It’s the thick of spring, the prime time to get plants in the ground and watch them unfurl with the warming days. But gardening’s a funny thing—it can be a little intimidating, a hobby for the natural ...

Marianne Binetti provides practical gardening insights for the Pacific Northwest. Her articles focus on seasonal plant care and advice. She talks about the benefits of local rainwater, rich in ...

I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS the idea that each of us has multiple biographies, depending on our relationship with the person telling our story. The challenge is in holding more than one perspective at the ...

The evergreen shade-loving shrub known as fatsia japonica “Spider’s Web” became a focal point for several of the winning container garden designs at the 2024 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival.

Where: Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. Access free parking from Mission Ave. because Greene Street is closed because of construction of the North ...

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment of GROW’s 2023 garden-party game, a mashup of plants, design and color theory that offers a color recipe of striking 1-2-3 plant combinations for Pacific ...

Editor’s Note: This column is provided by Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville in place of the weekly Whistling Gardener column by Steve Smith, who is taking the week off. As we enter another year, I am ...

For many North Americans, bird watching is among the most popular of hobbies, right up there with gardening. The covid lockdown period increased our interest in both activities, and that interest is ...