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MARIANNE BINETTI
the Compleat Home Gardener
MARIANNE BINETTI the Compleat Home Gardener
is a northwest horticultural expert: Marianne has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and writes a syndicated gardening column that runs in over a dozen newspapers each week including the The Tacoma News Tribune (Wednesdays) and The Daily Olympian (Saturdays). She has also written or co-written 10 gardening books including "Easy Answers for Great Gardens" and her latest book "Edible Gardening for Washington and Oregon" She lectures and gives seminars on a variety topics and leads garden tours around the world with her husband Joe. She lives with her family in Enumclaw, near Seattle, Washington. 
Okay, I wrote another book - because we all need to eat more vegetables and really it is not that hard to grow Swiss Chard and lettuce. Tomatoes need a bit more tips and tricks in our climate. Happy to sign copies.....You can click on the book for sale tab at the top of this page to order from me or find the book at local nurseries, book stores and even from Amazon - where you can also find my other nine or ten books. This one has lots of photos on every page so you don't have to read that much.
Blooming in my garden this month: Blue Corydalis flexucosa - it loves to grow under the skirts of my mature rhodies. A true petticoat plant. Slug resistant as well.
My blue and yellow garden in May. Learn how to have more drama without the drinking problems in your garden. These plants are drought, slug and deer resistant. Come to my class on Garden Opera this month.
New Bleeding Heart called "Valentine" with darker foliage, better blooms. I just put three of them in front of my new brick wall becuase I think they look good with the brick. Hope they have a long bloom time.
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Speaking Engagements:
May 16, Wednesday, 7pm to 8:30 GRCC, Enumclaw, Garden Opera: Drama, Divas and Heroes in the garden. class fee, free plants to take home. phone 253-288-3400 to register. May 19, Saturday The Barn Nursery Olympia 10am "Going Global: Great Garden Ideas from Around the World" Free www.thebarnnursery.com May 20, Sunday, Noon Elma at Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds at Elma Home Show "Drama in the Garden: Beautiful inspiration from garden images of Divas, heroes and villains in the Garden" Free parking, free admission, fairgrounds are located at 32 Ema-McCleary Rd in Elma. Lots of plants and garden art, plus vendors, at this indoor venue. May 26, Saturday, 9am - to 10am Furney's Nursery, Sea Tac www.furneysnursery.com "Back yard Farmer, Front Yard Flowers" Learn easier ways to grow food and flowers. Free, no registration needed. Free plants and other giveaways. June 2, Saturday, 9am, Windmill Gardens "Hydrangea Heaven - how to prune hydrangeas and other shrubs and creating a hydrangea room." Sign up by calling 253-863-5843 or visiting Windmill to pay the $5 fee. This class fills fast. June 2, Saturday 1pm "Sedums and Succulents: landscaping and container designs with water-saving plants" Kirkland area. www.savvygardener.com for more information. June 8,9,10: Join us for a weekend escape to the Beautiful Oregon Gardens and resort. Click future tours tab at top of page for more details on this and other trips. |
GOT GARDENING QUESTIONS ????
Go to www.plantersplace.com and click onto "Ask the Expert" There is no charge and it is easy to register and see all the other questions that have been answered. Or you can write to me at Ask Marianne, P.O. Box 872, Enumclaw, WA 98022
Want to see my garden? Please visit my blog by clicking below at the Lowes Cretive Ideas site. I would love for you to leave a comment on the blog page. I will have a "garden open day" for people that want to visit the garden.
To follow Marianne's weekly Blog and to see video and photos, visit
Lowes Creative Ideas::
http://lowescreativeideas.com/RegionalGardening/RegionalGardeningNorthwest.aspx
Lowes Creative Ideas::
http://lowescreativeideas.com/RegionalGardening/RegionalGardeningNorthwest.aspx
Need an entertaining speaker for your group? Contact Marianne Binetti about topics, dates and rates by sending an email to mariannebinetti@comcast.net
SOME PICS OF OUR LAST TOUR: FRANCE SOME OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOS
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