More colorful, or just my imagination?
This year in Portland, Ore., the official first frost occurred on October 25. Leaf color depends on weather, so were conditions this year better than many for producing the stunning […]
Spirea japonica ‘Shirobana’
Ashley Gangle, Pleasant Hill Nursery Photo courtesy of Pleasant Hill Nursery ‘Shirobana’ spirea is most often recognized for its flower color. Well, I should say flower “colors,” as this plant […]
Garden Events and Classes
EVENTS November 13, 1-4pm – Pre-Holiday Taste Fest, Red Ridge Farms (Dayton)—This is a first-ever chance to sample a delicious assortment of appetizers featuring our gourmet food products, while sipping […]
Think Global. Garden Local.
Café Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh Garden styles from around the world will be interpreted in the showcase gardens at Yard, Garden & Patio Show presented by Dennis’ […]
A Top 10 Perennial!
When asked at the 2011 Gardenpalooza (April) to select one of her favorite plants, Pat Thompson, owner of Secret Garden Growers, chose Tulbaghia violacea ‘Silver Lace’. The specialty retail nursery […]
Trees with Character
Contorted trees and trees with character are a distinguishing feature of formal Chinese gardens. The Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, is no exception. John Stone was the landscape […]
Name this Plant
You name your children and pets. You can even have a star named after someone (or you). Now you have an opportunity to name a plant.Encore® Azalea is having a […]
Year of the Heuchera
H. ‘Peach Crisp’Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries The National Garden Bureau Inc. (NGB) is declaring 2012 the Year of the Heuchera, Herb and Geranium (actually Pelargoniums). Each year representatives […]
Singing the Blues
Photo courtesy of Tokyo Nylon Girls Perhaps blue M&Ms, which were introduced in 1995, started the love affair with things-that-shouldn’t-be-blue. I, for one, wasn’t in favor of adding blue […]
Best of the Rest
Photo taken at Swan Island Dahlias Best Flower Name – Swan Island Dahlias still has thousands of dahlias in bloom. I had to laugh when I saw a dahlia named […]