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Garden Tips: Avoid herbicide injury to plants

Garden Tips: Peonies need room to grow

Marianne Ophardt: Too much love kills orchids

Marianne C. Ophardt: Topping trees never a good idea

Build tower to grow potatoes in small space

Build tower to grow potatoes in small space

Bike the Skagit Valley tulip fields for stunning views, easy access

It’s no secret that the flat Skagit Valley looks a lot like the Netherlands. It also is filled with that über-Dutch crop – tulips. Now that April is here and all those blooms are painting the fields with vivid yellows, reds and pinks, it makes sense to tour around them on that quintessential Dutch form of transport: the bicycle.

Marianne Ophardt: Healthier grass comes to those who wait

Marianne Ophardt: New smaller shrubs to try in your garden

Winterize: Prepare lawn ahead of dormant stage

The third week of October is time to winterize the patio furniture and vegetable garden, roll up the hoses and stow away the mowing machine.