Get It Growing: Ask a Master Gardener
Not all flowering plants, even those labeled as houseplants, will bloom indoors. If a houseplant is known to…
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Get It Growing: Plant happiness in your garden with zinnias
Zinnias are an old-fashioned flower that remain popular in many home gardens. Why is that?
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Get It Growing: Growing vegetables in containers
If you enjoy a home-grown harvest but have limited space, then vegetable container gardening might be a good…
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Get it Growing: Welcome back, gardeners!
Welcome back gardeners! The “Get it Growing” column has returned, offering another year of gardening articles. Published every…
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Get It Growing: Good things, such as Alpine strawberries, come in small packages
Although related to the cultivated, mass-marketed June-bearing strawberry (Fragaria ananassa), Alpine strawberries are a different species (sometimes referred…
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Get It Growing: Planning for microclimate
The December cold snap may have many people thinking ahead to their spring and summer garden plans. The…
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Get It Growing: T’is the season for buying seeds
“I have seen women looking at jewelry ads with a misty eye and one hand resting on the…
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Get It Growing: Happy houseplants
It’s time to bring our green thumbs indoors. Whether you are an avid house plant collector (yes, it…
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Get It Growing: To leave or not leave the leaves
Oh, how time flies! It’s already the end of October and the days are predictably getting shorter and…
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Get It Growing: Four key principles of proper watering
Misunderstanding what is meant by proper watering is one of the most common causes of plant death or…
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Get It Growing: Prudent pruning of conifers
The primary reasons to prune conifers include shaping, removing diseased or damaged limbs, and removing limbs that obstruct…
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Get It Growing: Can garlic be grown in containers?
Growing garlic on the Olympic Peninsula is right up there with growing lavender and dahlias, and fall is…