Category Archives: Drainage

Pots & Troughs For Aging Knees

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Ann Lovejoy
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Where soil is tired and compacted, troughs are a boon When The Third Time Is Not The Charm I recently visited a little garden that was both bare and overgrown, with scrupulously raked beds and struggling shrubs and trees leaning … Continue reading →

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Planting Peas By Lilac Leaves

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Ann Lovejoy
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Snow peas and greens are rarin’ to go Saint Patrick’s Day, Maybe Years ago, when I was just getting started with edible gardening, more experienced gardeners assured me that the proper time to plant peas was on Saint Patrick’s Day. … Continue reading →

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Easy To Please, Deer Resistant Bulbs

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Ann Lovejoy
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Deer are darling but they do love tulips On Beyond Tulips Autumn brings a rush of enticing bulb catalogs, their glossy pages full of glowing tulips and ruffled daffodils. Here in Deer Central, I don’t bother much with big border … Continue reading →

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Ancient Weeds Don’t Give Up Easily

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Ann Lovejoy
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Dino food is still with us Out, Out Damned Horsetail This weekend I visited a wonderful older garden with a magnificent berm overlooking Puget Sound. It was good to have such a satisfying vista to admire because looking at the … Continue reading →

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