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Aug 6
3 min

Hydrangeas

Hydrangea serrata ‘Preziosa’ Hydrangeas are the queens of the summer garden. Most deciduous shrubs and trees flower in spring giving more...

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Greg Graves

May 27
3 min

Paeonia

Botanical Print When I think back to m childhood in North Dakota and remember flowers the first ones to come to mind are the Peonies. Bot...

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Greg Graves

Feb 20
3 min

Winter pruning

pruning 80 year old apple trees Late winter or early spring is a good time to prune many woody plants while they are still dormant. There...

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Greg Graves

Jan 15
2 min

Bark

Western Red Cedar – Thuja plicata Today is one of those cold winter days in the Northwest, highs just in the low 30s with some snow on th...

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Greg Graves

Jan 8
3 min

Dwarf Conifers

Dwarf Conifers in the garden This is a good time of year to assess your garden. Does it look good now? If it looks good in January and in...

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Greg Graves

Jun 21, 2016
3 min

Rhododendrons

Rhododendron vulcan To be a gardener in the Northwest means you have dealt with Rhododendrons at some point. It is the state flower of Wa...

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Greg Graves

Aug 12, 2014
3 min

Wildflowers

Cirsium edule – Edible Thistle Nothing beats getting out into the mountains and seeing plants in the wild. Try as you might, you can neve...

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