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Barney loves to play dirty! Governor John Kitzhaber has declared that September will be “Fall is for Planting Month” in the state of Oregon (click here to see the proclamation). […]

Hostas are a go-to plant for me because they thrive in shadier conditions, offer bold foliage and are a low maintenance plant. This year I added dozens of cultivars to […]

From BBC News as reported by Greenhouse Management, a trade publication [Editor’s Note: Plants have the ability to do many things including making us happy and giving us oxygen to […]

I’ve never been very good at creating exciting container plant combinations and until this year, I’ve never been very good at fertilizing my containers either. To help with the former, […]

From Daily Mail, a United Kingdom publication  Feeling a little down? Don’t reach for a glass of wine—head out to the landscape instead. More than 90% of gardeners say the […]

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” – John Muir The Harlequin […]

 ‘Wayne’s White’ with ‘Zebra’ hydrangea,creeping jenny ‘Aurea’ and ‘August Frost’ hosta This seems to be a good year in my garden for hydrangeas, probably due in large measure to […]

One of my favorite pastimes is visiting other people’s gardens. It is fascinating to see how people use and create space and select plants. In June, I took advantage of […]

Oxaliz oregano with Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’ Native Oxalis oregano thrives in my garden. I love the lushness it provides my woodland garden setting; however, left unchecked, it will creep […]

Watering season in the Portland area is upon us. It unofficially starts July 5, just after the fireworks end and the skies clear for the next three months. I try […]