The Pacific Northwest has a variety of climates that can challenge the average home gardener. This large area has everything from cool, mild coastal low lands to high desert plateaus with hot dry summers and frigid winters. Every type environment has its challenges but with knowledge any gardener can be extremely successful. All age groups enjoy this rewarding past time and there are many aspects and types of gardening that will fit into any lifestyle.
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Gardening can involve an entire large yard with vegetable garden, flower beds, trees and shrubs. It can also be limited to container gardening on the patio or even just a few plants growing within the house.
This activity can be simple or very complicated depending on the amount of space used or the plant varieties one becomes involved with.
Today there is more information on raised beds and other methods of planting that are easy on the body and environmentally sound. Weed control without chemicals and bug control using both plants and complimentary insects are tricks that can produce great results for the home gardener.
Composing can provide you rich planting medium by using yard or garden waste. This organic material will provide a naturally rich growing medium for your plants, as well as reducing the need to take refuse to landfills. There are commercially made composting devises that require little effort or work on the user. On the other hand you can use the common old-fashioned pile, water and stir method. Either way the results are the same, a rich soil additive for your yard or plants. We'll provide you basic Information to help you learn how to do your own composting.
Even if you only grow one Orchid in the house or plant a huge garden for produce, we will have information to make it easier, better or more interesting.
Please visit our various pages for articles that will help you with most any gardening problem or give you ideas for that landscaping project you have been putting off.
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Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
An Introduction to Gardening in the Northwest. Tricks, Tips, and Information on the most popular recreational activity in the U.S. today.
