Marianne Binetti
Tacoma News Tribune
Framingham, MA, United States
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Time to up the watering game in Western Washington gardens
It’s important to water your garden correctly in the summer months. Here are some tips for keeping geraniums and other plants in containers and pots properly watered. → Read More
Late June is the time to deadhead flowers and raise your lawnmower height to 3 inches
The end of June is the time to deadhead blooms, weed volunteers and tend to watering your garden and lawn. Petunias don’t like cold water, so let water warm up in a watering can before giving them a drink. → Read More
If you’ve got a few pots, you can grow hosta plants and grasses without much effort
Hosta plants and ornamental grasses can be grown in containers without too much effort. Spittle bugs in the rose garden are no cause for concern. → Read More
It’s time to plant tomatoes, Western Washington gardeners. Here are some tips.
It is time to plant tomatoes in Western Washington gardens. Make sure to put them in a place that gets heat. Cherry varieties grown well in containers. → Read More
June is when plants go through a growth spurt. Here are tips for keeping them happy
The longer days mean plants in the garden and lawn are having a growth spurt, so be sure to fertilize and water to keep up with rapid growth. → Read More
Pick up book by local author to learn how to grow herbs and cook with them
A book by Tacoma resident Sue Goetz gives tips on growing herbs in the garden and using and cooking with them in the kitchen. → Read More
Mid-May means it’s time to plant kale and spinach and fertilize the lawn
It’s mid-May, time for Pacific Northwest gardeners to plant kale, spinach and Swiss Chard in the vegetable garden along with seeds of cucumber, zucchini and green beans. Also, fertilize the lawn. → Read More
The middle of May is the time to put out hanging baskets and bedding plants
Mid-May means you now can safely put out hanging baskets of fuchsias, geraniums and mixed planters. It also is the time to set out bedding plants such as petunias, marigolds and geraniums. → Read More
Gardening in May should be about blueberries and greens, but never tomatoes
Northwest gardeners should be planting blueberries and greens in their containers and gardens in May. Tomatoes should wait until June. → Read More
The end of April means it’s time to pay attention to your rhododendrons
Rhododendrons like shade, but they’ll produce more blooms if you plant them in a spot where they get some sun. Here are some other tips for taking care of the flowering shrubs. → Read More
Here are some tips for raising a vegetable garden in containers
Vegetables can be grown in small spaces, like on patios or decks, using containers. Here are some tips for growing tomatoes, eggplants, Swiss Chard and other plants in a container garden. → Read More
It’s April. Time to start thinking about your lawn
April means Western Washington homeowners are thinking about lawn care. Here are tips for aerating, fertilizing and watering the grass. → Read More
Here are some do’s and don’t do’s for April gardening in Western Washington
Here is a list of tips for gardening in April in Western Washington. Among them: Pull weeds, prune dead branches, plant cold season crops likes peas. But don’t put out the tomatoes. → Read More
Steal ideas from gardeners in other parts of the world to help beautify your landscape
The Dutch, French and Italians all use techniques local gardeners can borrow from to beautify their own gardens. Put already flowering bulbs in containers. Plant pastel flowers. Use terra cotta containers. → Read More
Keeping deer out of your garden isn’t easy, but there are solutions
There are products available to help keep deer out of your garden. Also, now is a good time to transplant flowers from pots to the yard. → Read More
Early spring is the time to plant seeds in the garden. Here are some tips.
Seeds are a great and inexpensive way to grow plants for your garden. Early spring is the best time to plant many vegetable types or start them inside. → Read More
There’s lots to do in the yard now, like spreading compost and planting pansies
The second week of March is time to fertilize the lawn, plant perennials and hardy annuals like pansies, sow seeds of lettuce and chard in the garden and add more roses and berry plants to your landscape. → Read More
Layer your way to an easier to maintain landscape
A layered landscape is a way to garden with less maintenance, less water and fewer chemicals. Learn about it at the Tacoma Home and Garden Show. → Read More
Grab the shearers and mulch, it's time to freshen up your groundcovers
Now that the soil is warm you’ll notice all seeds sprout sooner and heat-loving plants will successfully transplant into the soil. → Read More
Early March is a good time to ‘pre-sprout’ peas, divide daylilies and prune clematis
Early March is a good time to pre-sprout your peas, divide your daylilies and prune your clematis. → Read More