Tip-toe Through the Tulips
Last Friday was a beautiful day in Oregon so we slipped out of the office and headed to OAN member Wooden Shoe Bulb Company and the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival. […]
I Remember You
By Gardennia nutii We had our first really brilliant day this past Saturday and like many avid gardeners, I spent the day in the yard weeding, planting, pruning, hauling, dividing, […]
Earthly Connections
“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 We owe a […]
ARS Comes to the Pacific Northwest
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden.Photo courtesy of http://www.portlandonline.com/. The Portland area is going to be a popular place this year for plant enthusiasts. I just learned that the American Rhododendron Society […]
Plant Patents
As the Director of Marketing for the Oregon Association Nurseries (OAN), I joined the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) because I want to understand how public gardens make plant-related decisions. […]
Rhododendrons Drink of Choice: Coffee
I read lots of nursery and gardening publications and I’m always keeping an eye out for items that might be of interest to Random Acts of Gardening readers. I came […]
Groundcover Clematis
Clematis texensis ‘Princess Diana’. Photo credit Mon Jardin & Ma Maison I had the pleasure of seeing Nicholas Staddon, director of the New Plants Team at Monrovia, at the Northwest […]
Praying Hands Hosta
I can’t get enough hostas in my garden. I also feel that way about Hellebores, Pulmonarias, Epimediums, dwaft conifers, ferns and Japanese Forest Grass. Like the color black, hostas go […]
Unexpected Signs of Life
Last year I bought a cute little larch (Larix kaempferi ‘Wolterdingen’) from Oregon Small Trees, because it was, well, cute. It was one of those irresistible conifers to which I […]
Peonies Celebrated with First West Coast APS Convention
It’s a big deal! For the first time ever, the American Peony Society (APS) will meet on the west coast. There will be competition flower exhibitions for commercial growers and […]