by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer Thank you to our In the Garden sponsor Bay Hay & Feed. Last month I directed readers to prune their fruit trees. Not one to give advice I don’t follow myself, I punctiliously headed off to our orchard with my Felcos and folding hand saw in an attempt to continue the…
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March in the Garden
Posted on 02 March 2013.
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February in the Garden? Early Birds Reap the Finest Flowers and Fruit
Posted on 01 February 2013.
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer Thank you to our In the Garden sponsor Bay Hay & Feed. As I write this, I look out my window and can’t deny that nothing has changed in my garden for the last month. Perhaps certain sword ferns are laying a bit flatter than they were in December, and my…
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November in the Garden? There’s Plenty to Do for Die Hards
Posted on 01 November 2012.
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer, November 1, 2012 9:08 a.m. Even the most enthusiastic of gardeners welcome the late fall and winter months as a chance to sit by the fire, flip through the seed catalogs, and generally rest from the physical demands of their garden. If you are lucky, you can do so with…
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October in the Garden: Don’t Prune, Do Set Your “Green Manure”
Posted on 01 October 2012.
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer, October 1, 2012 10:50 a.m. In years past, I’ve found myself darting in the house for shelter as fall approaches, knowing that my garden is still in need of my attention. But this year’s sunny September has allowed me to tie up my loose ends in the garden and, on…
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September in the Garden: Shepherd Your Yard into Fall
Posted on 01 September 2012.
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer, September 1, 2012 9:15 a.m. September is historically one of the best weather months in the Pacific Northwest. It has a high likelihood of being payback time for the cool June we shivered through. Still, our gardens are tipping us off to the rhythms of fall, with the plants showing…
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August in the Garden: Madronas, Anemones, Aphids, and Fall Crocus
Posted on 01 August 2012.
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer, August 1, 2012 9:05 a.m. Your Madronas Dropping Their Leaves? Madronas are one of the few trees that drop their leaves at the end of July and early August. If you aren’t prepared for this, it’s common to believe the tree is in distress, which can then lead to valiant…
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July in the Garden
Posted on 01 July 2012.
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer, July 1, 2012 6 a.m. Spring delivers a rich visual return on the gardener’s investment, but July and August are a different matter altogether. If you don’t put some effort into sustaining action, things will peter out much earlier than they need to. Part of the reason the spring garden…
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June in the Garden
Posted on 01 June 2012.
by Carina Langstraat June 1, 2012 6 a.m. In the Essential Earthman, Henry Mitchell writes, “I always warn myself (with very little result) against the beauty of the late May early June garden, which can overpower and unbalance the rest of the year—to say nothing of the gardener.” I couldn’t agree more, but have decided…
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May in the Garden
Posted on 04 May 2012.
by Carina Langstraat May 5, 2012 May’s rain and warming temperatures create the perfect storm for weeds. But if you need a break from staying ahead of the invaders, here are a few enjoyable alternatives that will make you feel more like a gardener than a weed whacker. Sow Veggies During the first half of…
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Friendly Forsythia Forcing
Posted on 13 March 2012.
by Carina Langstraat March 13, 2012 In January my youngest daughter turned six. As a birthday gift, our neighbor and fellow gardener, Irmgard, delivered an armload of cut forsythia branches in full bloom. They graced our kitchen table for two weeks before the fiery yellow blossoms began to dry. Last month my florist friend, TJ,…
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