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An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden

Kris Spencer — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:49:40 +0000

Garden Tour Series: Who wouldn’t want their flowers to pack a bigger punch? Afterall, Alaskan summers are so short. How can you make the most of the time and money you’ve spent on your perennials, annual baskets and planters? Welcome to the “Make it a Garden” Alaska Tour Series, where we visit different gardens for… Continue reading An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden

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Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden

Kris Spencer — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:24:00 +0000

Garden Tour Series Color! Color! Color! Everywhere you look is brilliant, eye-catching color! Pick up some tips and tricks from this talented gardener to give your flowers a more dazzling impact. Karen Erickson and her husband Walt are friendly, easy-going folks who love the outdoors. They’re both retired, but they are busy bees. Together they… Continue reading Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden

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Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden

Kris Spencer — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:53:00 +0000

Garden Tour Series What do you see in a piece of driftwood? To the average eye, this might be like looking at ink spots, or cloud formations. But to Walt Erickson, it seemed quite human. Adding driftwood that had the right shape and length for arms and legs, Walt’s “Woody and Wilma” fish every summer… Continue reading Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden

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Family transforms backyard greenhouse with drip irrigation

Kris Spencer — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 03:11:00 +0000

When Aaron Rudd decided to build a greenhouse to grow some veggies, it was only an experiment, “just to see if I would like it”, he said. Two years later, and it’s a virtual salsa explosion. Cucumbers. Tomatoes. Every pepper under the sun. In the process, he took the leap to automated systems rigging up… Continue reading Family transforms backyard greenhouse with drip irrigation

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Imaginative sculptures make Palmer garden a happy place

Kris Spencer — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 04:11:00 +0000

Carmen turns rusty old farm equipment she finds in her family's hay fields into whimsical sculpture. Come tour this must-see garden and pick up some tips and ideas along the way.

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How to Make Healthy, Rose Hip Tea

Kris Spencer — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 21:16:07 +0000

Taste the Fall season with a cup of hot and healthy rose hip tea. Harvesting and brewing your own homemade tea has never been easier or more enjoyable. I’ve often wondered why so many people (including myself) who grow roses never take advantage of this? Rose hips are also used in jelly and quick breads.… Continue reading How to Make Healthy, Rose Hip Tea

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See Alaska’s Plants and Berries in the Fall

Kris Spencer — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:00:18 +0000

There’s a crispness in the air. It’s not quite cold enough to see your breath, but enough to know summer is definitely over. The leaves on the cottonwood trees are spun gold, and a pungent whiff of ripe, high bush cranberries fills your nostrils. It invigorates and energizes me. Most people love summer. Perhaps I… Continue reading See Alaska’s Plants and Berries in the Fall

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Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Summer

Kris Spencer — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 02:52:26 +0000

Come see what’s blooming in my yard Meet Alaska’s wildflowers in Summer. Perhaps you expected forget-me-nots in the top photo. After all, they are Alaska’s state flower. But the wild rose (prickly rose, rosa acicularis) is much more prominent throughout the state as well as around my home. You won’t have to scroll very far… Continue reading Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Summer

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Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Spring

Kris Spencer — Sat, 25 May 2019 04:02:29 +0000

Come see what’s in bloom around my place Nothing is more welcomed than Alaska’s wildflowers in the Spring. The season got off to a great start by showing up a little early. Here I am raking leaves in March and my mood is nothing short of ecstatic. (SEE short story “When Spring Comes Early”) Then,… Continue reading Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Spring

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