Regional Gardening Column Index

Regional Garden Columns

(Be aware that older articles may have out-of-date links or mention chemicals that are no longer recommended by WSU)

WSU Extension's Holly Kennell and Mary Robson, long-time contributors to this page, have both recently retired. Peg Tillery, Horticulture Extension Coordinator for WSU Kitsap County, writes a weekly column that we now link to. See

"Dig This!", at http://kitsap.wsu.edu/hort/dig_this/dig_this_toc.htm

11-05 Pruning
10-05 Growing Flowers for Cutting
09-05 Teaching Environmental Awareness
08-05 Summer Heat
07-05 Garden Rants and Raves
06-05 Dad and the Garden
05-05 Raised Bed Gardening
04-05 Gardening in a Dry Year
03-05 Combining Edibles with Ornamentals
02-05 The Intensive Gardening Technique
01-05 Time to Reexamine Your Garden

08-04 August in the Northwest Garden
07-04Water and Color for Your Garden
06-04 Annuals for Color, Fragrance and Interest
05-04 Gardening with Native Plants
04-04 April in the Northwest Garden
03-04 March in the Northwest Garden
02-04 February in the Garden
01-04 Annual Winter Weeds

12-03 Festive Greens, Soil Testing and Protecting Plants from Ice and Snow

08-31-03 Ten Steps to Conserve Resources
08-17-03 The Scent of Jasmine
08-10-03 Naming and Labeling Your Plants
08-03-03 Harvesting Tips
07-06-03 Drought Tolerant Plants

06-29-03 Planting for a Continuous Harvest
06-08-03 What is IPM?
06-01-03 Plants for Containers

05-11-03 Bringing Indoor Plants Outdoors
05-04-03 Dandelions

04-30-03 Apple Maggot Traps
04-23-03 Growing Strawberries

03-30-03 Slugs
03-23-03 Planning for Big Harvest
03-16-03 Ornamental Grasses
03-02-03 Small Farm Expo

01-19-03 The Healing Gardens
01-12-03 Rogueing- Removing Unwanted Plants
01-05-03 Winter Pruning –It’s all in the tools
12-15-02 No-Care Landscapes
12-08-02 Moles

11-24-02 Start a Compost Pile
11-17-02 Color Doesn't Have to be from Plants
11-10-02 Wintering Flowering Shrubs
11-03-02 Going Native in the Vegetable Garden
10-27-02 Narcissus, Amarillis, and Poinsettias for Indoor Color
10-20-02 Fall Cleanup and Planting
10-06-02 Japanese Maples
09-29-02 Planting Garlic
09-15-02 Math for Gardeners
09-08-02 Basil and Pesto
09-01-02 Late Summer in the Food Garden
08-25-02 Keeping the Garden Clean and Tidy
08-18-02 Preserving Your Vegetable Harvest
08-04-02 Plants for Dry Days
07-28-02 Growing Raspberries
07-21-02 Poisonous Weeds
07-14-02 Watering Plant Containers
07-07-02 Lavender

06-30-02 British Columbia's Gardens
06-23-02 Renovating the Rhododendron Jungle
06-16-02 Growing Healthy Tomatoes
06-09-02 Gardening with Children
06-02-02 Vines
05-19-02 Plants Causing Dermatitis or Poisoning
05-12-02 Morning Glories: Beauty and the Beast
05-05-02 Container Vegetable Gardening
04-28-02 Intensive Vegetable Gardening
04-21-02 What's Bothering the Cherry Tree?
04-14-02 Start Spring Cleaning with Sharp Tools
04-07-02 Pay Attention to those Interesting Bee Residents in Gardens
03-31-02 Growing Soil
03-24-02 Time to Reseed, Weed and Plant Perennials
03-17-02 Flowers from Seeds
03-10-02 Safety Tips for Gardeners
03-03-02 Blooming Indoor Succulents
02-24-02 Marching into a New Season
02-03-02 Get a Head Start on Spring Vegetables
01-20-02 Buying Bare Root Plants
01-13-02 Are Native Plants Right for Your Garden?
12-23-01 Indoor Plants
12-09-01 Getting Great Christmas Color with Cactus!
11-25-01 Choosing Edibles to Match the Climate
11-18-01 Deer, Oh Deer, Oh Deer
11-11-01 Pruning out Disease to Keep Trees Healthy
10-28-01 Living with Big Trees
10-14-01 Maintaining Your Garden Pond
10-07-01 Prepare Your Vegetable Garden for Spring
09-23-01 Good, The Bad and the Wiggly in Your Pond
09-16-01 Plants for Garden Ponds
09-02-01 Wild Cane Fruits
08-26-01 Citrus Longhorned Beetle
08-19-01 The Fun and Perils of Garden Ponds
08-12-01 Weed Problems in Late Summer
08-05-01 Beautiful Deceivers
07-29-01 August: Dog Days in the Garden
07-22-01 Add an Edible Dimension to Your Landscape
07-15-01 Vegetable Garden Successions
07-08-01 Watering During Dry July
06-24-01 Master Gardeners Can Answer Your Gardening Questions
06-16-01 Late Blight, the Scourge of the Tomato Garden
06-10-01 Summer Fruit Tree Care: Apple Maggot Traps
06-06-01 Fire Destroys UW/Community Horticulture Center
05-27-01 June Gardening: What Could Be So Rare As Water?
05-20-01 Choosing and Planting Summer Annuals
05-13-01 Is That Flower on Your Plate Edible?
04-29-01 May Chores
04-22-01 Drought Tolerant Plants and Cranefly Control
04-15-01 Lawn Care Now for a Dry Summer Ahead
04-08-01 Weed Management Requires Persistence
04-01-01 Cherry Tree Brown Rot
03-25-01 Prepare for Low Water Usage with Mulch
03-11-01 Fetilizing Bulbs, Pruning Spring Blooming Shrubs, and Spring Cleaning Up
02-25-01 Planning for a Dry Summer
02-18-01 Fertilizers- Less is Better
02-03-01 Planning for Tree Fruits and Possible Summer Drought
01-28-01 Winter Bulbs, Pruning and Deer Control
01-21-01 Checking Trees for Winter Problems
01-14-01 Dealing with Moles: After I-173
01-07-01 January, A Fine Time to Transplant
12-24-00 Books for Winter Reading
12-17-00 Winter Damage to Plants
12-10-00 Blooming Plants for the Holidays
12-03-00 Paperwhite Narcissus for the Holidays
11-26-00 More Tips for Winterizing the Garden
11-19-00 Winter Arrives in the Garden
11-12-00 Compost Tea
11-05-00 November: Garden Cleanup and Bulb Planting
10-29-00 Save Those Fallen Leaves and Make "Leaf Mold"
10-23-00 October: Still Time to Plant
10-08-00 Moss in the Landscape: Friend of Foe?
10-01-00 Powdery Mildew
09-24-00 Pesticide Storage and Disposal
09-10-00 Fall Soil Amendments
09-03-00 Dividing Calla Lillies and Mulching Roses
08-27-00 Fall Garden Tasks
08-20-00 Sturdy Landscape Plants for Dry Times
08-13-00 Tansy Ragwort: Another Noxious Weed
08-06-00 August Pruning, Planning, and Preparation for Fall
07-30-00 Plants Are Thirsty in Dry Summer
07-23-00 Clematis Leaf and Stem Spot (or Clematis Wilt)
07-16-00 Tomato Problems Can Be Avoided
07-09-00 Aphid Damage on Blue Spruce
07-02-00 Watering Your Garden in Summer
06-18-00 Controlling Root Weevils
06-11-00 Rhododendron Powdery Mildew
05-28-00 June Tasks
05-21-00 Getting Ready for Apple Maggot
05-14-00 Those Pesky Slugs
05-07-00 Aphids, Aphids Everywhere
04-30-00 Adding Plants to the Spring Flower Garden
04-23-00 Garden Care in the Month of May
04-09-00 GoodRhododendrons for the Maritime Northwest
04-02-00 Cherries--Lovely and Sometimes Troublesome
03-26-00 April Tasks in the Garden
03-19-00 Evergreen Shrubs for the Northwest
02-27-00 Choosing Good Roses for Puget Sound
02-20-00 Lovely Lilies for Summer Gardens
02-13-00 Slugs and Snails --Mollusks in our Gardens
02-06-00 Seed Starting
01-16-00 Pleasures of the January Garden
01-09-00 A New Garden Look for a New Year......Mulch!
12-19-99 Fascination with Gardening and Learning
12-12-99 Appreciating the Winter Garden
12-05-99 Blooming Plants for Seasonal Color
11-28-99 December in the Garden
11-14-99 Moss in the Lawn
11-07-99 Choosing Pest Resistant Plants for the Garden
10-31-99 Flying Through Garden Tasks in November
10-24-99 Finding Lady Bugs Inside Homes
10-17-99 Grazing on Your Own Garden Fruit
10-10-99 Is Your Big Tree a Hazard?
10-03-99 Checking Tree Safety Before Winter Storms
09-26-99 October, The Busiest Garden Month
09-12-99 Saving Seeds from the Garden
09-04-99 Weeds, The Gardener's Most Persistent Pest
08-29-99 September in the Northwest Garden
08-22-99 Starting and Keeping a Worm Bin
08-15-99 Late Summer Yellowjackets in Gardens: Friend or Foe?
08-08-99 Tansy Ragwort: a Noxious Weed Threatening Livestock
07-25-99 Getting to Know Your Lady Bug Garden Friends
07-18-99 What's Eating My Apples? Looking for Apple Maggots
07-11-99 Purple Loosestrife, a Noxious Weed
07-04-99 Controlling Weeds in Summer Gardens
06-27-99 Another July, with Hopes for Sun
06-20-99 Doing Battle with the Wily Mole
06-06-99 When and How to Use Fertilizer in Summer
05-30-99 Reveling in the Joys of June Gardening
05-23-99 Poison Hemlock - Dangerous to People and Animals
05-09-99 Managing Slug Problems
05-02-99 Garden Care in the Month of May
04-18-99 Plant Now for Summer Color with Dahlias
04-11-99 Improve Your Lawn, Environment and Conserve Water
04-04-99 Understanding Cranefly Control on Lawns
03-28-99 Enjoying April in the Northwest Garden
03-21-99 Plan Summer Water Management Now
03-07-99 Reviving the Soggy March Garden
02-28-99 Time to Think about Garden Fertilizers
02-14-99 How to Transplant Trees and Shrubs Successfully
02-07-99 Are Your Trees Hazardous?
01-31-99 Gardening During February -- Hints of Spring!
01-24-99 Plant Nutrient Needs in Early Spring
01-17-99 Protecting Shrubs from Snow Damage
01-10-99 Choosing Fruit Trees for the Home Orchard
01-03-99 Freeze Damage to Plants
12-27-98 Early Winter in the Northwest Garden
12-20-98 Indoor Garden Activities for the End of December
12-13-98 A Patchwork of Assorted December Information
12-06-98 What to Plant over the Septic System
11-29-98 December in the Western Washington Garden
11-15-98 What Does Lime Do in the Garden?
11-08-98 Autumn Leaves and Their Virtues
11-01-98 Chasing Darkness with Rakes and Shovels in November
10-04-98 Planning Edible Fruit Additions to the Garden
09-27-98 Planning October Garden Work
09-20-98 Miserable Muddy Moss in the Lawn -What to Do!
09-13-98 September–Good Time for Lawn Improvement
09-06-98 More Fall Renewal in the Garden
08-30-98 September, the Month of Beginnings for Container Plants
08-16-98 Summer Care for Rhododendrons and Azaleas
08-09-98 Grow Your Own New Shrubs and Trees Now
08-02-98 Perking up The Flower Garden in August
07-26-98 Mid-summer Beauties in the Garden–Container Plants
07-19-98 Big Woody Weeds—Controlling Blackberries and Broom
07-12-98 Deep, Slow Watering During Dry July
07-05-98 The Perils of Giant Hogweed
06-21-98 Garden Questions for the Season
06-14-98 Tips for the June Garden
06-07-98 June Garden Visitors -- Joy & Hummingbirds!

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