| This blog is written by gardenmentor | 28 entries so far |
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Disappearing Bees -- Ideas on Why and What to Do About It
I did a lengthy write up on bee population decline. If you’re interested, read more here.
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Has it really been 43 days?
I just dropped by, remembering I hadn’t been to visit Gardentenders in a while. Low & b...
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Nitrogen Fixing Fix-ups
Its that time of year again. I’m pulling out summer crops and putting in fall ones. I have ...
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Garden Thoughts of the Week
Fall is so busy, it can be hard to keep up with everything. So, it goes, right? And, heck, it rea...
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Oh where oh where has the garden coach gone?
I can’t believe how long it has been since I’ve posted here, and I can’t believ...
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Pollution Reducing Flower Fragrance and Bees
Recently I was sent some info on a UVA study that indicates that pollution is reducing flower fra...
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Proper Tree Planting
One of my big pet peeves is trees that are improperly planted. Because I realize that many just d...
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Peach Tree Disease Management Diary
I know. I know. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. That just speaks to how busy...
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Gardening With Moss
Tomorrow on HGTV’s Gardener’s Diary you won’t want to miss a segment on garden...
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Shopping for Clients and Finding Trees for Myself
Yesterday I did a series of nursery visits to pick up plants for one of my clients. Along the way...
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Moving Trees, Part II
I got up the second part on moving small trees. For those of you who read through part I, here...
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Snowing Rain
Okay, I know many of you live in places where a late March snow isn’t uncommon. Here in Sea...
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Thinking It's Time to Move a Tree?
I’ve been doing a lot of pruning lessons with clients. As well, I’ve been helping som...
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Garden Coach on Installing a Deer Scarer Waterfeature
I just finished writing up a post at gardenhelp.org on my experience installing a Shishi Odoshi (...
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Garden Mentor on Spring Gardening
March is crazy busy for this Seattle Garden Coach. I actually had some time in my own garden this...
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Garden Mentor Update
Hi Friends. I’ve been offline for a while now as I was super busy in February with garden s...
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Gardening in the Cold and Wet
Today is relatively warm in Seattle for February. It may be 40F out. But, it is also raining. In ...
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Root Rot Roundup
Over the past several years, I have been very fortunate to get to know noted plant pathologist Ol...
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A Noxious Weed Primer
Recently, I wrote an article for gardenhelp.org discussing Noxious Weeds. After responding to a p...
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Hybrid, GMO, Heirloom Q&A
Many of you have been posting questions and discussions surrounding Hybrids, GMO and Heirloom see...
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Look Up Your Plant Hardiness Zone Here
I saw a post earlier asking “where our advice is coming from”. Part of the discussion...
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Winter Weeds and Winter Weed Control
Today the frozen ground in Seattle is beginning to melt. Hard freezes don’t always happen h...
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Douglas Firs Declining in Seattle
I’ve been monitoring the recent decline of Douglas Firs in parts of Seattle. Many of the la...
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Landscaper's Challenge
A few years ago I was invited to participate in HGTV’s Landscaper’s Challenge. Althou...
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Planning an Annual Vegetable Garden
Seeds? Starts? When? What? Why? How? These are just a few of the many questions I get about ve...
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Finding Gardening Joy in the Winter
A few times a year I write articles for WSNLA.org and KPLU.org on various gardening subject. Most...
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Free Trees for a Good Cause
Want some free trees? Read more about how to make a donation and receive trees. More here: htt...
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Garden Mentoring Article
Yesterday I was thrilled to see that the Seattle Times ran an Associated Press article written by...
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