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The winter-blooming camellia benefits from mulch around the root zone or an insulating layer around the exposed plant.
Compliments to the Cold Weather Garden, Our Frosty Frenemy
KP Gardens: Frost glimmers on mossy branches as dormant gardens quietly prepare for spring's vibrant return. more
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From lattes to candles, soaps to pie, there’s no limit to how one may indulge in pumpkin spice’s warm, comforting nature.
Pumpkin Spice Coffee Cake, Your Strongest Weapon Against the Winter
From lattes to candles, soaps to pie, there’s no limit to how one may indulge in pumpkin spice’s warm, comforting nature. more
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Big leaf hydrangeas have giant softball-size blooms and colors range from blue to pink depending on the soil pH.
Help With Hydrangeas, Those Flowery Harbingers of Fall
KP GARDENS: Pruning hydrangeas is like solving a mystery—spring, fall, new wood, old wood—who knew flowers had such complicated schedules? more
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Water, water everywhere, but maybe not as much as you think.
Water: The Life Force of Misunderstandings and Other Soggy Sorrows
It is funny to think that just two months ago I was cursing the persistent rain clouds in the June sky blocking some much- needed Vitamin D, and now I sit under a clear blue yonder praying for a … more
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Serve cheese over nachos or as a stand-alone dip.
The Nacho Cheese Revelation — Yes, More Cheese Will Save Us All!
The other night I had a huge hankering for some nachos. Usually, in that situa- tion, I would go to the store and get a jar of queso. However, in an effort to avoid eating anything containing ingre- … more
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Herb Robert looks to be a splendid native wildflower. Don’t be fooled.
The Dreaded Herb Robert, or the Curse of Stinky Bob — Beware Ye Gardeners!
On most summer days you’ll find me toiling away in the garden, crawling around on all fours or standing at a 90-degree angle, hands on my hips, staring into the green and brown abyss like a mad … more
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Brahmas are known for their feathered feet and tame temperaments.
Surviving and Thriving in the Cult of the Chicken Girl
When I was 12 years old I joined a cult. Some people know it as 4-H, which is not generally considered a cult but based on how I recruited others into it, you could have been fooled. Looking back … more
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Say hello to your state flower.
The Rhythm of Rhododendrons and Their Annual Call for Pruning
Mid-spring marks the starting line for the crucial race against nature’s clock. It’s the second installment of the pruning season when spring flowering shrubs become the object of my garden fixations. more
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Seed starting setup. Full spectrum lights on the left, shop lights on the right.
Gotta Collect Them All: Cultivating Seeds to Meet Your Gardening Needs
Not long ago, in a one-window studio apartment under a carport, I made my first attempt at sowing seeds. more
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Consistency is key. In this landscape, rhododendrons provide structure throughout the landscape while the understory plants change depending on site conditions. Flagstone is used as the primary hardscape material.
Dig Into Design: How Else Will You Garden All Winter?
There comes a point in many a homeowner's landscaping journey when they look out onto their own patch of the American dream and unwittingly throw in the towel, declaring “When I have more time … more
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“The webs of summer seem to know just where I’ll be.”
Weather: Boring Small Talk or a Unifying Language That Will Save Us All?
I recently overheard someone giving a small sermon about how they no longer wish to entertain “small talk.”   Initially, I understood the sentiment and even quietly cheered for … more
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Shelling peas waiting for something special. And waiting. Still waiting. Hello?
The Art of Eating from the Garden
I love my garden, but sometimes it makes me feel like I’m a contestant on one of those cooking shows where amateur chefs are given a basket of incompatible ingredients and have to make a … more
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The lettuce bolts!
Getting Hazed and Being Humbled by Your Garden
The month of May is when the garden finally starts to look like a garden. The seeds I sowed two to four weeks before the last frost date have finally sprouted and the transplants of lettuce and kale … more
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A lawn laced with clover is low maintenance and good for the bugs.
Save Your Lawn By Removing Your Grass and Helping the Bugs
This time of year, the morning sun enters the house at the perfect angle to shine light on how much dust and cobwebs have accumulated in the living room, signaling that spring is almost … more
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My garden last year during the middle of winter prep.
Easy Winter Garden Prep Will Bring a Bountiful Spring
For residents of the PNW, the transition between hot and windbreaker weather is as welcome as the resurrection of pumpkin spice lattes. more
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Don’t have space for your own garden? The KP does.
Keep Calm and Garden On! Yes, You Can Do It!
Before I started my garden, I was constantly daydreaming about starting my garden. I don’t know what sparked this mild obsession, but I assume one Pinterest post led to another and after a … more
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To Mulch or Not to Mulch
I was out working in the garden the other day (what else is new?), crawling under some rhododendrons, thankful it’s not yet spider web season, and gently scraping my hand rake along the top … more
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Someone Ought to Do Something
On the last Saturday of January, before the sun peeked over the mountains, I dragged myself out of bed to join my mom on her crusade to pick up litter. Not just any litter either, it was the crème … more
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The pump out station at Penrose Point has been out of service since April 2019.
County to Boaters: ‘Pump Your Poop’
Pierce County, in partnership with Washington State Parks, The Recreational Boaters Association of Washington and Minterbrook Oyster Farm, will provide a free mobile pump-out service vessel for boaters in the South Sound this summer. more
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Father’s Day Dinner — The Ultimate Chili Dog
Whenever we ask Dad what he wants for dinner on literally any occasion, the question is usually posed tongue-in-cheek because we know the answer. It’s never steak, salmon, or burgers, … more
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