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The dark days of late December may bring festive occasions with family and friends. We hope your holiday season is filled with joy and laughter, comfort and cheer. At In Harmony, we work to connect our practices and our clients’ landscapes with the rhythms of Mother Nature. Thus we like to pause and acknowledge the… […]

By Nancy Penrose As you’re getting ready for winter, you’ll probably want to ensure you have enough warm clothes, snow tires for your car and other common sense things to ensure you’re prepared for the colder months. But how about your trees? Are they prepared for winter? Winter can be a hard time for trees. […]

I love sparkles! I think that’s why I enjoy swimming in open water so much – there is nothing quite so magical as swimming into the setting sun as it turns the water into liquid gold. When it comes to decorating our home and garden for the Holidays I tend to keep things fairly simple…

For those of us that miss the pleasures of gardening this time of year, growing things inside the house can be a good substitute. Forcing bulbs like Paperwhites and Amaryllis can help us fill a need to be grounded in nature and can uplift any soul mired in the gray doldrums of a northwest winter…

How to Care for Living Christmas Trees Choosing a live tree to decorate your home for the holidays is a great way to get the most out of your Christmas tree. By following these instructions, you will enjoy your tree to the fullest, both in your home and in your yard, for years to come!

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Now that we have passed our traditional “giving thanks” holiday, we might just as well keep the spirit flowing by showing our love and appreciation to our friends and relatives who have the passion (or perhaps some would say addiction) for gardening. Gardeners love gifts as much as the next person and what better place […]

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After your fall pruning has been completed, it is a great time of year to maintain your tools. A fabulous resource that I’d like to share with you is a local gentleman in the Duvall area. Pete of Pete’s Sharpening Service has a booth at our Duvall Farmer’s Market, which is where I first met […]