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    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The "Singular" Projects
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The "Singular" Projects

    This post is our final installment in the series. This time, we are featuring gardeners who focused on a single thing, and did it so...
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    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The Make-Overs
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The Make-Overs

    Story #1 Gardening Therapy Our first big outing was to the West Seattle Nursery and our appointments, usually spaced two weeks apart,...
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    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The Humor
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The Humor

    Laughter is said to be the best medicine. And in 2020, we need all of it we can get. We're grateful to Jennifer for giving us something...
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    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The Balcony Gardens
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The Balcony Gardens

    This group of stories is from customers who used their time in quarantine to make the most of small spaces. If you live in an apartment,...
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    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: the Vegetable Garden Stories
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: the Vegetable Garden Stories

    We're continuing our series of stories submitted by our customers about their gardening adventures this year. This week, we are featuring...
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    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The Stories
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Gardening in the Age of Coronavirus: The Stories

    We asked our customers to tell us about their gardening experiences during the pandemic. They sent us great stories - vegetable...
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    Consider Camellias
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Consider Camellias

    With the days growing shorter, consider planting a camellia to brighten your garden bed, cover a bare garage wall, or add structure to a...
    320 views
    Mark Smith, Longtime Owner of West Seattle Nursery, to Retire at End of Month
    • Sep 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Mark Smith, Longtime Owner of West Seattle Nursery, to Retire at End of Month

    by Tyler Smith Mark Smith, a co-founder and the owner of West Seattle Nursery & Garden Center, has announced he will retire after 35...
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    Our New Favorite Salad Recipe
    • Jun 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Our New Favorite Salad Recipe

    Here's our Perennial Buyer, Jane MacKinnon (known affectionately at the nursery as J Mac) with a beautiful bowl of 5-Spice Peach and...
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    Fall is the time to plant spectacular maples (or anything else)
    • Oct 30, 2018
    • 2 min

    Fall is the time to plant spectacular maples (or anything else)

    I just returned from the International Maple Society meeting in Connecticut. When I tell people this, among the first things they...
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    It's Conifer Time!
    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    It's Conifer Time!

    We just received a large shipment of beautiful conifers from Iseli Nursery. Many of you know that Iseli is considered one of the finest...
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    Watering Tips to Survive the Drought
    • Jul 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    Watering Tips to Survive the Drought

    As you may have heard, we are in a state of moderate drought here in Seattle. It is important to water to maintain the health of your...
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    Wabi Sabi: Embracing Flawed Beauty
    • Feb 8, 2018
    • 2 min

    Wabi Sabi: Embracing Flawed Beauty

    Wabi Sabi is the theme we chose for our display garden at the 2018 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival. It is a celebration of the...
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    Let Us Help You Choose and Care for a Living Christmas Tree
    • Nov 22, 2017
    • 2 min

    Let Us Help You Choose and Care for a Living Christmas Tree

    If you're thinking about buying a living tree this year, we have a great selection for you to choose from. Here's a sample from our list:...
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    Some very special plants
    • Oct 31, 2017
    • 4 min

    Some very special plants

    Before I describe the plants, I need to tell you a bit about the person who developed them. In my first blog posting I mentioned getting...
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    Fall Is For Planting and We Have The Plants!
    • Sep 13, 2017
    • 1 min

    Fall Is For Planting and We Have The Plants!

    Everyone has heard the advice that they should plant trees and shrubs in fall. The problem is, most nurseries have limited inventory in...
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    Bamboo Makes a Beautiful, Living, Privacy Screen
    • Aug 17, 2017
    • 2 min

    Bamboo Makes a Beautiful, Living, Privacy Screen

    Seattle's boom in high density housing has increased the need for privacy screening. Unfortunately, the city doesn't allow fences to be...
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    Come Try The Bonide Expert Diagnostic System
    • Apr 6, 2017
    • 1 min

    Come Try The Bonide Expert Diagnostic System

    We now have a fun-to-use, high tech system for identifying plant pests and diseases. It was created by Bonide, a manufacturer of...
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    Bill's Picks
    • Apr 1, 2017
    • 2 min

    Bill's Picks

    This is an exciting time of year for me. In the last four weeks we have received over 300 varieties of maple trees and over 200...
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    Species Rhododendrons Are Here!
    • Mar 29, 2017
    • 1 min

    Species Rhododendrons Are Here!

    Have you ever wondered what the difference is between species rhododendrons and hybrids? Species rhododendrons are grown from seed,...
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