Benefits of Companion Gardening
Learn about growing compatible plants together in order to create diverse, wild, and healthy garden boxes at home.
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Get Paid to Make Your Yard Less Thirsty
The City of Spokane is launching year two of its SpokaneScape rebate program to incentivize drought-tolerant landscaping. A maximum credit of $500 will be applied to residents’ water bills after applying to the rebate program, executing design plans, and passing a final inspection. Applicants converting 300 square feet or more of lawn may apply for …
7 Nature Books for Kids
Parents and caregivers can get children excited about and engaged in nature-based activities with help from books that focus on STEAM principles — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math — all published by Quarto Books.
What to do with summer Zucchini
It’s everywhere—break room tables, church foyers, community centers, even hiding in innocent gift baskets. This time of year, just answering the door can mean a terrifying fate. Some say it’s a fruit, some say vegetable, but in September we ALL say, it’s too much! This year, instead of hiding in the basement with the lights …
Resources & Events for Heirloom-loving Gardeners
Looking to learn more about heirloom plants and how to grow them here in the Inland Northwest? Check out these resources and events. RESOURCES Food Not Lawns INW Facebook Group WSU Extension Classes Spokane County Library District Seed Libraries Spokane Public Library (Hillyard Branch) Seed Library Seed Savers Exchange EVENTS Jams & Jellies (Yum!) Wednesday, …
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How to Fill Your Yard With Birds, Butterflies, Bees and Beauty
There are lots of depressing statistics about declining pollinator populations, which are threatened by loss of habitat and pesticide poisoning, but each of us can implement simple and positive changes to help provide pollinator habitat and food sources in our yards. Creating garden landscapes with less lawn and more of the right types of plants …
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Getting to Know Your Neighbors Through Gardening
Creating and tending a urban home garden benefits everyone, and helps to create meaningful interactions with neighbors.
Environmentally Conscious Gardening with Hugelkultur Beds
Hugelkultur means “hill culture” in German. It is literally a raised bed filled primarily with wood. The wood attracts fungi and bacteria that slowly break it down. Also, known as Hugelmounds, or simply “Hugels,” these low-tech raised beds capture water, sequester carbon, generate heat, release nutrients, and encourage deep root growth. This is all very …
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Making Native Plants Work in Residential Landscapes
Interest in landscaping with native plants is growing. More and more people understand the importance of helping to improve biodiversity on their property, and the right groups of plants provide food and habitat for a range of vital pollinators and other wildlife. Some people appreciate the unique beauty of the region in which they live …
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Flower Petals
Spring’s anticipation leads to delusional expectations of woodland bounty before the ground has thawed. Foragers and chefs start calling in March inquiring about items for seasonal menus and pantries. If they left the comfort of their kitchen for a walk in the woods, they’d see only a few shoots pushing up through the duff in …