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I hope this message finds you well and in good spirits as we approach the winter season!  If you have completed the Design Coaching appointment, you were mailed a comprehensive Design Folder full of handy steps to keep you on track to complete your Plant Delivery, Plant Info Page

Hand’s down favorite fruit tree supplier, you ask? And you have asked just in time! I’d like to introduce you to Raintree Nursery. They truly have something for everyone. And what if you live in an apartment or have a small back yard? And especially for you, there is a wonderful selec

QUICK!  Go see the amazing, bloomerific dahlias before they are finished! NOW is your last chance to be dazzled by this late season bloomer and take away ideas for your landscape for next year.  This opportunity will be at its peak through mid-October at Volunteer Park in Seattle at 1

Huge CONGRATULATIONS to the Cedarcrest FFA Nursery and Landscape Team in Duvall for placing 1st out of 33 teams competing in Washington State and proceeding onto the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis! This National Convention every October and about 85,000 FFA members attend fro

As you have continued to learn about Gardens ALIVE Design, you’ve gathered that fundamental principles include education and empowerment in the processes.  Whether our work together include Landscape Design, Pruning, Veggie Gardens, suppliers – soils – organic amendments – soil

Are you in love with the early summer growth of your summer perennials and grasses? Have antsy anticipation for warmer days and cool drinks on the patio surrounded by your beautiful billowing containers? Are you starting to pick produce and watching berries begin to ripen? Me too! Did

Who doesn’t need to laugh more?  We need to laugh more at ourselves, at our mistakes, at our challenges and at our fears.  Laughter benefits our emotional, physical, and social selves.  During the month of June, you will be out in your landscape weeding, planting, and watching the gro

Since I began my career as a Landscape Designer over 15 years ago, it has been an ongoing passion of mine to support others in this industry. One way to accomplish this goal is this Cross Pollinator’s Corner in the Gardens ALIVE Design monthly newsletter. These articles also get poste

We all need to know people dedicated to their niche in the landscape industry! For this reason, I’d like to introduce you to Nathan of Ornamental Geo Formations LLC. He is a true craftsman taking pride, ability AND follow-through into his work world. His dedication and passion for cra

Here is a new one for you. For the lover of all things dramatic. For those with a longing for deep and mysterious spaces. For you, with your flair for unique approaches . . . Goth Gardens are a current trend that you can sink your teeth into. There are many beautiful plants that come