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I spent the day with a group of landscape designers, volunteers, artists and homeowners involved in the eighth annual Behind-the-Scenes Garden Tour, set for Saturday, June 18. Eight gardens, all […]

C. ‘Fairy Blue’ is often sold as syn. ‘Crystal Fountain’ Once upon a time, I was feeling smug about all the various plant groups I was collecting in my garden, […]

The Chelsea Garden Show is over for 2011. But wait! We’d like to know which gardens you think are the most interesting and intriguing. Which gardens provide you with the […]

The OAN publishes a monthly publication for the nursery trade called Digger magazine. In May, there was an article written by Oregon State University staff at the North Willamette Research […]

Reprinted with permission by All Seasons Plants from their May 18 e-newsletter Answer: the much-loved ladybug. Otherwise known as ladybird, or lady beetle. Or lady cow. Or golden knop, or […]

It was on a day like today—sunny and the perfect temperature—that I visited the Smith Garden as part of the American Rhododendron Society (ARS) Annual International Convention. Hidden away in […]

According to the Regional Water Providers Consortium, the Portland metro area can use two to three times as much water in the summer months as in the winter months due […]

As hard as it is to wait, let your soil dry out before you work it—or even walk on it very much—advises Carol Westergreen, owner of Out in the Garden […]

I’m adding new plants to my garden all the time, but I’m not always very good at checking how they are doing, especially perennials. (In fact, sometimes I don’t even […]

Adapted from the April e-newsletter from HydrangeasPlus® The three essential components of fertilizer are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, the N-P-K numbers on any fertilizer. Nitrogen (N) is for healthy green […]