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Incense Cedar

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:30:16 -0700

By Barbra Fairclough

Thick copper-coloured bark is characteristic of the incense tree (Calocedrus decurrens) and is only one of its many great qualities.

All Flowers Great and Small

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 15:10:21 -0800

By Carolyn Jones

There's no getting around the fact that we all love flowers. In fact, for many gardeners, the word is a stand-in for the plant that produces them (as in, “I planted some flowers in my window boxes”). Be they grand and blowsy, petite and coy or sweetly fragrant, blossoms capture our fancy. Here are a handful of Great Plant Picks – those tried-and-true garden plants for our region – that have appealing blooms.

Plants for Tiny Gardens

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:20:01 -0800

By Carolyn Jones

Use these tried and true choices to create an easy but oh-so-elegant entrance bed, a pint-sized woodland retreat or a mini-Mediterranean hot spot.

Shade Gardening

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 16:51:16 -0800

By Carolyn Jones

Some see shade gardening as a challenge. If you are a gardener who regularly does battle with shade, you can now meet the challenge head on, armed with this list of top shade performers for Pacific Northwest gardens.