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Excerpt from an article of the same title by Gail Langellotto, Ph.D., assistant professor of horticulture, OSU, in the May issue of Digger, a monthly nursery industry publication published by […]

The week of May 5 is Wildfire Awareness Week. The Oregon Department of Forestry, Keep Oregon Green Association, Bureau of Land Management, and the Office of State Fire Marshal want […]

I have a lot of shade and part-shade conditions in my garden, but I also want to grow food crops to the fullest extent possible. I just added raised beds […]

A lucky Random Acts of Gardening reader will win two tickets to the Inviting Vines VI tour on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The tour is a benefit for the Friends […]

Just a few weeks ago,the J.P. Stone Contractors crewlaid gravel paths around the perimeter of my garden. I wanted the paths to keep my feet from getting muddy during the […]

 “[Gardening is] the most difficult art form because it changes. It takes an appreciation of balance, color, and different kinds of plant materials with strong architectural components—all of which must […]

Wikipedia defines gardening as “the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture.” Webster offers a slightly different definition: “to lay out or work in a garden, to […]

First there was the Yard, Garden & Patio Show (Best Garden-related Ideas – Part 1). Then there was the trip to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle. Sometimes […]

Glancing at the lovely yews that add wonderful structure to my garden, I noticed that some are starting to plump with pollen. Annually, clouds of yellow pollen waft from the […]

Information and photo provided by the Perennial Plant Association Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’—pronounced po-lig-o-nay’tum o-do-ray’tum vair-e-ah-gay’tum—is the 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year™. Also known as variegated Solomon’s Seal or […]