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Dan Hilburn, Plant Division Administrator at the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), has a big job. He and his ODA colleagues are responsible for protecting Oregon from invasive plants, pests […]

There were no “raindrops on roses” at the 2012 Yard, Garden & Patio Show, but I did find many favorite things. I’ll share mine. Will you share yours? In no […]

“Three blue beans in a blue bladder” was an ancient tongue twister. I’ve been learning a lot about vegetables from Rebecca Rupp’s How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but […]

Everywhere but in the plant world, Jack Frost is a sprite-like character with roots in Viking lore. Quoting Wikipedia, in the U.S., “Jack Frost is a variant of Old Man […]

Check out the timelapse video of the Showcase Gardens coming together. It’s an amazing process and we hope you, your family and friends enjoy the results.

I have to watch myself, especially around plants and gardens. I’m seduced by the color and texture of plants and the infinite combination possibilities. Perhaps you know the feeling, too. […]

We finally have an excuse to start scratching the gardening itch: garden shows! I headed up to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle with friends for a sneak […]

One the best features of the Yard, Garden & Patio Show, is its free seminars. If you’re just beginning your gardening journey of a lifetime, there’s something for you. Even if […]

I’ve been lucky enough to have visited a few in England, France, Canada, China and Japan. Seven teams of designers and landscape contractors are bringing the world of gardens to […]

Excerpted from the January 2012 issue of American Nurseryman magazine http://www.wikipedia.org/ I’m not very good with names and I don’t know Latin, so botanical plant names are a challenge for […]