Clematis garden tours feature tours, speakers, silent auction
The Friends of the Rogerson Clematis Collection will host the 12th annual Inviting Vines event May 25, 2019 at Luscher Farm City Park, 125 Rosemont Ave, Lake Oswego, Oregon. The […]
Retail Nursery Spotlight – Red Ridge Farms
Visit Red Ridge Farms in the heart of Oregon Wine Country. Shop edible and medicinal herbs, lavender, olive trees, unique shrubs, perennials, seasonal color, pottery, gifts and art. 5510 N.E. […]
Camas Plant & Garden Fair
May 13, 2017 Hours: Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm Contact Phone: 360-833-8371 Contact Email: plantfair@downtowncamas.com The Downtown Camas Association is pleased to announce the 20th Annual Camas Plant & […]
Waterwise Gardening with Kids this Summer
Photo: Getty Images Information provided by the Regional Water Providers Consortium (RWPC) Using resources wisely and understanding water conservation is important in the Portland metro area. Portland receives about 37 […]
Edibles Amongst the Ornamentals
Rhubarb, Allium and Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Red Tip I am a proponent of tucking edibles in amongst ornamental plants. But this garden design strategy has its drawbacks, especially when the pleasing […]
Wrangling Garden Hoses
I do a lot of hand watering of my garden. One of the most frustrating things about gardening for me is keeping the garden hoses unkinked and not in a […]
The Star of the Yard
The mock orange as viewed from my living room window I see it. I smell it. I love it. It’s an exclamation point in my garden. I’m talking about the […]
Roses = Shrubs
Honey Perfume, a Florabunda Rose Shrubs provide structure, texture, color and scale to gardens. They are sometimes evergreen and often deciduous. And ideally they are low maintenance. Most often they […]
Tidbits about Tomatoes
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes – Photo: WikiCommons It’s May 17 and today’s the day I bought tomato plants—at Garden Fever! this year—for my community garden plot. I intended to buy only […]
Favorite Garden Vignette…of the Moment
The view is always a little bit different each time I wander out into the garden. Yesterday, the part of the garden I kept coming back to actually is a […]