North Creek's weekly blog featuring insights on the Landscape Plug™, gardening tips, design ideas, native plants, and garden ecology!
For many, the thought of eliminating an invasive plant simply by cutting it back—without the hassle of heavy labor or herbicide exposure—sounds like a dream come true. Just keep trimming it, and the problem disappears? Sign me up! But does this method actually work? Let's dive in!
Many native "weeds" get an unfair bad rap—brushed off as unruly, undesirable, or just too ordinary. But what if we told you these overlooked plants are actually garden superheroes in disguise? It’s time to rethink what we dismiss and discover the hidden gems right under our noses!
From warm hues to cool undertones, white is anything but basic—it’s the wild card of the garden, tricky to master but oh-so-rewarding. Crafting a bouquet of white-blooming beauties, accented with lush greens, takes more heart than we first imagined. Eight years ago, we in the trial garden fell head over heels for the idea of a “white native plant garden,” and, like any love story, there were plenty of lessons learned along the way.
If you planted a garden expecting vibrant flower colors but noticed a dull appearance during this drought year, don't blame yourself or the catalog photos. The issue may lie in the environment's impact on your plants. Let’s explore this phenomenon and uncover what’s happening!
Are you in the middle of winter season cutbacks? Haven’t started? Already done? How do you and your team determine when is the right time to perform cutting back the previous season’s growth? In January, we’d like to make the case for waiting patiently on your winter cutbacks. We’ve all heard about maintaining interest in the garden during the bleak winter months, but there’s more going on than first glance.
