People often think it’s hard to grow warm season plants (e.g., tomatoes and peppers) on the North Olympic Peninsula because…
Question: I have two hazelnut trees and fight with the birds for the harvest each year. When I get hazelnuts,…
There is so much to do and think about in the April vegetable garden that even seasoned gardeners may find…
There are so many wonderful reasons to plant vegetable seeds directly outside into soil this spring. More plant varieties are…
Most children love to explore the outdoors, so why not help them tend a small garden?
Our deciduous trees and shrubs still had leaves when snow and cold temperatures abruptly arrived last November. Many branches now…
Pollination is necessary for gardens to flourish. By some accounts, 75 percent of food production requires pollination. Birds, butterflies, insects,…
Let’s start with the Word of the Month: “Oppugnant” is an adjective meaning opposing, antagonistic or contrary. Used in a…
Recent strong winds and heavy snow resulted in many deciduous trees losing all their leaves at once. Leaving the leaves…
Many trees in local landscapes still had their leaves when winter abruptly arrived in mid-November 2022. Strong winds and heavy…
Beautyberry (Callicarpa) is a spectacular shrub hiding in plain sight during the spring and summer months. It’s a nice low-maintenance…
Witch hazel, a large deciduous shrub with forked branches and spider-like flowers, provides dazzling foliage in fall and brightly colored…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that almost 15 percent of Americans are at risk of going hungry. At the…
