Pacific Northwest Gardening: New to Cheney, WA, 1 by crazy4plants

crazy4plants wrote:
Welcome to our area. I live off 195 overlooking Hangman Valley Golf Course just a stone's throw away from you in Spokane County. I am originally from So. Calif and didn't appreciate gardening until we moved here 20 years ago. I think the cold winters helped me appreciate spring, summer and fall.

Deer is our biggest obstacle and we can't fence our lot with the layout of the property so I have to use sprays and other deterrents. Rasberries and grapes should do well but check with local nurseries for varities. I am not sure blueberries grow here so ask around. I know on the west side of the state, they grow in abundance. You must try local a favorite, wild huckleberries. You can find these growing in the hills of Priest Lake Idaho in July/August. They do not grow locally here in Spokane, but they are the best berry I've ever tasted. Very tart but full of flavor. Just watch out for bears because they like them a lot.

We moved into this house two years ago and did an extensive landscape project to our front and backyard last year. I am plant crazy and you can see this in the density of the plants in the backyard. This area does not afford us any tropicals but there is plenty that work and are quite happy. You need to really know your soil as it varies quite a bit. We have a too much clay and most everything was dead when we bought the house. We dug out most of the top soil and replaced it and the new the plants are taking off.

Crazy4plants