Water to the Weather
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 […]
Patience, my dear. Patience.
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 […]
New Spring Stars
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 […]
Gardening ABC’s—or rather NPK’s
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 […]
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 […]