Northwest Regional Reports
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Northwest Regional ReportsSpring Border Design for the Northwest
Designing spring borders is always a little challenging. Some plants are stubborn and refuse to bloom at the same time every year. Other plants are just emerging and are not…
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Northwest Regional ReportsHardscaping Projects in Early Spring
I am always confused when a gardener says, “There’s nothing to do,” during late winter or early spring in the garden. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we get the chance…
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Northwest Regional ReportsEvergreen Hedging Plants for the Northwest
Winter in the Northwest is a great time to appreciate the wonderful job broadleaf evergreen plants do in our gardens. They create structure in designs and act as windbreaks and…
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Northwest Regional ReportsGreat Native Plants for the Northwest
Growing native plants is the gardening equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Not only are these plants beautiful and more likely to thrive in your landscape, they…
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Northwest Regional ReportsFirewise Landscaping in the Northwest
One thing that we Northwest gardeners need to start thinking about more and more is how to protect our homes from wildfires. Most gardeners in the Northwest have always expected…
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Northwest Regional ReportsPlants for Attracting Birds in Northwest Winter Gardens
While only the bravest of gardeners will spend a lot of time in the garden in mid to late winter, the birds that live in our gardens are still very…
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Northwest Regional Reports4 Outstanding Spring Plants for the Northwest
We all have certain plants that immediately come to mind when thinking of a garden in spring. For many, these are daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths skirting the trunks of flowering magnolias,…
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Northwest Regional ReportsFragrant Foliage for the Northwest
Gardeners who live in the Northwest region will find the weather affects what they do from day to day. When the weather is gloomy, gray, wet, and cold, we run…
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Northwest Regional ReportsWinter-Blooming Shrubs for the Northwest
December brings some of the darkest and shortest days of the year. During this time, I often find myself trying to get out for a walk to enjoy the short-lived…
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Northwest Regional ReportsNorthwest: January Garden To-Do List
Now that the beginning of the year is here and the days are getting longer, you’ll probably want to start getting outside to tackle a few chores in the garden…
