4 Steps To A Beautiful, Chemical-Free Natural Lawn
To be honest, I love maintaining a natural lawn… almost as much as I...
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Category: Gardening
How To Attract Mason Bees in Three Simple Steps
Mason Bees are gentle, solitary pollinators that are native to most parts of North America....
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8 Tips for Creating an Amazing Eco-Friendly Garden
Tips for creating an eco-friendly garden contributed by the green thumbs at the GreenPinky’s Blog....
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Simple Tips For Creating an Alluring Pollinator Paradise
At this point, we’ve all heard about the troubling decline in native and domesticated...
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The Beer Garden: Simple Tricks To Ripen Tomatoes (video)
There’s nothing more aggravating than a stubborn tomato that just won’t ripen up! If...
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Why The Best Mother’s Day Gifts Are Also Earth-Friendly
I am the middle of three sons. A majority of my childhood was dedicated to the three F’s:...
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Moss Killer is a Waste of Time and Money
In the Pacific Northwest, the annual moss battle — a never-ending battle with no discernible...
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Seattle-area Nurseries Operating During COVID-19
Stay-at-home directives due to COVID-19 are driving a reprisal in “Victory Gardens,”...
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The Money-Saving Magic of Garden Mulch
I’ve come a long way on garden mulch. As a teen, my parents would order a big stinky pile of...
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Hazardous Waste Drop-Offs in Washington
As signaled by the blooming cherry blossoms and fast-emerging tulip bulbs, spring is on its way....
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Find Affordable Native Plants Through KCD
Every time we ask local experts how to help local wildlife – like hummingbirds, insects and...
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Ode to My Compost Bin: Turning Trash into Treasure
On Christmas morning I received the equivalent of a Red Rider BB Gun for a 28-year-old trying his...
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What would an ‘insect apocalypse’ look like?
A 2019 study published in Biological Conservation concluded over “40% of insect species are...
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Talking Hummingbirds With The Seattle Audubon Society
It’s probably just the Minnesotan in me, but as the temperature drops I’ve found...
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Climate Q&A with Withey Price Garden Designers
Owners of Withey Price Landscape and Design and two of the Pacific Northwest’s sharpest...
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How to buy and plant trees in the Pacific Northwest
If working in horticulture taught me anything, it’s that autumn is criminally overlooked as...
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It’s Time to Swap Your Sprinkler for A Soaker Hose
At the height of gardening and planting season thousands of home gardeners flock to nurseries and...
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