Regional Garden Gurus - Pacific Northwest

DEBRA TEACHOUT-TEASHON in Western Washington State

SITE: Rainy Side Gardeners contains:

- Established in 1998, our focus is

gardening in the maritime

Northwest, the western half of

Oregon, Washington and British

Columbia.

· - The Plant Gallery and Growing

Guide includes images of plants

and cultural advice for growing

them in the region. Plus a section is

set aside exclusively for native

plants. All advice is based on an

eco-friendly approach.

- Articles by professional garden

writers and guest writers, covering

subjects of interest to PNW

gardeners.

- Events and calendar, keeping

gardeners informed of workshops,

nonprofit plant sales and other

gardening events.

- Resources for the maritime gardener.

- Forum for discussing maritime gardening in the PNW.

- Book Reviews.

BIO:

- Training: Washington State University Master Gardener.
- Professional Photographer for over 30 years.

                -    Professional Garden Writer for over 12 years
                -    Web Master: Rainy Side Gardeners
                -    Memberships: Garden Writers Association, Northwest Perennial Alliance

and Washington Native Plant Society.

PRINT:

Bi-montly articles on gardening for the Pacific Northwest Home magazine.

BLOG: Muck About in a Northwest Garden

NEWS: Gardening in the Rainy Zone

WORK:

I operate Rainy Side Gardeners, as well as write and photograph for

magazines, newspapers, web sites and catalogs.

GARDEN:

My latest garden of ten years is a refuge for this human as well as for

wildlife. I grow many annuals and biennials from seed, in addition to

perennials and shrubs to observe how they perform in the Northwest. I

grow many native plants, tuck in edible plants throughout the garden and

grow lettuce in moss baskets. I build my own arbors, stonewalls and

fences and experiment with a few art mediums in the garden. The garden

is a Certified Wildlife Habitat, where creatures great and small live and

thrive.