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The Bradley Sisters and the English Perennial Garden
Being Australians from Sydney, and very “British,” the two Bradley sisters were certainly familiar with English-style perennial gardens and likely had experience maintaining them. Recently, I realized that…
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How Soil Fertility Benefits from the Roots of Plants
We know that most plants need fertile soil for optimum growth, but how does the fertility of the soil itself benefit from the plants that grow on it?
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Hedera Etcetera, Part Two
In terms of controlling erosion, is it better to allow existing blankets of “Seattle’s worst weed” to remain on steep slopes?
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Hedera Etcetera, Part One
Backyard forest restoration begins with the removal of Ivy. There are two main types growing wild in Northwest forests. Is it important to be able to tell the…
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Mosses and Lichens
In the Puget Lowlands, mosses and lichens add to the beauty of our backyard forests, and now, saturated with moisture from the fall rain they have awakened from…
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Ranunculus Repens (Creeping Buttercup)
Ranunculus repens has been creeping up on me for thirty years.
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Rescuing Sword Fern and Bigleaf Maple
The wet season has returned – time for fall planting. I have been rescuing Sword Ferns and Bigleaf Maples and moving them to spots where they have a…
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