Why aerate your lawn? Aeration will help spring rains penetrate the soil so roots will grow deeper and your lawn will need less water from you. Leave the plugs to decompose back into the soil.
The first week of April is your reminder not to be an April Fool. It is too cold and too early to plant warm-season crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and beans. It is the perfect time to seed cool-season edibles like potatoes, onions, lettuce and chard. You can still plant strawberries, blueberries, raspberry and fruit trees. Mild weather is on the way, but we still have some frosty mornings ahead.
The last week of March is a call for color as blooming shrubs and flowering trees burst onto the scene. Add the emerging buds of tulips, iris and rock garden plants and the stage is set for the grand performance of a Northwest spring.
The third week of March means moss is moving in to take over lawns, lichens are crawling up the trunks of trees and fungus are among us in many shapes and forms. Dampness is here with the longer days of spring.
The third week of March means moss is moving in to take over lawns, lichens are crawling up the trunks of trees and fungus are among us in many shapes and forms. Dampness is here with the longer days of spring.
The second week of March is a good time for lawn renovation, pruning and garden clean-up. If your soil is dry and your grass is high you can start your motors and get mowing. Better yet, consider a new landscape design that shrinks your lawn so you can downsize to a lightweight, super-quiet push mower.
The second week of March is a good time for lawn renovation, pruning and garden cleanup. If your soil is dry and your grass is high you can start your motors and get mowing. Better yet, consider a new landscape design that shrinks your lawn so you can downsize to a lightweight, super-quiet push mower.
This is the week to leap into spring as February stretches into March and it is time to plant the seeds of a healthy harvest.
The end of February means it is time to add some color to the yard. Garden centers and nurseries are full of potted primroses, dwarf daffodils in pots, winter-blooming heathers, hellebores and colorful pansies. If you have a window box, container or protected area to plant, then spring has sprung and it’s time to dig in.
Got forsythia? This bright yellow shrub goes unnoticed all year but, by the third week of February, winter begins to fade once the bright bloom of this sunshine-colored shrub opens up.
The second week of February is time to celebrate a symphony of spring at the Northwest Flower and Garden show staged each year in Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center. This year the show runs today, Wednesday, through Feb. 12. Music is the theme chosen for the theme gardens this year and there will be plenty of tunes along with notes of fragrance and plants that waltz through the spectacular indoor displays.
The second week of February is time to celebrate a symphony of spring at the Northwest Flower and Garden show staged each year in Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center.
The question that needs to be answered: can you grow your own wine and chocolate in western Washington? The answer is yes, but only if you choose the right plants for the right place.
