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PNW Lawn Alternatives

More homeowners are looking for alternative ways to landscape their homes for a variety of reasons, including a concern for conserving water, the high cost and labor of maintaining a lawn, the repeated use of fertilizers and herbicides, and often to replace lawns just not doing well or dying under trees. There are many alternatives […]
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HOUSEPLANTS 101: Tips & Plant Suggestions

It’s easy to fall in love with houseplants with the added color and texture they bring into your home.  They certainly can provide calmness to a room to help relieve any stress from your day and improve the air quality throughout your spaces.  All of which can improve your health and mind. Houseplants do not […]
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Preparing Your Garden for Spring

Spring is just around the corner and planning is a big part of the excitement for this coming growing season. First, if you planted a winter cover crop like fava beans or crimson clover to protect your soil during all the winter rain, you will need to chop and turn (or till) it into the […]
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Community Garden Benefits

Community Garden Benefits: When it comes to year around fresh produce, we grow it! Many of our urban and rural neighborhoods live in “food deserts” – places where it is nearly impossible to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. At GBTS, we offer individuals and families healthier lifestyles; fresh produce and opportunities for exercise and fellowship, a […]
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How Hoop Beds Help With Cold Weather Gardening

How Hoop Beds Help With Cold Weather Gardening:   Building Hoop Covers on Raised Beds with the Help of Master Gardeners For the last three years Garden by the Sea, a community garden since 2008, has partnered with WSU Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties Master Gardener Foundation. Along with local plant clinics, plant sales and […]
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Square Foot Gardening

The Square Foot Gardening technique has been around since the 1980’s.  It is a simple method to create a highly productive vegetable garden by marking out a grid of 1-foot square sections in a raised bed.  Each section is planted with a different vegetable and managed separately depending on the size and nutritional needs of […]
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