Author: Kent Petterson

  • God Bless Carl Bentson

    God Bless Carl Bentson

    There is a hole in the  heart of West 7th Street now. Carl Bentson, 62, has died. He was a friend of many of us…

  • Community Voices: The End of Light Rail

    Community Voices: The End of Light Rail

    By Kent Petterson Congratulations West 7th neighborhood! The sudden end of the Riverview Corridor Transit Study was unexpected but, I believe correct. What began as…

  • So Long from This Garden

    So Long from This Garden

    Garden Views by Kent Petterson It has been fun, and I’ve learned a lot preparing these monthly columns for the Community Reporter. I hope that you…

  • It’s Spring!

    It’s Spring!

    Garden ViewsKent Petterson How are you doing with planting in your vegetable garden?  The weather has rolled out as expected for planting. Cold-tolerant plant seeding…

  • Growing Your Sustainable Lawn

    Growing Your Sustainable Lawn

    GARDEN VIEWSBy Kent PettersonA reader named Paul sent me a question about the grass on his boulevard—or should I say lack of it.  As he…

  • We’re almost there

    We’re almost there

    GARDEN VIEWSby Kent Petterson, columnist Hey, vegetable gardening friends—we’re almost there to spring planting time! It may not look like it today, but in a couple…

  • A season for pruning woodies

    A season for pruning woodies

    Garden Views by Kent Petterson Most maintenance and shaping of your landscape trees and shrubs is best if done in the winter dormant season after freeze…

  • Garden Views: What about those insects?

    Garden Views: What about those insects?

    GARDEN VIEWS KENT PETTERSON columnist What about those insects? The loss of habitat and food sources and pesticides used to control insects, and in particular…

  • The Productive Time

    The Productive Time

    GARDEN VIEWSKENT PETTERSON columnist This is the most satisfying and productive time of the gardening year, and maybe its most challenging. By that I mean…