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Start up another zucchini or yellow summer squash plant for mid-July planting. You might not find ready-made starts at the nursery, but you sure can start some seeds now.
Add a splash of colour to your garden this summer with a vibrant collection of evergreen shrubs that will stay bright and ...
Today’s evergreens not only offer practical solutions to garden challenges—but they look fabulous in the landscape, too. With ...
Each year, the Seattle Rose Society showcases the region’s best blooms. At Factoria Mall a few weeks ago, judges gently ...
Learn what powdery mildew on plants looks like and what causes this fungal disease. A garden expert explains the best treatments for powdery mildew.
Today’s evergreens not only offer practical solutions to garden challenges—but they look fabulous in the landscape, too. With ...
Some Cosmos bedding plants I recently planted in our new garden have struggled to get going. Their leaves have yellowed and ...
As they sat on their porch overlooking the creek, a squirrel affectionately named Speedy scurried onto Funk’s lap to beg for ...
Of all the days that the Fourth of July could fall on, a 4th on a Friday is the absolute worst for this journalist’s schedule ...
As a child seeking escape from Pondicherry’s heat, these flowering trees left a deep imprint on my mind. The tree-lined avenues, soothing canopies, and bursts of colour helped shape my early memories ...
North of town, the Point Cabrillo Light Station has been guiding mariners safely along this treacherous coastline since 1909, its lens still casting its beam 15 miles out to sea in a beautiful example ...