I know it’s taken me a lot of words in part I of this piece on moving trees to get to actually sharing a tree moving experience, but I do think it’s important to discuss why we might move a tree and the variety of caveots associated with tree placement and relocation. Sure, every situation […]
The last week has been really busy for my garden coaching business. I’ve been all over the greater Seattle area, working hand-in-hand with clients to help them prepare their gardens for the active growing season. I’m returning to see many clients who started working with me last fall, and the progress in each of their […]
WSNLA invited me to write an article for the Kplu.org and WSNLA.org information websites on the subject of gardening in the winter. Read more here if you’re interested in tips for gardening and caring for gardening tools now in order to make your garden lower maintenance for spring and summer.
btw: I have no idea who […]
We’ve had a very cold and wet winter in Seattle, so my winter garden clean up chores have been on hold for a while now. My clients and readers know that I encourage everyone to get out and work in the garden in winter. In winter we need to get fresh air. We need the […]
Today I met with a new client who has a lovely garden space. Sadly, I have to inject a “but” to this statement….
But…
Along the property line there is an installation of young Leyland Cypress. Each tree is about 1′-18″ from the next and about the same distance from the fence. Some are bluish, some are […]
Several of my new clients have been learning the hard way that improperly pruning their trees and shrubs is a sad, expensive mistake. When I get calls from people looking to set up a first gardening session, I ask them to hold off on cleaning up their garden to get ready for me.
Too often embarrassed […]
Recently I went out of town for a little under two weeks. When I returned, I noticed my Carex ‘Frosty Curls” had become a collector of dead leaves & garbage. Too, they had started taking over my front entry walk, which they edge. It was time to do a quick clean up!
‘Frosty Curls’ Carex is […]
I went out to see a new client today who hired me to help them evaluate a space for a new hot tub. They have a cute yard with enormous rhodies, pieris, viburnum and other established shrubs. Such a blessing to have established evergreen shrubs that flower! The sad thing is that at some point in this […]
Today I woke up unmotivated for yoga, which is really unusual for me on a Saturday morning. Granted, I had several glasses of wine with friends last night, which I’m sure contributed to my general morning laziness. So…I skipped yoga & that was a-okay today!
Bob and I had time to enjoy a big, homemade […]