Who could use a wine refresher course? Uh-that would be me. And now that the entertaining season is upon us, I’m sure that you wouldn’t mind one either.Today we are going to start with white wines, with some help from “Girl’s Guide to Wine” by Susy Atkins. We’ll learn more about them and what dishes [...]

Spring is a wonderful time to wander around and see the beauty coming forth, don’t you think? And I think the most beautiful moments come when finding vegetation growing wild-not planted by humans but by Mother Nature. Some of the best times to find the best wild is at the end of your search. I [...]

                       If you haven’t made plans this weekend for Memorial Day, why don’t you consider hitting the Northwest Folklife Festival at the Seattle Center? There will be massive food and craft vendors, shows that will interest all ages and of course, music. The schedule is chock-full and while you are there, take some pictures [...]

Are you ready? Are you excited? Have you shopped yet? If you have plans to host a gathering over the weekend or on Memorial Day, now is the time to prepare. First and foremost, get your guest list ready and get on the phone-It’s less than a week away and your friends may already have plans [...]

Seattle Tilth provides a gardening hotline that you can call or email with garden questions. They have experience in safe, effective pest and weed control, resource conservation, plant care and disease solutions, plant selection, composting and soil building techniques and more.  Find a list of kid-friendly plants at Gardening for Kids. These are plants that [...]

 I was walking around town last evening and discovered a concept in design that I have yet to see anywhere else-using tiny shrubs as borders around flower gardens. They are done in such a way as to not impede the visual delight of seeing the plants beyond and I loved how it drew the eye to the [...]

No, I don’t mean put them in a bowl like you might berries, and pour milk all over them (now there’s a thought), I mean using milk as both a fertilizer and a disease preventative for your vegetable plants. Milk has a protein that builds nitrogen and appears to help plants that are prone to [...]

  Dear Flora: Recently my son’s preschool was discussing the important of trees and my son seemed to be the only one who understood that trees clean the air and provide oxygen. How can we educate the masses here? ~Never Tree-Less Dear Never Treeless: First of all, great job! If your son knows at this [...]

How important are centerpieces when you are entertaining in your outdoor rooms and gardens? Some say that the beauty of the garden is centerpiece enough-still others think that a table set without a centerpiece is vastly incomplete. I say that we are actually looking at two different components here. Having a centerpiece (on the table) will [...]

Sometimes non-gardeners want a beautiful garden. Even those of us who do garden still often need some help in the design and implementation of it. And although garden and landscape designers are worth their weight in gold, it helps them tremendously if you have an idea of what you want before they begin. Here is a [...]