It’s coming! The first day of spring marks the 14th Anniversary of our garden vintage boutique store and we are ready to party. 🎉 . March 20th, 3-7pm. Store specials, giveaways, and snacks. Follow our Insta for more info @urbangardenantiques
Oh 2020. You’ve been very naughty. Don’t let the year get you down, treat-yo-self with a lovely new ornament. Shipping available through our website: TacomaUrbanGardener.com
Can any other season in the Pacific Northwest be so beautiful? Fall is my favorite and while it’s gaining good traction as the season for planting, it should also be known as the season of weeding.
Every fall I get tons of emails asking me the question: what can I do to help suppress the weeds???
As my old boss used to say: “You’ll need to develop a case of ass-and-elbows disease.” Because, when anyone sees you in the garden, ass-and-elbows is what they should see.
Even if you’ve mulched, or planted groundcover, or spread chemicals, or performed a voodoo ritual under the last full moon; weeds are coming to your fall garden. It is the nature of all plants to grow, bloom, and seed as if they are about to die and be gone forever… fall is the season of the seed. Tiny little life-bearers that are carried off by the winds to land right in that freshly mulched garden bed. Yeah, the one you just weeded. The one with fresh warm mulch and plenty of seasonal rain…
It’s still a great time to mulch as well. After you weed and water and then weed again, but really good this time. Spread a 2-inch layer of mulch, but keep the mulch away from the base of your plants.
If you’re a Tacoma area local, my favorites in order are:
The 70’s are back and mixing vintage and antiques better than ever. Send us an email for prices at info@urbangardenerllc.com. We’re located in downtown Tacoma. The Urban Gardener, 1101 A Street, Suite 1, Tacoma, WA 98402.