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On Focus: Choices in the Garden

Aug 14, 2025

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8 min read

On Focus: Choices in the Garden

Opportunity, Power, and Sunflowers

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
Gardening Under Skies of Smoke

Aug 7, 2025

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8 min read

Gardening Under Skies of Smoke

Canadian wildfires, Sweet Fern, Plant conferences

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
The Lazy Gardener's Guide to August

Jul 31, 2025

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6 min read

The Lazy Gardener's Guide to August

What to do when you're over the heat.

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
I Took a Bath in the Middle of Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Jul 24, 2025

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6 min read

I Took a Bath in the Middle of Big Basin Redwoods State Park

and it changed me.

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
5 Gardens to Visit Before the World Ends

Jul 17, 2025

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8 min read

5 Gardens to Visit Before the World Ends

Bucket list gardens, Dutch Push Hoes, and bread

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
Let's Tour the Allen Centennial Garden!

Jul 10, 2025

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6 min read

Let's Tour the Allen Centennial Garden!

Queen Anne, planting in July, and pests

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
Three Native Plants You Need to Know

Jul 3, 2025

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5 min read

Three Native Plants You Need to Know

My favorites, patio design progress, and stuff to do.

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
Get Outside: Botanical Events in July

Jun 26, 2025

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5 min read

Get Outside: Botanical Events in July

Let's chat amongst the coneflowers

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
Build a Toad Abode 🐸

Jun 19, 2025

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5 min read

Build a Toad Abode 🐸

Toad abodes, humidity, and sowing natives

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
Three Unforgivable Garden Mistakes 💀

Jun 12, 2025

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7 min read

Three Unforgivable Garden Mistakes 💀

Hostas, Giant Foundation Plants, and Broad Lawns

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
Native June Blooms for Your Garden

Jun 5, 2025

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6 min read

Native June Blooms for Your Garden

Native June blooms, crops to sow now, Seed Bombs

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
How to Design Stunning Planters

May 29, 2025

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5 min read

How to Design Stunning Planters

Stunning planters, thousands of years of horticultural history, avoiding friends to garden

Ken Welch
Ken Welch
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