Gardening on a Steep, North Facing Slope: It’s a Challenge!- Lori Brakken Lori Brakken, apple ID expert and landscape architect, will join us at our September meeting to talk about her gardening experiences.. Lori has an espalier fence with more than 40 apple trees growing in an elevated bed., supported by bamboo trellising. She has grafted […]
Come join us for the annual HPSW Summer Picnic. Bring a dish to share. HPSW will supply plates and cups, napkins and knives, forks, and spoons, and basic things to drink like water and lemonade. call Pam at 206 999 3092 with questions Please Note: Madelyn lives near the north end […]
HPSW will hold a summer sale at Kandy Kroll’s house at 14555 Stone Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133 Lots of perennials at good prices. Stone Ave is one block east of Highway 99 (Aurora). Take the 145th exit from I-5 and head west towards Aurora Avenue. Turn right at Stone Ave N, and go down […]
Identifying Insect Damage in the Garden” — Elaine Sherbrooke So, what caused the damage on that lettuce leaf, on your prize lily or your would-be tasty asparagus? Learning to recognize insect feeding patterns is a key to garden pest management. And in the Northwest, we have quite a rogue’s gallery of garden pests, most of […]
Join Dina Russell with PLANTSHARE™ Plant Global Share Local™ http://www.plant-share.com/ “What’s So Cool About Plants?!” How understanding a wee bit of biology can demystify & increase success in the garden. Meeting at Center for Urban Horticulture; NHS Hall Section A, Doors open at 6:30 for Seed Sales and food & socializing . Door prizes and a short business meeting will start […]