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Get It Growing: Made in the shade (or making the shade, as the case may be)
With this summer’s toasty temperatures, many gardeners are searching for economical ways to cool their homes. Shade trees…
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Get It Growing: Fascinating moths are night shift pollinators
The vision that usually comes to mind when one hears the word “pollinators” are bees and butterflies. These…
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Get It Growing: The upside of self-sowing plants
Most gardeners will agree that self-sowing plants are a mixed blessing. Self-sowing plants are often called volunteers. While…
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Get It Growing: Use rain gardens to control runoff water
It’s that time of year again to think about the upcoming rainy season. Whether you live in a…
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Get It Growing: Concerning Camellias
Fall is the perfect time to look for and plant a camellia. The dark green, shiny, evergreen foliage…
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Get It Growing: Colorful heather for all seasons
If you missed planting heather this spring, it’s not too late. Late September through November is the perfect…
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Get It Growing: Cherry tree troubles
The good news is that you can grow cherries on the Olympic Peninsula. The bad news is they…
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Get It Growing: How do you grow asparagus?
Washington state is a major producer of asparagus. With a commercial harvest of more than 50 million pounds…
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Get It Growing: Do you treat your garden soil like dirt?
Soil is the skin of the earth and just like our own skin, it requires sunshine, water, air,…
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Get It Growing: Ready, set, measure!
It is that time of year again – time to get back out to the garden and figure…
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Get It Growing: Spiders and pest management
Spiders are among the least appreciated creatures that walk this earth. Most gardeners would sooner crush spiders than…
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Get It Growing: Gardens where butterflies thrive
The Olympic Peninsula is gifted with a rich array of butterflies. For centuries, butterflies have been admired for…