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Grounding The Garden Mentor

rhaglund — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:40:17 +0000

Yesterday ranked among the top ten worst days I can remember. And, it wasn’t just one thing that made it awful. All day, the bad news just kept rolling in. By evening, it got to the point that when Bob pointed out that our in-recovery Beta fish was laying on the bottom of his bowl, [...]

Caring for Ornamental Grasses in Seattle

rhaglund — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:00:29 +0000

Autumn is probably my favorite time of year to really enjoy ornamental grasses. And, by grasses I don’t mean lawn. I do mean ornamental grasses and grass-like plants such as sedges and rushes. Plants like blood grass are brilliant red and showy at this time. Seed heads on Miscanthus are shining and flowing in the [...]

How Much Time Does a Garden Coach Spend in Her Garden Each Week

rhaglund — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:38:29 +0000

Yesterday I was helping a regular client prune several woody shrubs away from a deck she’ll be renovating this summer. The shrub work was long past due, but together we made great progress. As we were working she asked, “Robin, how many hours a week do you spend working in your garden?”
Hmmm…that was like getting [...]

Garden Coaching & Garden Mentors’ Robin Haglund in the Seattle News

rhaglund — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:51:18 +0000

Today’s Seattle Times Pacific NW Magazine starts the New Year looking at “the end of excess”. To round out the concept, Valerie Easton interviewed me earlier last year for today’s gardening feature in which she discusses the many ways a garden coach can help gardeners grow. I can’t thank Val enough for bringing the idea [...]

Gardening in 2009 — A New Year with New(er) Garden Ideas

rhaglund — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:23:05 +0000

Looking for innovative ideas and options for your garden for 2009? Here are Five simple ones to consider:

More Edibles:
Yep, the buzz is humming. Buy local. Buy organic. Grow your own. And why not? Growing food is easy. Even if you’ve never grown a bite of food, there are so many simple ways to get [...]