February 2016
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Article
Does Spring Play Favorites?
Spring has a mind of it's own, and it seems to favor Washington State over Wisconsin. See what's blooming in transplant Linda O'Connell's Whidbey Island garden!
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Kitchen Gardening
Totally Free Online Vegetable Garden Planners
As far as I can tell, we're all going to need a leg up. Here's where a cheat sheet comes in handy.
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Article
Recipes featuring Pulses
Having been a vegetarian for over 40 years, I have a large repertoire of recipes featuring legumes: beans, lentils, split peas, chickpeas, etc. I have written a number of recipes…
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Article
Grow Beans in this Year’s Garden
In my last post I wrote about pulses being the international crop of the year and said that i would talk about some beans to grow and sources for a…
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Article
Love at First Bloom
Today we have a love story from Irvin and Pauline. Once upon a time, there was a camellia...
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Tall Bearded Iris
Iris GermanicaLarge blossoms, late bloom season. Standards violet-purple, with bronze edging. White zonal spot. Striking in the garden.
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Border Bearded Iris
Iris GermanicaHuge yellow beards on black purple, cup- shaped falls. Dark purple standards are only a shade lighter. Sweet fragrance.
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‘Lavender Bounty’ Siberian iris
Iris SibericaGently ruffled lavender-pink flowers. Tall slender blades of foliage remain lovely all summer long.
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Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
Iris GermanicaSmall stature. Rosy purple blossoms; radiating lines from lilac beards.