1 Pacific Northwest
November 19, 2009
By Patt Kasa, Seattle, WA

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In My Garden

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Snow Queen and King George heaths are wonderful companions, providing cheerful winter color in a sunny bed.

Colorful Heaths and Heathers

Winter can be a long and dreary season around here, yet there is rarely a time between November and June when I can't gather sprays of the bell-shaped blossoms from my winter-flowering heaths. Mine bloom in shades of pink, rose, light purple, lilac,...
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Resources

Books

The Houseplant Bible The Complete Houseplant Bible , by Peter McHoy (Lorenz Books), 2000, $19.90) is a really handy...

Favorite or New Plant

Viburnums Viburnums are among the most beautiful, versatile, and undemanding shrubs I know. In late spring...

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Regional Reminders

  • Winterize Sprinkler Systems
  • Feed the Birds
  • Control Fungus Gnats
  • Don't Prune Evergreens
  • Plant the Last of the Bulbs
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