Plants & Their Care

This collection of links covers basic topics and topics targeted to growing plants in the Central Northwest Washington climate.

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Plant Care

Fertilizing Landscape Trees and Shrubs - a WSU publication
Dahlias-a Chelan County Master Gardeners Fact Sheet
Succulents- a Chelan County Master Gardeners Fact Sheet.
Hydrangeas- How to make them pink or blue

General Gardening in NCW

Fruit Frost Forecast and Central WA weather- by Clearwest for Wenatchee area
Chelan County Urban Horticulture
Eastern Washington Gardening- Spokane Master Gardeners
Home Gardeners Guide to Soils & Fertilizers- a Washington State University publication
Horticultural Myths and more by Linda Chalker-Scott, PhD, WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center
Treated woods in the garden- What is safe?- King County, WA Public Health
Cornell University home gardening- multiple gardening topics
Find your soil type- at the USDA's National Resource Conservation Service site. After you find your property, click on Map Unit Name to read details of your soil characteristics.
Fire Wise Design - get a free fire risk assessment.

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Garden Design

Homescape Design Kit- purchase from WSU
Design a perennial garden- General concepts, from University of Illinois Extension

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