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Tomatoes in Pots
Lift them up where they belong!
New May 6, 2008

Rainyside.com's First Ten Years
Celebrating 10 years on the web.
New May 4, 2008

Ciscoe Morris's Top Ten
Series: Garden writers from around the Pacific Northwest agreed to share with us a list of their top ten plants with a brief explanation why they made their list. March 21, 2008

Plants That Earn Their Keep
that plant's nice enough, but does it earn its keep in a small garden? March 15, 2008

Sproutopia and So Much More
The 2008 Northwest Flower and Garden show definitely had kids in mind this year. March 11, 2008

Pucker Up!
There's lots to love about growing lemons in the Pacific Northwest. February 24, 2008

Small Worlds
2008 Northwest Flower & Garden Show Sneak-peeks. February 19, 2008

Inside the Northwest Flower & Garden Show
I felt like a ringmaster working with dozens of staff and volunteers to put together the garden... February 17, 2008

Lucy Hardiman's Top Ten
Series: Garden writers from around the Pacific Northwest agreed to share with us a list of their top ten plants with a brief explanation why they made their list. February 16, 2008

2008 Yard Patio and Garden Show
Sneak peeks of some of the display gardens. February 15, 2008

It's Flower Show Time
What I found was superbly crafted display gardens, and a show packed with engaging seminars and demonstrations... February 11, 2008

Winter Fragrance
Celebrate the winter season with a winning combination of piercing scent floating on clear, cold air. January 18, 2008

Hosta with the Mostest
As the weeks went by, the hosta kept growing lovelier and lovelier until I couldn't stand it anymore. January 14, 2008

Series: Top Ten Plants
Garden writers from around the Pacific Northwest agreed to share with us a list of their top ten plants with a brief explanation why it made their list. We will present a new writer's top ten each month.

Cross-breeding Christmas Cactus: Considering the ease and appeal in crossing schlumbergeras, I'm surprised more of us don't try it. December 22, 2007

Epimediums and Companions for Dry Shade The genus epimedium contains many garden worthy plants from a large area. November 2007

Spirits Make Plants Less Tipsy We use the hard stuff--gin, rum, whiskey and tequila (with or without the worm)--for this project. November 2007

Whack 'em Back The first step is to learn two simple horticultural terms: coppicing and pollarding. October 2007

The Water-wise Garden My interest in low-water-use plants grew out of self-defense. October 2007

Five Quick Ways Anyone Can Improve Their Green Space Developing and maintaining your green spaces. September 2007

Sheepish in Seattle A Minnesota gardener reflects on Seattle's garden style after a visit to the Northwest in 2002. September 2007

Growing Easy-going Garlic We sometimes forget that garlic is a bulb too and is best ordered early and planted in October. August 2007

The Many Faces of Hydrangea Hydrangeas are a no-fail shrub for Northwest gardens. August 2007

Heronswood: Closure and Moving On It's been a little over a year since we heard the news about changes to Heronswood. An opportunity to see the gardens again. July 2007

Beyond Heronswood Plant-shopping opportunities abound at the tip of Washington's Kitsap Peninsula June 2007

A Warming Trend in Outdoor Fireplaces Warmth providers range from your basic rock-circled fire pit to architecturally pleasing fireplaces. May 2007

Slugging it Out! Riddled with holes, plant leaves are either half-eaten or completely decimated; it's slug season in the Pacific Northwest. April 2007

Thrill of the Hunt We mark the dates in our calendars, pull together our plant lists and squirrel away dollars in anticipation of upcoming plant sales. April 2007

Chimes of Spring Sunshine Consider the winter hazels for late winter blossoms. March 2007

Bare Root Bonanza February 2007

Northwest Gardeners Benefit From Nature's Bounty January 2007

A Passion for Heucheras January 2007

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