Archive for February 2010
How Ecoyards and Local Programs Promote Plant Salvage and Native Habitat Restoration
King County has a terrific program that rescues native plants from construction sites to replant later at salmon habitat and wildlife restoration projects around the county.
Read MoreWhen and How to Prune Your Roses: Essential Tips for Seattle Gardeners
You know it’s time to prune your roses when forsythia in the neighborhood start to burst with yellow flowers.
Read MoreWhy Mushrooms Appear on Northwest Lawns and How to Manage Them Safely
Prolonged mild, wet weather tends to bring out mushrooms on lawns, so you can expect to see lots of them poke through lawns during the fall and the spring in the Northwest. Mushrooms are the “fruit” of fungi that live on underground dead or decaying matter, such as rotting tree roots or buried logs. In the soil and under bark, you’ll find a cluster of thin, white threads called mycelium. Because the mushrooms are only…
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