By Mary Margaret Cromarty Guest Columnist Spring is an inspiring time: rhododendrons and cherry trees covered in blossoms; perennials coming up; bulbs; birds; longer days; warmer weather. Nurseries full of plants to fall in love with. You know: the ones you water every week all summer until your vacation in August when they die. The [...]

One of my favorite resources, and one that is always high on my list for sharing with budding Northwest gardeners, is the Great Plant Picks program. The program originated at the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle, Washington. The first list was published in 2004, and now each year a panel of regional horticultural [...]