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Choose plants for hotter, drier summers

Choose plants for hotter, drier summers

As our summers grow hotter and drier, we need to look carefully at the plants we choose for our landscape. Plants that do well in drought conditions are likely to be more successful with less work. How has summer weather changed?  Seattle’s summers have warmed...
Celebrating our 30th anniversary

Celebrating our 30th anniversary

We started In Harmony in 1994 to offer a more natural, sustainable alternative to the chemical-heavy landscape practices of the time. From the beginning, our mission has been to create landscapes that are beautiful, resilient and thrive in harmony with nature. Now, as...
Aerate now to improve lawn health

Aerate now to improve lawn health

Spring is an ideal time to aerate your lawn. Aeration will greatly improve lawn health. Over time the top layer of your lawn’s soil naturally becomes compacted. Roots find it harder to get air, water and fertilizer. Mechanical aeration punches holes in the lawn to...
Rethink your lawn: lawn alternatives

Rethink your lawn: lawn alternatives

How much lawn do you really want or need? Keeping a lawn healthy is an increasing challenge. Maybe it’s time to think about ripping out all or part of your lawn and replacing it with other landscapes. There are many options for lawn alternatives. Challenges to...
Embrace the dark on the winter solstice

Embrace the dark on the winter solstice

Tomorrow, December 21, is the shortest day of the year in Seattle. The sun will rise at 7:55 am and set at 4:20 pm, giving us just 8 hours, 25 minutes and 25 seconds of winter daylight. At In Harmony, we like to pause and honor the solstice. We founded In Harmony...
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