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  From 'Oh, la la' to 'Oh, no!' Ciscoe talks spring gardening in the PNW

  Colder weather roared back into Western Washington this week, after a recent false spring had some people out in short sleeves. How do you manage a garden or other landscaping through this unpredictable late winter weather? For answers, KUOW’s Paige Browning reached out to master gardener Ciscoe Morris.

  • Paige Browning
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  Washington state bans invasive ivy

  Washington state has banned the sale or transport of English ivy and its cousin, Atlantic ivy. The leafy holiday decorations are also aggressive invaders of Northwest forests.

  • John Ryan
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  This Bothell Santa spends his offseason keeping rose bushes in tip-top shape

  Summertime is high season for Seattle’s rose growers and lovers. They’re a passionate bunch. John Harmeling is one of the best-known among them.

  • Ruby de Luna
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  Seattleites garden naked to mark a holiday that started in their own backyard

  World Naked Gardening Day, which this year falls on May 3, started with three Seattleites in a Shoreline living room 20 years ago trying to answer a simple question: How could they get more people in the city comfortable with non-sexualized nudity?

  • Stephen Howie
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  Federal Way's rhododendron garden has noticed how NW summer is affecting certain rhodys

  What does Washington state have in common with Nepal, West Virginia, the Jiangxi province in China, and the Indian state of Sikkim?

  • Patricia Murphy
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  What Ciscoe Morris says you should know about spring gardening around Seattle in 2024

  Spring gardening season has arrived in the Seattle area. Since every year has its seasonal quirks, expert Ciscoe Morris spoke with "Soundside" to deliver some spring 2024 gardening tips.

  • Sarah Leibovitz