Living in an apartment, Heidi Koonz gardens for her kitchen and her business without a yard. She is a horticulturist for the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation in Shoreline and teaches there about crafting with herbs, and also sells her homemade salves,... See more
The University of Washington Farm grows 11 tons of produce annually at its site atop a former parking lot and building site on the shore of Union Bay — one of its three growing sites around campus. According to the farm’s manager, Perry Acworth, that harv... See more
Cottage gardens work hard, growing flowers, herbs and vegetables side-by-side, yet never take themselves too seriously. Their fragrance, abundance and personality stay with you long after you’ve left. But it’s their irrepressible, rule-breaking spirit tha... See more
Gardening in the Northwest Leda Langley and her husband Matt started their nursery in a Ballard driveway in 1996 with a greenhouse made from free windows. Today, their Vashon Island farm, Langley Fine Gardens, supplies Seattle nurseries with unusual cutti... See more
One day, you look around and feel the garden has gotten ahead of you. A mature garden is shaped by decisions other people made and often a few you made that you’ve stopped noticing. For landscape designers, most jobs come with established plants, hardscap... See more
