Garden & Earth | Where I Am Now

Marie McKinsey

Oct 24, 20232 min read

A Taste of Fall in the Northwest: Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

Earlier this month, as I walked into the West Seattle PCC, I saw a display of freshly foraged wild mushrooms, a sure sign that fall and the

Marie McKinsey

Dec 10, 20222 min read

Chihuly Garden and Glass Seattle

There really is nothing quite like the Chihuly Garden, one half of the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit at Seattle Center.

Marie McKinsey

Dec 9, 20223 min read

7 Things for Seattle Gardeners To Do in Winter

Yes, its rainy, windy and sometimes snowy. The ground is too soggy for digging. But that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of satisfying gard

Marie McKinsey

Nov 6, 20222 min read

Give Your Lawn an Environmental Make-over

From an environmental point of view, what it takes to maintain a typical lawn is a nightmare.

Marie McKinsey

Nov 5, 20222 min read

Leave Those Leaves!

The biggest lesson we have to learn from climate change is that we can't keep doing things the way we always have been

Marie McKinsey

May 21, 20222 min read

Coloring Music

Early in my landscape design career, I learned that adding color to drawings was important if I wanted to sell my work.

Marie McKinsey

May 8, 20223 min read

A Bit of West Seattle Garden Tour History

In the spring of 1995, a group of West Seattle gardeners brought us the first West Seattle Garden Tour (WSGT).

Marie McKinsey

Sep 24, 20212 min read

Find Out by Zip Code How Much CO2 Your Neighborhood Emits

We've heard for decades that increasing population density is good for the environment. The theory is that it discourages suburban sprawl,

Marie McKinsey

Sep 11, 20212 min read

A Fresh Look for the Arboretum at South Seattle College

I was a landscape design student at South Seattle College in the early 1990s. The Arboretum was our outdoor classroom, where we took classes

Marie McKinsey

Mar 6, 20212 min read

How to Calculate Storm Water Run-off from Your Property

The EPA estimates that over 770 cities in the US combine waste water and stormwater in the same pipe and send it to sewage treatment...