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The Art of Fine Gardening: Cultivating Beauty in Your Outdoor Space
Fine gardening is a densely planted, diversified garden that is selectively pruned, hand weeded, and top-dressed with compost.
Katie Burnham
Sep 9, 20244 min read


September Gardening Checklist
Knowing where to start in the garden can be a completely overwhelming feeling. There's so many weeds! There's too much to do! The grass...
Katie Burnham
Sep 6, 20248 min read


Risks of Municipal Waste Biosolid Compost: What Gardeners Should Know
A few weeks ago, a client asked me if I had ever heard about a local company that makes garden compost. And for legal reasons, I'm not...
Katie Burnham
Jul 30, 202410 min read


Creative Ways to Keep Your Garden Thriving Through the Winter Months
Winter is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest and as I sit in my kitchen, drinking tea, curled up in a quilt, and warmed by the wood
Katie Burnham
Jan 1, 20236 min read
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