The Simplified Garden: Good Planning And Some Tough Love Make It Easier

Raise your garden-gloved hand if you felt you labored a bit too much in the yard over Labor Day weekend. Or if you're questioning all the watering you have had to do during this summer's drought. Or if you feel a bit less energetic about the gardening chores that you used to relish when you were a younger and stronger. Or if you're just more pressed for time than you used to be and find yourself ...

Outdoor gardening season winds down

I too, am feeling the coolness in the morning and can't help but notice the geese flying out, ducks and cranes too. The moose are back in the yard, calfs trying to figure out the strange behavior of their mother and bulls wandering about recklessly. These are the signs of "The End" as far as outdoor gardening is concerned and it isn't just because the moose are hungry.

Cool weather is ideal for fall gardening

Snohomish County vegetable gardeners who have been trying to grow heat-loving crops, such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, have been particularly let down by the year's weather.

Garden calendar includes educational programs

September’s gardening calendar and checklist includes a program on square foot gardening.

Little farm, lotta love in Laurel

Mary Mary might have grown her garden with silver bells and cockle shells, but at Quite Contrary Garden in Laurel, it's all heirloom variety plants, organic compost and the sweat of the garden owner, Joya Parsons.