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Author Archives: Colleen Miko
Start Garden Journaling in 2020
The first seed catalog arrived in my mail this week. It’s the time of year when garden plans are swirling around my head, fueled by weather and holiday-driven indoor days. With my journal by my easy chair, I’ve been penning … Continue reading
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Tagged garden dreams, garden goals, garden journal, garden planning, seminars
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Edible Garden Evolution: Raised beds
My original garden was row-style, which afforded a lot of flexibility. No borders allowed me to expand on all sides as I pulled blackberries and amended soil gradually over the years. I broadcast cover crop seed liberally over the … Continue reading
Evergreen Violet–Native Plant Fix
Viola sempervirens (evergreen violet) We are blessed with many native violets in the Pacific Northwest–blue, white and yellow flowered. My hands down favorite is the sweet, little yellow violet with evergreen foliage. When it comes into bloom it’s a charming sight. So diminutive and plain-clothed in it’s greenery, … Continue reading
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Edible Garden Evolution
Edible Garden Evolution: “Recognition: If we wait to do this entirely on our own, it will never happen” Summer 2014 I hired my good friend and edible garden consultant, Gayle Larson (Dancing Raven Design) for a few hours to evaluate my … Continue reading
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Edible Garden Evolution
Edible Garden Evolution: The “Design Phase” A new garden does not happen over night; I can testify to this. Books and videos make it seem so; all you need is grid paper, a shovel, and a little elbow grease, right? Well, … Continue reading
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Tagged edible garden design, garden revamp, vegetable garden planning
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Great Golden Digger Wasp–Beneficial Insect
Its hard not to notice an inch long wasp, let alone 5 or 6 flitting from flower to flower around you in the garden. Last week while weeding I was mesmerized by the imposing wasps clambering over the allium flower spheres. Each … Continue reading
Christmas in July–Garden Art
They may look like Christmas in July to some, but I love the multi-colored globes that hang from the big pergola over our entry path. Looking into the garden from inside the front door or kitchen window, I watch them sway in the wind … Continue reading
Natural Car Air Freshener–Viva Verde
This week I was gifted an inspiring idea. I went to visit friends Eugene and Deborah’s productive garden to talk about their rain water cistern for a magazine article. As I pulled up, Eugene handed me a green bundle and … Continue reading
Plum Crazy: The Late Spring Garden
The woodland garden is quieting down; trout lilies, hellebores and epimedium are now setting seed. In the meantime, the rest of the garden has just about caught up as the last of the leaves unfurl. Wisteria is always late, the … Continue reading
Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’ (Pearlbush)–Plant Fix
Bright as a beacon on this gray, drizzly day, my pearlbush is in full bloom. Tons of pure white, cup-shaped flowers stand out in the shrub border. The common name comes from the perfectly rounded buds that resemble strings of … Continue reading
