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  • growing fruit trees on the coast
    How-To

    Growing Fruit Trees Successfully on the Pacific Northwest Coast

    No matter where in the world you garden, harvesting healthy, home-grown, deliciously ripe fruit from your own backyard orchard is immensely satisfying. Every region has its own advantages and challenges…

  • ‘Mt. Vernon’ dwarf English laurel
    Design

    Shade-Loving Shrubs for the Northwest

    Finding interesting plants for shade can be a struggle, but when you add in the desire for that plant to be a woody shrub, the list narrows even more. But…

  • Northwest Flower & Garden Festival
    Design

    Get New Ideas from the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival

    One of my favorite things about February has always been the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival in Seattle. I first attended back in 1999 and could hardly believe my eyes.…

  • close up of tiny Japanese primrose flowers
    Design

    GPOD on the Road: Bog Garden at Hatley Castle

    We’re traveling with Cherry Ong today, going through time as well as in space to visit the bog garden at Hatley Castle. The castle is a historic site in Victoria,…

  • large bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers
    Design

    Tracy’s Flower Farm

    Hi, I'm Tracy Sundby—mom, wife, homemaker, and avant gardener extraordinaire in Stanwood, Washington. These last two years have brought a profound awakening to my soul. I became a mother, battled…

  • drooping purple flower in front of tiny pink flowers
    Design

    Jim’s Portland Garden

    Today we’re in Portland, Oregon, visiting Jim Rondone’s beautiful garden. While the more widely planted eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis, Zones 5–9) is native to the eastern half of North America,…

  • close up of bulb with white and pink flowers
    Design

    Bulbgirl’s Unusual Plants

    Today’s posts are from a gardener who goes by the name "bulbgirl" on Instagram. As you can imagine, bulbgirl grows a lot of very cool bulbs! She lives in southwest…

  • winter floral arrangement
    Design

    Festive Greenery—Bringing the Outside In

    As the winter creeps up and frost is evident in the world around us, many of us consider ways to stay connected with and enjoy the beauty of nature indoors.…

  • early spring flowers northwest
    Design

    Late-Winter and Early-Spring Bloomers for the Northwest

    In Jason Reeves' article Plants That Bloom in Late Winter or Early Spring, he discusses how plants that bloom during the coldest time of the year, often go underappreciated: "Some…

  • garden in fall with lots of fall flowers
    Design

    Changes in Michael’s Garden

    My name is Michael Follose, and since my last submission (Michael's Garden in Oregon and Returning to a Garden After Almost a Decade ), I’ve had two birch (Betula) trees…