Mildew. Blackspot. Aphids. Just a few of the reasons why gardeners run screaming from roses at the nursery. Those first two plagues are worsened by damp conditions, which Seattle has, like, 80% of the year. So Seattle gardeners...
Erica Grivas, garden columnist for Seattle's award-winning news blog MyGreenLake.com, has been an avid gardener for nearly 20 years and studied landscape design and horticulture at The New York Botanical Garden. A former New York Post reporter, her writing has been published in "Real Simple," "Chicago Parent," and other lifestyle magazines. She has broken earth by coastal dunes, in community gardens, suburbs and sidewalks - even while renting! Having lived in New York City, Connecticut and Chicago, she is thrilled to be growing in Zone 8.
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