When I was a little girl, March was the month that signaled the start of spring cleaning at our house. My mom would go through the house room by room and do a thorough cleaning from top to...

This is my last gardening column for the winter. Even though spring won’t officially arrive for a while, as soon as the calendar page gets flipped to March, my internal clock says “Spring!”We’ll be...

This winter has been testing my patience. The dark, gloomy days and lack of sunshine make me wonder if I’m really living in Seattle or some other coastal area. When a storm hits, the first...

There’s a lot of confusion in the garden center each spring about which plants are perennials and which are annuals. A simple rule to remember is that the annuals have to be replanted annually each...