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Heat-Sink Rock Wall is GREAT for Succulents!

5/12/2021

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Succulents are the easiest, most resilient, prolific and beautiful plants for Pacific Northwest Gardens.  If you have them, you know this!!  These low-lying plants grow wonderfully along garden pathways or rock walls, needing little attention. The intermittent summer rain squalls are enough for them! They present with bright flower spikes in early summer and can even change color with late summer heat. *Bonus*
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Succulents DO NOT like to be separated, or planted as individuals. They like to be clumped together! This is how they propagate the best. Most prolific growing is in the early spring, where you will see explosions of new "chicks," while at the same time seeing a bit of the "mother" plant dying off. 
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ferns are fabulous!

5/10/2021

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I really love to use ferns in the landscape! They're versatile, abundant, inexpensive, and quite beautiful with their spikes of bright green, grayish-purple and orange. They can grow BIG or small, as with all plants, depending on how much they like their environment!  These are a few of my favs! And here's a few pruning tips! ​
HEALTHY PATCH! Polystichum munitum(Western Sword Fern)
1.  Healthy patch of our native Sword Fern. It's clearly 'picture perfect' and all the dead fronds have been clipped away. 
2.  Here's how mine look in the spring! 
3. First, I look deep inside to the middle of the plant to see if the new fiddleheads are emerging, and I'm careful not to cut them off when I prune. 
4.  Then, I pull back all the OLD fronds even if they are still a little green AND I cut them off all the way to the center. Yes, all of them!
5. This allows light for all the emerging fiddleheads to unfurl! 
6.  It is such a lovely sight to see the tiny little pruned fern transform into a bright green lush plant in the early spring!
DO Experiment with different ferns in your landscape! Some are more sun-tolerant than others, but a good filler plant nonetheless!!
**As always, if you want guidance, Please contact me** ​
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A Rain Garden is for Stormwater

5/7/2021

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By building a healthy Rain Garden using attractive native plants, property owners can reduce the amount of pollution that would otherwise enter nearby water bodies. Rain Gardens also prevent erosion, remove standing water, and create habitat for wildlife such as butterflies and birds.
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DIY - Here is the link to the Western Washington Rain Garden Handbook if you want to build your own. 
             RAIN GARDEN HANDBOOK​
PLEASE be aware that there isn't much room for flexibility on the measurements or installation calculations, so if you want clarification or assistance, I'm here to help!  
​contact me here
GET Help!  Jump over to my services page to see a Rain Garden I installed a few years ago. Look how great it's doing!!! The homeowners really love the beauty that has overtaken their yard! Their neighbors love it too!!  If you want an estimate on an installation, or help with maintenance, contact me here
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