Pacific Northwest Regional Reports
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsBrighten Up Your NorCal Border With Australian Shrubs and Perennials
Australia is a diverse and colorful continent with some of the most beautiful plants on the planet. Tough as nails and often accustomed to nutrient-poor soils, drought conditions, and even…
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsHot Summer Color for Northern California
Summertime in Northern California brings longer days, hotter temperatures, minimal rainfall, and with any luck, a great vacation or two. We're lazier gardeners now that the spring rush is over,…
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsSmall 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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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsNorthwest July Garden To-Do List
July is when temperatures finally start to get warm in the Pacific Northwest. It’s also when the air starts to become much drier and have less overall humidity, except when…
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsNorthern California July Garden To-Do List
For the Northern California gardener, July means that summer has truly settled in. There are consistently warmer temperatures, intermittent heat waves, fog for coastal gardeners, and pleasant afternoons spent weeding,…
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsVeggie Varieties for Italian Cooking
Late-summer harvests of juicy tomatoes, fresh herbs, delicious red peppers, and leafy greens inspire tasty suppers. And putting together a pizza topped with your very own, fresh-from-the-garden summer veggies is…
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsNorthern California June Garden To-Do List
In the ornamental garden Deadhead, mulch, and fertilize roses. Along with regular deadheading, make sure to pick your roses often—both for filling summer bouquets and to ensure continuous bloom production.…
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsNorthwest June Garden To-Do List
June in the Pacific Northwest is a wonderful time to garden. This time of year, the weather is changing quickly from spring’s short and cool days to summer’s pleasant days…
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsEvergreen Ferns for the Northwest
May in the Pacific Northwest has been quite amazing this year. The weather has been mild and drier than normal, and gardens have put on enormous growth. In late spring…
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Pacific Northwest Regional ReportsShrubby Plants for Tight Spots in Northern California
Gardening in a smaller space can be a challenge, especially if you've recently downsized and are more accustomed to working with larger landscapes and the full-sized perennials, vines, and shrubs…
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