In the garden

In the Garden: April 2017

By Rhiannon Allen Is it spring yet? What a late start this year! Yet spring is inevitable, and the weather is warm enough to start spring tasks as the garden awakens from its … more

3/31/17 02:24 PM

In The Garden: December 2017

By Rhiannon Allen Dear Santa, First of all, thank you for last year’s presents! The transplant spade was put to work moving errant perennials and clearing narrow paths between rows … more

11/20/17 01:02 PM

In the Garden – March

A recent discussion of native plants (via the Washington Native Plant Society, I think) led me to check out Hitchcock and Cronquist’s Flora of the Pacific Northwest. When this hefty tome … more

By Rhiannon Allen | 2/25/22 12:27 PM

In the Garden: January 2018

By Peg Keenleyside Between visits to the gym this month to work off some of those holiday calories, I also seem to manage to start thinking about a plan for the year’s gardening: Am I going … more

12/22/17 01:55 PM

In the Garden September 2016

By Peg Keenleyside There is a cycle to the gardening year: the rebirth of the early spring, the heady days of early summer flowers and shrubs, then on to the … more

8/26/16 02:47 PM

In the Garden: November 2018

By Rhiannon Allen People who aren’t gardeners might think that summer is the busiest time of year in the garden. In my opinion, they are mistaken. Temperate climate gardening … more

10/26/18 04:13 PM

In the Garden January 2016

By Peg Keenleyside The United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris this December has, amazingly, resulted in a far-reaching ambition amongst some 200 signatory countries: an … more

12/18/15 02:33 PM

In The Garden May 2017

By Peg Keeleyside It was a wicked cold wet winter here in the Pacific Northwest, and my garden shows it. The big rosemary plant I had sheltered near my dryer vent is … more

4/28/17 03:01 PM

At the last Garden Club meeting, we had a lively discussion of sustainability in gardening. Generally, gardeners like to think of themselves as ecologically conscientious and contributing to the … more

By Rhiannon Allen | 12/23/22 12:15 PM

By Peg Keenleyside California, arguably the primary source of fruits and vegetables for most of us living up and down the West Coast, is in its fourth consecutive year of severe … more

5/29/15 01:51 PM

In The Garden: November 2014

By Peg Keenleyside With the winter holidays right around the corner, it’s a good time to be potting up a big container or two for the front walkway or back deck, to provide winter color, … more

10/31/14 02:04 PM

In the Garden - February 2018

By Rhiannon Allen Long ago, at the garden owners reception for a Point Roberts Garden Tour, I received a “Great Gardens of British Columbia” wall calendar donated by the Vancouver Sun’s … more

1/26/18 05:39 PM

In the Garden – November

The garden column on the role of soil texture in growing healthy plants generated some interest, which leads me to a good holiday gift suggestion for gardeners. In fact, it’s a gift that can be … more

By Rhiannon Allen | 10/30/20 02:57 PM

In the Garden – September

Once again, it’s the time of year when my sister asks me if I have started my fall garden cleanup and how I put my garden to bed. And every year, she is not alone in believing that I still say, … more

By Rhianon Allen | 8/26/22 01:17 PM

In the Garden October 2016

By Rhiannon Allen In keeping with our recent focus on drought-tolerant plants, I’d like to discuss that beautiful ornamental member of the mint family, lavender … more

9/30/16 03:34 PM

In the garden – July, 2019

Now that another growing season is upon us, I look at my Point Roberts garden over a decade since I started it, and I am struck by how some plants are now gone while others survive and … more

6/28/19 12:23 PM

In The Garden

Last night, the man in the house remarked that it is getting darker. You’ve noticed that, right? Well, so have our plants. At least plants don’t suffer seasonal affective disorder ... or … more

By Rhiannon Allen | 8/27/21 01:19 PM

In the Garden February 2016

By Rhiannon Allen As spring peeks around the corner, gardeners’ thoughts turn to summer. Soon we will decide what to plant, head to the seed racks to purchase new seeds and prepare our … more

1/29/16 01:46 PM

In the Garden July 2015

By Rhiannon Allen Are you spending too much time watering your garden? Are you feeling guilty about sucking the Seymour Reservoir dry? Perhaps it’s time to switch … more

6/26/15 02:42 PM

In the Garden: March 2018

By Peg Keenleyside March, with its longer days and warming soil, is the month when the garden wakes up from its winter sleep. It’s the time when you want to … more

2/23/18 01:34 PM