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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
5 stories from Marianne Binetti with tips for thriving Pacific Northwest gardens
Stories by Tacoma News Tribune journalists, with AI summarization This list of stories illustrates how local expert Marianne Binetti's recommendations for Pacific Northwest gardens. She says that shade gardens benefit from plants like hosta, astilbe and hellebores and annuals such as impatiens, which thrive in cool areas. Top plant picks for the region include Japanese maples, lilacs, peonies and Nandina. Creative ideas for container gardening and using hanging baskets extend color and interest from spring through fall. These plants seem to thrive in the Western Washington climate and adapt to many different types of growing conditions. | Published April 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marianne Binetti No design is permanent, gardening columnist Marianne Binetti reminds us. | Published May 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marianne Binetti In honor of Mother Nature and in homage to Mother's Day, consider extending the flowering season by learning how to grow plants all year long. | Published May 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marianne Binetti It's still too early for some heat-loving plants. But it's a great time to sow yourself all the salad fixings. | Published May 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marianne Binetti The planting season is underway, and gardeners are making tough decisions about perennials, annuals and what to put where. | Published May 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marianne Binetti The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Every hole ranked easiest to hardest at Augusta National for the Masters
Every hole ranked easiest to hardest at Augusta National for the Masters Included with each hole is its name, the par and yardage, the average score (1942-2024). Augusta National Golf Club's course, designed by Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones, can be a brutally difficult layout during the Masters each April. It also presents plenty of scoring opportunities for players in control of their entire game and who know the right angles of attack. Most of the scoring opportunities are on the four par 5s: Nos. 2, 8, 13 and 15. But which of those is the easiest? And which hole is the hardest in Masters history? Using the official Masters media guide, we have compiled a list ranking the easiest to the hardest holes at Augusta National since 1942. Included with each hole is its name, the par and yardage, the average score (1942-2024), it's cumulative rank in difficulty, the lowest average it has produced for a year's tournament, and the highest average it has produced for a year's tournament. Augusta National Hole No. 2: Pink Dogwood Par/yardage: 5, 585 yards Average score (1942-2024): 4.773 Cumulative rank in difficulty: 18 2024 average: 4.658 (17) Easiest it has played: 4.467 (2020) Hardest it has played: 4.996 (1957) No. 13: Azalea Par/yardage: 5, 545 yards Average score: 4.774 Cumulative rank: 17 2024 average: 4.758 (16) Easiest it has played: 4.474 (2019) Hardest it has played: 5.042 (1976) No. 15: Firethorn Par/yardage: 5, 550 yards Average score: 4.779 Cumulative rank: 16 2024 average: 5.007 (14) Easiest it has played: 4.505 (1991) Hardest it has played: 5.097 (1998) No. 8: Yellow Jasmine Par/yardage: 5, 570 yards Average score: 4.816 Cumulative rank: 15 2024 average: 4.641 (18) Easiest it has played: 4.628 (2019) Hardest it has played: 4.991 (1956) No. 3: Flowering Peach Par/yardage: 4, 350 yards Average score: 4.073 Cumulative rank: 14 2024 average: 3.933 (15) Easiest it has played: 3.885 (2011) Hardest it has played: 4.267 (1989) No. 9: Carolina Cherry Par/yardage: 4, 460 yards Average score: 4.136 Cumulative rank: 13 2024 average: 4.03 (13) Easiest it has played: 3.967 (2020) Hardest it has played: 4.401 (1955) No. 6: Juniper Par/yardage: 3, 180 yards Average score: 3.136 Cumulative rank: 12 2024 average: 3.097 (12) Easiest it has played: 2.984 (1974) Hardest it has played: 3.269 (1946) No. 16: Redbud Par/yardage: 3, 170 yards Average score: 3.138 Cumulative rank: 11 2024 average: 3.158 (11) Easiest it has played: 2.875 (2020) Hardest it has played: 3.422 (1950) No. 7: Pampas Par/yardage: 4, 450 yards Average score: 4.157 Cumulative rank: 10 2024 average: 4.195 (9) Easiest it has played: 3.986 (2001) Hardest it has played: 4.402 (1972) No. 17: Nandina Par/yardage: 4, 440 yards Average score: 4.163 Cumulative rank: 9 2024 average: 4.285 (4) Easiest it has played: 3.949 (1996) Hardest it has played: 4.348 (1951) No. 14: Chinese Fir Par/yardage: 4, 440 yards Average score: 4.165 Cumulative rank: 8 2024 average: 4.171 (10) Easiest it has played: 3.936 (2011) Hardest it has played: 4.413 (1949) No. 18: Holly Par/yardage: 4, 465 yards Average score: 4.232 Cumulative rank: 7 2024 average: 4.366 (2) Easiest it has played: 4.014 (2001) Hardest it has played: 4.463 (1954) No. 1: Tea Olive Par/yardage: 4, 445 yards Average score: 4.237 Cumulative rank: 6 2024 average: 4.208 (7) Easiest it has played: 4.008 (1974) Hardest it has played: 4.474 (2007) No. 5: Magnolia Par/yardage: 4, 495 yards Average score: 4.266 Cumulative rank: 5 2024 average: 4.302 (3) Easiest it has played: 4.061 (2001) Hardest it has played: 4.475 (1956) No. 12: Golden Bell Par/yardage: 3, 155 yards Average score: 3.269 Cumulative rank: 4 2024 average: 3.198 (8) Easiest it has played: 3.03 (2002) Hardest it has played: 3.548 (1966) No. 4: Flowering Crab Apple Par/yardage: 3, 240 yards Average score: 3.283 Cumulative rank: 3 2024 average: 3.265 (5) Easiest it has played: 3.089 (2020) Hardest it has played: 3.497 (1956) No. 10: Camelia Par/yardage: 4, 495 yards Average score: 4.298 Cumulative rank: 2 2024 average: 4.248 (6) Easiest it has played: 4.082 (2018) Hardest it has played: 4.691 (1956) No. 11: White Dogwood Par/yardage: 4, 520 yards Average score: 4.304 Cumulative rank: 1 2024 average: 4.386 (1) Easiest it has played: 4.064 (1995) Hardest it has played: 4.644 (1956)
