Herbal Influence
By: Laura Mills annual & perennial specialist at Dennis’ 7 Dees Cedar Hills Garden Center Herbs are a fundamental part of our daily lives, they add flavor and complexity our favorite foods. Can you...
View ArticleThe Productive Patio
By: Laura Mills annual & perennial specialist at Dennis’ 7 Dees Cedar Hills Garden Center Space is a commodity. As a long-time apartment dweller, I can attest to the value of space, especially when...
View ArticleEdible Landscaping – Good Enough to Eat
By: Laura Mills of Dennis’ 7 Dees Cedar Hills Who wouldn’t want a landscape that’s good enough to eat? Incorporating edibles into the landscape is a natural inclination. However, creating a garden that...
View ArticleSummer Scandal: Plant Fall Crops Now!
By: Laura Mills As tomatoes start to get their first blush of color it seems almost scandalous to speak of fall. However fall and winter vegetables being with summer planting. Whether you’re starting...
View ArticleGrowing Citrus in the Pacific Northwest
By Nicole Forbes Packed full of vitamin C, every home should have at least one citrus plant. Citrus trees have shiny evergreen leaves, fragrant flowers, and attractive fruits that hang for months...
View ArticleAugust Vegetable Garden
by Nicole Forbes Produce from the summer garden has been coming through my kitchen door in a steady stream. We ate the last of the spring artichokes, kale and peas a few weeks ago as well as several...
View ArticleGarlic – A Pungent Drama
By: Laura Mills As Julia Child once said, everything can have drama if it’s done right, even a pancake. Food without drama is simply dreary. One of the easiest and tastiest ways to add drama to dishes...
View ArticleFruit: Eat. Spray. Love.
By: Laura Mills Loving and eating fruit is easy because apples, plums, peaches and cherries are so delectable. Getting good production in our wet climate can be challenging due to fungal diseases –...
View ArticleEdibles Contained
By: Laura Mills I have been an apartment dweller for the vast majority of my adult life. And while a compact space is usually well situated, conveniently small to clean and maintenance free, there is...
View ArticleEdibles that are Made in the Shade
By: Laura Mills At the age of nineteen, I lived in an apartment that had a west-facing balcony that was partly shaded by pine trees. Enamored with the idea of growing edibles on this tiny stretch of...
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