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Category Archives: Plant Thoughts
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Wild Plants – Two recommended books & web site
At our September monthly garden club meeting, Pixie LaPlante spoke about edible, yet often ignored plants. She brought along samples of a variety of plants that we all “see” in our gardens, but often dismiss as “weeds”, when in fact, many of them are edible and highly nutritious! She also points out you should be … Continue reading
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – What can you do? (Updated May 2025)
Stink bugs, oh, my! They are here in the Pacific Northwest and they can be very destructive to native and non-native plants in your yard, green house, garden and forest. How do you identify them, find them, destroy them – but, not destroy the native bugs? Here is some helpful information about the invasive Brown … Continue reading
Pumpkins – did you know?
Could pumpkins be the true icon of the 20th and 21st centuries? Well pumpkins should be! How did the orange fruit gain such popularity outside the kitchen? Answer: It began with the invention of the home refrigerator. By the late 1930’s electric refrigerators were in many U.S.A. homes, gradually replacing the older “iceboxes”. But, before … Continue reading
Gardenia jasminoides ‘Kleim’s Hardy’ – Plant of the Month
The Gardenia jasminoides is one of my favorite small shrubs in my garden. It has glossy, dark green evergreen leaves that help maintain structure in the garden all year. Single white, six petal flowers with yellow stamens bloom from late spring through early fall. It grows slowly in a rounded mounding habit to 2-3 feet … Continue reading
Caring for our friends the Bees
At this time of year, it seems that every ad promotes the sale of RoundUp. When they particularly mention dandelions, we should be worried. While bees like all sorts of flowers they seem to like dandelions a lot and dandelions are in flower all summer. This concern led me to call my Green Man, Thom … Continue reading
The Hunt for Slug and Snail
I’m out in my garden at 6:00 a.m. To do battle with slug and snail. Armoured with gloves and booted feet To search for their clear, sticky trail. Under every leaf, rock and stick, I poke my bottle of spray, For no place of hiding can be left unturned In the quest of slimy … Continue reading
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