Category Archives: pests and pesticides

Reviving Frozen Plants

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Ann Lovejoy
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After The Freeze As a series of cold fronts ripped through the Northwest, many of us struggled to shelter and protect borderline hardy plants. Draped with floating row cover cloth, sheets, or bubblewrap, temporary structures can provide a few degrees … Continue reading →

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Summer Time Tricks For Treating Moss

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Safe & Easy Ways To Get Moss Gone I like moss. When I first came to the Seattle area, I was delighted to see plush carpets of emerald mosses spreading under big, shady trees. My early taste in garden design … Continue reading →

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Handy Homemade Weed Killers

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Free or Cheap (And Safe) Herbicides As summer kicks in, weeds go into overdrive. Tiny seedlings that required tweezer removal last time you looked are suddenly a yard high and wide. The formerly pristine driveway gravel is turning a lovely … Continue reading →

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Protecting The Earth With Benign Neglect

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Nature Loves (Benign) Slobs For decades now, I’ve been researching ways to help nurture flora and fauna as well as the planet. Increasingly it seems like many of the same things are devastating or beneficial to every living thing, from … Continue reading →

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