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Plant Life

Valerie Easton is a Seattle freelance writer and contributing editor for Horticulture magazine. Her book, "Plant Life: Growing a Garden in the Pacific Northwest" (Sasquatch Books, 2002) is a selection of her columns in Pacific Northwest magazine.

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Sunday, July 5

Plant Life | Chic raised beds help make growing veggies easy

Sunday, June 28

Plant Life | New outdoor fabrics are as tough as they are fashion-forward

Sunday, June 21

Plant Life | Woodland Park Zoo is showing you can grow gorgeous roses organically

Sunday, June 14

Plant Life | Fragrant herbs make sense for gardeners who cook

Sunday, June 7

Plant Life | Showy annuals help bring the flash we want in summer

Sunday, May 31

Plant Life | Wildlife biologist Russell Link picks 10 native plants as his 'indispensables'

Sunday, May 24

Plant Life | In the gardening world, some bright spots balance the dark ones

Sunday, May 10

Plant Life | New books for gardeners explore everything from edibles to fatal fungi

Sunday, May 3

Plant Life | The Annual Show

Sunday, April 26

Plant Life | New on the menu for Northwest urban gardens

Sunday, April 12

Plant Life | Showy, hardy new perennials promise to delight Northwest gardeners

Sunday, April 5

Plant Life | New shrubs and trees offer fragrance, flower and foliage

Sunday, March 29

Plant Life | At Bellevue Botanical Garden, a beloved perennial border is reborn

Sunday, March 22

Plant Life | How to shop smart at plant nurseries

Sunday, March 15

Plant Life | In Seattle P-Patches, young urbanites are growing veggies and a community