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DesignUnique Dwarf Hydrangeas for the Northwest
I never thought I was much of a hydrangea fan. They seemed ho-hum to me. I usually thought of them as pretty blobs of color that make a good background…
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DesignSummer-Dry Gardening, Part 2: Bringing Inspiration Home
The summer heat is really upon us now in the Pacific Northwest. July and August represent the hottest times of the year. It’s when we often have a few days…
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DesignSummer-Dry Gardening, Part 1: A Visit to Beth Chatto’s Gravel Garden
When the summer heat starts in the Pacific Northwest, I reflect at my choice to turn my front garden space into a "summer-dry garden." I like this term better than…
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DesignCatmints for the Northwest
I really enjoy it when mid to late summer rolls around in the Pacific Northwest. We transition from the typical “Juneuary” weather of cooler temperatures and rain to summer’s sunshine…
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DesignNative Gardening in the Willamette Valley
My name is Karli Del Biondo, and I live in Milwaukie, Oregon, which is part of the Willamette Valley. I am a cardiac nurse, native gardener, and blogger. (Check out…
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DesignRegional Picks: Tough Plants—Northwest
See regional picks for tough pretty plants, and read the article by Julie Lane Gray for even more ideas. It’s important to define first what I mean by a “tough”…
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How-ToNorthwest August Garden To-Do List
It is often said that the best weather in the Pacific Northwest is from August into October. Typically, this is the driest and the warmest time in our area. In…
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DesignA Cool Start to Summer North of Seattle
Today we’re visiting Lila Johnson’s garden. Greetings from my garden in Mill Creek, Washington, about 20 miles north of Seattle. Our June and July have been wetter and chillier than…
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DesignSmall Understory Maples for the Northwest
City gardens are often smaller and have less space for larger specimen trees. These gardens also have more design constraints, such as lower-light conditions, less availability of space between buildings,…
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DesignBefore and After in Oregon
Today’s photos are from Larry Rodgers. We moved into a contractor’s house in the Willamette Valley in Oregon a decade ago that had been landscaped with a mishmash of leftover…
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