Fern fascination spreads like spores with WA gardeners
Fascinated by ferns? Here's how the plants get their start and how the Hardy Fern Foundation and its partners have built comprehensive collections in Washington.
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Grow is a dose of garden inspiration and information appearing each week in Pacific NW magazine, written by Lorene Edwards Forkner and others.
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Browse garden design plans for inspiration and easy rewards
Planting diagrams are a confidence-building strategy for those looking to transform random plants into a garden with successive waves of blooms and beauty.
Clematis 101: What you need to know to grow beautiful flowers
How to choose, grow and prune clematis plants for months of beautiful flowers and foliage.
Former Better Homes & Gardens editor shares practical lessons and musings
With wit and charm, Stephen Orr's new book “The Gardener’s Mindset” shares practical lessons for plantings, design, photography and more.
How to grow fruit trees and vines in small spaces
Once a curiosity, non-branching columnar apple and pear trees have proved to be a boon for small spaces, as well as a striking design element...
Flowering towers of mullein add fuss-free elegance to the garden
Add height and a little drama to the garden with flowering spires of mullein, also known as Verbascum. Here are some colorful varieties and tips...
Give your garden a royal touch with these blue and purple beauties
The latest installment of the Cultivate the Rainbow series by Lorene Edwards Forkner embraces the blues.
Sisters put the garden in a glass with herbal drinks
Two Washington sisters create garden-forward mixology syrups and recipes that elevate common herbs into beverages worthy of a special occasion or casual shindig.
Why hardy geraniums delight gardeners and pollinators
Hardy geraniums offer fabulous long blooming flowers and interesting foliage. Plus, the perennials can stand up to many pests. Here are some easy to grow...
Little trains traverse a mountain landscape in an elaborate home garden
A Washington homeowner combines two popular hobbies to create the Fern Garden Railroad in his backyard where trains chug through an carefully tended miniature landscape.
WA woman invents an alternative to plastic starter pots
Seattle-based Ocean Made's founder hopes benefits for the garden and the planet sprout from using seaweed. Her seed pots made from kelp could replace plastic...
How to grow lavish, colorful Itoh peonies
Enjoy the large, long-lasting blooms of hybrid Itoh peonies with these easy growing tips.
Seattle school plants a mini forest that grows lessons
Students at a North Seattle school are turning a patch of artificial lawn into a Miyawaki forest. As the trees and plants grow, so will...
What you plant can nourish wildlife. New Eastside garden area shows how.
Habitats at Home, designed by Washington Master Gardeners, is filled with native plants meant to attract pollinators and act as a valuable resource for wildlife.
A pepper pep talk for successfully growing tricky, warm-season crops
In the Pacific Northwest, pepper planting success starts with selecting varieties that have been bred for a short season and cool growing conditions.
Plant a cut flowers garden for yearlong blooms with tips from an expert
Flower farmer Sarah Raven's new book covers all the bases, from choosing the most productive plants to the color palettes to follow while designing bouquets.
Seattle couple creates a modern ‘potager,’ a decorative kitchen garden
With a formal yet modern aesthetic, Seattle couple creates a "potager," or decorative kitchen garden, that is both a productive landscape and an outdoor sanctuary.
How to use tool libraries and where to find them in the Seattle area
The Seattle area is home to at least seven tool libraries, including one of the first in the country.
Wake up the garden with these 5 fragrant spring-blooming shrubs
Boost the sensory experience in your garden with the scents of spring-flowering shrubs.
How a push to protect seed saving may help gardeners and farmers
Why the Open Source Seed Initiative wants to promote sharing rather than restricting access to the seeds that we grow.