No Foolin'
No Foolin’ For several years I have been tempted to do an April Fools’ Day column. I remember so well the one that The Oregonian’s Dulcy...
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gardeningmattersti
Mar 27, 20233 min read
Dog Proofing a Garden
We have had a very special dog in our lives for the past 4 years. Emmy has been quite a handful as a puppy, but she has started to calm...
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gardeningmattersti
Mar 20, 20233 min read
Starting Over
At last! The first official day of spring! Sometimes it feels like spring in late January and early February and then Mother Nature says,...
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gardeningmattersti
Mar 13, 20233 min read
Winter Blues
Wind. Rain. Hail. Snow. More rain. More hail. More snow. Well, you get the picture: it has been a very unusual winter on the Oregon...
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gardeningmattersti
Mar 6, 20234 min read
After the storm...
When we compare our winter to that of friends and relatives in the eastern United States, we certainly can’t complain. They have really...
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gardeningmattersti
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Obviously....
The blog post that went out this afternoon was written before the snow we had last week! In fact, I wrote it before I saw the forecast...
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gardeningmattersti
Feb 27, 20233 min read
Random thoughts...
I am not complaining about the rain this winter, mostly because we get a nice day or two sandwiched in between rainy days. Whole weeks of...
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gardeningmattersti
Feb 24, 20231 min read
This is why...
... we don't cut back our ferns until mid-March! In the more than twenty years we have lived on the North Oregon Coast, we have never...
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gardeningmattersti
Feb 20, 20234 min read
Planning, not Planting
We have all been waiting patiently for spring so we can get out into our gardens and remove some of the debris from the winter. The next...
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gardeningmattersti
Feb 13, 20233 min read
Valentine's Day in the Garden
I know we are all getting impatient for the gardening season to begin. The days are getting longer and we have had a few days here and...
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gardeningmattersti
Feb 6, 20233 min read
Early February To-Do List
I know we are all getting impatient for the gardening season to begin. The days are getting longer and we have had a few days here and...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 30, 20234 min read
Remembering a garden show seminar
For many years when Portland Nursery Association held its annual Yard, Garden and Patio Show, I was a regular attendee. I enjoyed...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 23, 20234 min read
Happy Hellebores
This time of year, my gardens look bleak no matter how often I find a nice afternoon to do a few chores. Picking up downed alder branches...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 16, 20234 min read
Good Bones
Almost every good garden planning book will talk about the importance of having good “bones” in the garden, which basically refers to...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 10, 20233 min read
Winter Scents
Do you realize how lucky we are to live where we do? I certainly do every day I see the weather on the east coast and southern...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 3, 20234 min read
Resolutions!
Even without looking at my pretty new 2023 calendar with photographs of Ocean Wildlife, I could tell its January just by the amount of...
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gardeningmattersti
Dec 15, 20223 min read
Shopping for Gardeners
Less than ten days before Christmas and you have procrastinated in getting the gardeners on your list any gifts from online stores. Not...
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gardeningmattersti
Dec 6, 20222 min read
The Perfect Gift
Here is a great gift for that special person that wants to learn more about gardening on the North Oregon Coast: the Tillamook Master...
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gardeningmattersti
Dec 2, 20222 min read
Holiday Basket
If you are like me, you clean out your annual hanging baskets and store them for the winter. Or perhaps even recycle them so they don’t...
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gardeningmattersti
Nov 29, 20223 min read
Gift ideas
As I sit writing this blog, it is a beautiful late November day. Crisp and clear this morning, but with the promise of a mild and sunny...
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