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Should I Stay or Should I Go? | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Should I Stay or Should I Go? October 3, 2012. Gardening advice Washington and Oregon. I see this plant in so many gardens – do you know what it is? Daphne laureola (spurge laurel) http:/ www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification/spurge-laurel.aspx. Wherever it happens to be – even at the base of a big tree (which is where I often find it). It is one of those weeds that was introduced...
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So many books… | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. So many books…. So many books…. April 20, 2012. So many booksso little time. I thought I would do one of those post-a-day things where I put something up each day on a particular subject. There is no shortage of garden or plant books, and of course I have a bunch. So I’m going through my bookshelf and doing a little post on some of my old reliables. Here’s the first one (see more below in “Horticulture”):. Also known as “Pojar”. Sue Olsen, the author of...
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Wallyhood Garden Column | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. Read Jeanie’s garden column on the neighborhood blog, Wallyhood – topics of interest to gardeners everywhere. Http:/ /www.wallyhood.org/author/jeanie/. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email. Blog at W...
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Soil – It’s the foundation | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. Soil – It’s the foundation. Soil – It’s the foundation. Soils are one of the most valuable sources of. 8211; the soil cleans water so it can be reused, holds and stores water so it is there when we need it, transforms toxic substances like pesticides and other poisons. It cycles, stores, and releases nutrients for plant growth. 8211; the narrow zone near plant roots. The image below is from a webpage. That will take you more deeply into this world:.
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Plants you may like | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. Plants you may like. Plants you may like. Osmunda regalis ‘Purpurascens’ purple stemmed royal fern spring growth. Purple stemmed royal fern leafed out w/ fertile fronds. Tellima grandiflora – fringecup in spring. Hostas, Heucheras, Iris, Acorus. Hosta bed with Acorus, Heuchera, ferns. Asplenium trichomanes (maidenhair spleenwort). Adiantum venustum (Himalayan maidenhair). Dicentra formosa (Pacific bleeding heart). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. A link to a...
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DON’T SQUASH THAT BUG! | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. DON’T SQUASH THAT BUG! DON’T SQUASH THAT BUG! The time I have said,. 8220;Spiders are our friends! If you find a bug or a spider, try finding out what it is, what it does in the landscape, and whether it might be helping you out in the garden. Pests can be a problem, but what if it’s. This is an ecosystem service, and it’s free! See my post on beneficial insects. Try these successful strategies for encouraging your beneficial allies in the garden:.
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Seeds | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. It’s fun to collect your own seeds and watch new plants grow. It can be a daunting experience at first, though. There’s so much to know – how to judge when seeds are ready to harvest, how to store, sow, break dormancy, transplant, etc. If you live in western Washington or western Oregon, have questions, or want some help getting through the process, think about scheduling a personal garden coaching session,. Seed saving and harvest. Enter your email add...
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Services | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. I specialize in native plant propagation and seed collection. Tives are becoming scarce in the larger landscape, and are important to us and to native wildlife so promoting the use of natives in the landscape. Is the most important thing I can do as a gardener, botanist, and biologist. You are welcome to follow the saga of my oak woodland project at. Http:/ gophervalleyjrnl.wordpress.com. Here are some questions I can help you think through:. It depends...
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Garden-Worthy Artwork | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. June 11, 2013. A birdbath is a nice addition to the garden, a fixture in many. Properly cleaned and cared for they can provide hours of enjoyment for you and birds and beneficial insects. Like birdfeeders, they need to be cleaned frequently and thoroughly to prevent the spread of disease. Among your bird visitors. I have been wanting one for ages, and I am so happy to have it! Native Plants 101: Protecting Your Native Fauna. Who’s Killing the Bees?
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Biodiversity | Taylor Gardens
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Native plants a specialty. Bring us your questions. Didn’t I Say? Soil – It’s the Foundation…. June 17, 2016. Update: This video about soil and atmospheric CO2 reduction is well made and summarizes many important principles in an easy-to-understand story. SO encouraging and important! Hot off the presses in the NY Times today… Scientists using new analytical techniques over the last decade have found that the world’s ocean of soil is one of our largest […]. June 14, 2016. October 13, 2013. Get some great...
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