Month: April 2011

I was beginning to wonder if it would ever warm up enough to plant summer flowers and vegetables. Were we going to have another spring like last year? The forecast […]

One way to reduce landscape maintenance time and cost is to plant ground covers, especially in problem areas. Ground covers do not require weekly mowing, although some benefit from occasional […]

The new law passed by the Washington legislature limiting phosphorus fertilizers will change the content of lawn fertilizers. How will that affect us lawn owners? Lawn fertilizers contain 3 major nutrient […]

Frost on my lawn on April 22. I thought the average last frost date was April 17. That just tells me that our spring season is late this year. I […]

I picked up some grass seed last week from Hobbs & Hopkins on Ankeny Street in Portland. I had a visit with Keith Hopkins, the owner, about some of the […]

Below are pictures of two mature Upright Yews (Taxus bacatta) with different styles of pruning. The top plant has been pruned one branch at a time using my natural pruning […]

The moss problem has been worse than usual this year because of the continuous rainy weather. Moss loves shade and wet areas. Moss Control products for plants contain a natural […]

Question: Is it too late to prune my trees? No, most trees and shrubs can be pruned at any time of year in the Pacific Northwest. However, it is easier to […]

One reason why I love living in the Pacific Northwest is the long, extended blooming season for trees and shrubs. Some of these same plants also bloom in other climates, […]

We have posted several blogs about current gardening information in the first few days of our new gardening blog. In addition to current gardening topics we will be writing about […]