Once the last, vividly colored deciduous leaf drops and our spectacle of autumn color is over, the Northwest gardener’s eye for beauty turns to the sculptural forms of naked branches and the looming power of conifers.
A few weeks back a friend texted me to say how lonely she is.
Suppose for a minute you once wrote a book entitled Women in the Garden. And after a few decent reviews, low and behold, you are invited to sign copies of it at a prestigious garden show.
Tending to the 3 W’s — warmth, water and waste — is a manageable emergency preparedness tactic that might help you get through a major earthquake.
While you might call this salad a side dish, it deserves to be the main attraction. It’s a sumptuous platter composed of roasted carrots, baby arugula and bright herbs scattered over a bed of toasted pearl couscous.
Political differences existed in the past, but they rarely permeated our lives to the point of civil upheaval.
Flying into Seattle from the south, the east, or the north, everything below you is predominantly green. The houses and neighborhood business districts look like a city sprinkled into the wilderness.
The Seattle Public Library is kicking off September with an amazing lineup of author and community events.
Thanks to a Community Engagement grant from our partners at Target, the Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Police Foundation have upped their commitment to youth engagement in 2024.
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs urges Washington’s voters to be wary of dubious election information, including deepfakes and other misinformation, that have already been spotted during the 2024 elections cycle.
When Friends of Madison Park formed in May 2023, we asked the community what the neighborhood would like to see happen- from events to projects to public safety.
The Children’s Parade and Picnic on July 13 hit a record number of happy faces. Based on the total number of hot dogs eaten (and that doesn't include popcorn, snow cones, or the watermelon-eating contest), we had well over 250 attendees.
It’s August already! How did that happen? It seems it was only a few weeks ago that I was watching my spring bulbs emerging to brighten a slate-gray early spring landscape. Now, you may think August is not the best of times to plant anything new in the way of perennials and shrubs, but, what about an autumn veggie garden. Let’s reconsider that idea. Think about the positive side of the positive side of this endeavor: the soil is already warm, many vegetables enjoy cooler temperatures and this year’s seed packets are probably on sale, whether on-line or in the stores. When you think about what your piece of real estate costs and the reduced amounts of water you’ll need for irrigation, you can’t afford NOT to use your veggie garden as much as possible and, remember, autumn gardening increases your garden usage by, at least, 30%. The cost of all those new fresh veggies you didn’t need to purchase can go toward paying your October property taxes!
After launching her online shop last month, Seattle-based interior designer Marianne Simon of Marianne Simon Design has opened her studio to the public for an in-person shopping experience.
Washington's gas prices fell at the third-fastest rate in the past year in the United States, a new study finds. Coupon site Bountii analyzed data from AAA Gas Prices on the average cost of a gallon of regular fuel, midgrade fuel, premium fuel, and diesel in 474 cities across America on June 10th, 2023,