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Hollies — or Impostors — in the Winter Garden
Read Moreby Bruce Bennett • With the great diversity of Northwest plants, it should not be surprising how similar some can look! This situation can work in your favor as one of those lookalikes may be a better plant for the growing conditions of that bare spot in your landscape. If you wind up doing some plant […]
Advantages of Planting in Autumn
Read Moreby Bruce Bennett • Autumn is a great time to look to leaf foliage or berries for color without the need for flowers. Many foliage plants even develop better color when temperatures drop. For example, dwarf heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) ‘Fire Power’ never looked better when its fire engine red color develops during the cool […]
Climate-Ready Landscape Plants
Read Moreby Bruce Bennet • The last three years have given us some of the increasingly hottest weather on record and forecasts for the next decade really don’t provide us much hope for the cooler, “normal” weather cycles. The next logical step in landscape development includes the issue of global warming in our part of the […]
Foundation Grants Available
Read Moreby Suzanne Eggleston • The Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation (JCMGF) wants to support Jefferson County residents with up to $1,000 in funding for volunteer horticulture and environmental stewardship projects. Schools, community gardens, individuals, and organizations with not-for-profit projects are eligible to apply. Grants are available for supplies and materials. Monies are not intended to […]
Get Your Tickets to 2023 Y&G!
Read Moreby Suzanne Eggleston • Tickets are on sale for the 2023 Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Yard & Garden Virtual Lecture Series. The lectures are offered in a live webinar format, and will run on six Saturday mornings: February 11 and 25, and March 4, 11, 18, and 25. Lectures will be recorded; […]
Planting a Tree: A Gift to the Future
Read Moreby Barbara Faurot It would be difficult to overstate the benefits of trees to our homes and communities. Aesthetic beauty, shade, wildlife habitat, wind protection, slope retention, and privacy screening are just the beginning. Trees filter the air we breathe by removing dust and other particulates. Leaves absorb carbon dioxide and transform it into biomass […]
Help Us Clean Weeds
Read MoreSummer Work at the Sims Way Demo Garden ~ new summer volunteer times! MG Volunteer work party opportunity 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month, February-November (weather permitting) June, July, and August hours are 9-11:00am. Fall, Winter and Spring gardeners meet at 10:00-noon. Activity: Demo Garden on Sims Way (across from The Cup Restaurant) Sign […]
