Plant guides, pest timing, and seasonal intelligence for the Puget Sound region.

Fire Blight Bloom Window: Reading the Risk and Knowing When to Act

How to read fire blight infection risk during bloom using the CougarBlight model, when to apply Bacillus subtilis, and how to respond to shoot blight with proper pruning technique.

Soil pH: What Your Number Means and When to Change It

Your Puget Sound soil is already acidic, and most of the time that is exactly right. Learn when pH actually needs changing, which amendments work on which soil types, and how to stop chasing a number.

Blueberries: Why the Easiest Fruit Here Is the One People Get Wrong

Your soil is closer to right than you think, but the cultivar you choose and whether you address drainage before planting determines whether blueberries thrive or decline. A selection guide built on PNW 656 cultivar data crossed with soil tolerance and disease resistance for the Puget Sound lowlands.

Blueberries: Why the Easiest Fruit Here Is the One People Get Wrong

Hydrangea Selection for the Puget Sound Lowlands

Native Groundcovers: What Your Soil Decides for You

Tomato Varieties That Actually Ripen Here

Crabapple Varieties That Earn Their Space

Apple Varieties That Actually Work Here

Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)

Pacific Wax Myrtle (Morella californica)

Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)

Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana)

Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)

Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)

Western Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)

Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)

Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)

Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)

Gulf Stream Nandina (Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream')

Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

Red-Flowering Currant 'King Edward VII' (Ribes sanguineum)

Karl Foerster F (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster')

Red Alder (Alnus rubra)

Creeping Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)

Red Obelisk Beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk')

Sky Pencil Holly (Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil')

Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)

Cripps Golden Hinoki Cypre (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii')

Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)

Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin)

Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)

Bitter Cherry (Prunus emarginata)

Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)

Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum)

Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Fire Blight Bloom Window: Reading the Risk and Knowing When to Act

Gray Mold: The Disease Your Climate Was Designed For

Apple Scab: The Disease You Can Plan Against

Anthracnose: Two Diseases, One Name

Armillaria Root Rot: Prevention in a Fungus-Loaded Landscape

Fire Blight vs. Pseudomonas: Diagnosing Spring Shoot Blight

Verticillium Wilt: The Soil Disease That Outlasts Everything

Black Spot on Kelsey's Dogwood: Diagnose, Treat, Prevent

Powdery Mildew: Why Your Climate Gives You an Advantage

Aphids: Why Spraying Is Usually the Wrong First Move

Eriophyid Mites: The Invisible Pest Behind Galls, Blisters,

Leafminers: The Pest You Can Almost Always Ignore

Root Weevil: The Night Shift Pest in Every Western

Spider Mites: The Pest That Thrives When Your Plants Are

Crane Flies: What They Do to Your Lawn