by Carol | Jun 10, 2014 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, Gardening Green
I have clients who only want to build their raised vegetable planters once. Juniper wood is a great resource for gardeners who want their raised beds to last forever. Juniper wood can last 30 to 50 years in direct contact with moist soil! Why Use Juniper?...
by Carol | May 15, 2014 | Before and Afters, Easy Edibles, Garden Tips
Growing Greens Above Ground I’ve been waiting for years to build my own salad table. One of the cool things is being able to grow lettuce and other greens without needing to even think about slugs, let alone pick them out of my greens. It’s also perfect for...
by Carol | Jan 28, 2014 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend
Boost your nutrition with these exciting small fruit trees I recently attended a lecture by Jim Gilbert, owner and plant designer of One Green World. They grow and sell edibles tested for NW gardens. My favorite fruit out of the entire lecture was the Pawpaw...
by Carol | Mar 20, 2013 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips
Attention Blueberry Lovers: It’s time to plan ahead! If you’re like me, you can’t get enough blueberries. If you are thinking, “Hey! I could grow blueberries, they’re easy,” you’d be right! So now’s the time to take a minute to plan ahead for next...
by Carol | Jan 15, 2013 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
This time I’m engaging in one of my favorite activities: Myth Busting! It’s amazing how much flat-out misinformation is available online to gardeners of all levels of experience. The worst of it occurs when the misinformation makes gardeners reluctant to try...
by Carol | Oct 25, 2012 | Easy Edibles, Fall Gardening
I am sharing my top three apples out of 50 selected at Portland Nursery’s 25th Apple Tasting Celebration. A garden tip is to research (hint taste) and plant special varieties of edibles in your garden, not common types. The Peoples Choice apple this...
