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By Bill Thorness February is the most hopeful of all months to a gardener. Buds are swelling, shoots are poking and days are lengthening. What else could you want? Well…if […]

The interest in growing food isn’t waning. That’s why you’ll find lots of information about fruit and vegetable gardening at the Yard, Garden & Patio Show’s free seminars. Here’s a brief […]

Pining for spring? In the Pacific Northwest, there are lots of plants to collect in your garden that will get spring off to an early start and lift your spirits. […]

Already the soggy community garden plot beckons. Barney, my adorable golden retriever, and I walk by it regularly in the local park. It doesn’t look very appealing at the moment; […]

On January 3, 2011, Mario Vaden and Michael Taylor found four very tall Ponderosa pines in the Siskiyou National Forest of southern Oregon; each is tall enough to be a […]

By guest blogger Elizabeth Petersen Photo: Elizabeth Petersen Garden paths are especially important this time of year, when they keep your feet dry on the way to the compost pile. […]

By Gardennia nutiiI came across an amazing project this morning: The Plant List. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden are working together to list all known plant […]

Many Portland area gardeners are focusing on sustainable gardening practices. This is nothing new, but what does it really mean to gardeners and garden design? Photo: Jamie Coughlin I want […]

Perhaps this is as good a reason as any for me to make a new year’s resolution (something I seldom do): I know I should take better care of my […]