In like mint
When this sweet, versatile herb sprouts, you’ll know spring has sprung Few things awaken my palate to the changing produce season, from winter to spring, as when I see the […]
Tips-to-tops carrots
Carrots are available year-round, although arguably the best season to enjoy them at their sweetest, most tender peak is in the spring. You can often find bunches of rainbow-colored carrots […]
Quintillions of reasons to love winter squash
OK, just maybe it’s a bit of an overstatement to say there are a billion-billion reasons to love winter squash. But with so many versatile, vividly colored and flavorful winter […]
Oregon’s pollinator license plate sells out of initial pre-orders
Oregon State University’s Horticulture Department quickly sold out of pre-orders on its newly designed “pollinator paradise” license plate, which aims to celebrate the more than 600 bee species in the […]
Cook Something Oregon
Welcome to the new seasonal recipe from the Plant Something Oregon test kitchen! Each season, we’ll share cooking tips and curious facts about a seasonal ingredient that can be found […]
Cook Something: Getting to the root of celeriac
Found in abundance at winter farmer’s markets in January and February, celeriac is, in fact, not a root but rather a “hypocotyl.” That’s the name for the bulbous part of […]
Oregon’s lushest gardens
Republished with permission from TravelOregon.com Gardens not only make the world a more beautiful place, they’re good for you. In fact, plants make life healthier. Researchers have found that people […]
Join the Mid-Willamette Earth Challenge
Sometimes, the best place to defend the earth is from your own back yard. The Mid-Willamette Earth Challenge offers families and gardeners the chance to celebrate Earth Day all month […]
Retail Nursery Spotlight – Blooming Junction
A complete garden center on a beautiful old farmstead, offering perennials, herbs, edible plants, grasses, shade trees, shrubs and annuals, plus farm grown produce and locally sourced grocery items and […]
Horticultural Expert to Speak on Garden Mulches
Contact: Sherry Sheng, clackamasmg@gmail.com Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott will offer an extensive presentation on “Mulches: The Good, The Bad, and The Really, Really Ugly” at the monthly meeting of Clackamas County […]