Gardening is a healthy form of stress relief — and it pays dividends in the form of continuous beauty throughout the spring and summer. Or as Walter Sedlacek of Laurel Bay Gardens, a retail garden center in Florence, Oregon, put it: “Gardening is therapy!” The COVID-19 pandemic has curtailed many activities, but gardening doesn’t necessarily […]
Author: Curt Kipp
Curt Kipp is the director of publications and communications at the Oregon Association of Nurseries.
In the Garden with Mike Darcy radio show cancelled
Longtime radio show host Mike Darcy is looking for a new home for his In the Garden radio show. Its longtime broadcast home, Portland-based KXL 101 FM, has discontinued the weekly Saturday morning broadcast after 35 years on the air. The final show will air December 31, 2016. Station officials told Darcy they will replace […]
Guide helps you find your Christmas tree
Looking for a Christmas tree? The Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association has published an online guide that lists 36 U-cut tree farms in Oregon and 26 more in Washington state. Some of the U-cut farms begin operation prior to the Thanksgiving weekend, while the majority open the first weekend after Thanksgiving. Information provided on the […]
GardenPalooza set for Saturday, April 2
The 14th annual GardenPalooza event will take place from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016 in the beautiful tree-lined setting of Country Grains at Fir Point Farm, 14601 Arndt Rd., Aurora — just south of Portland. Gardening is Oregon’s most popular activity, and there will be plenty at GardenPalooza for gardeners to see, do […]
Yard, Garden & Patio Show Set for Feb. 12–14
As everyone knows, the annual Yard, Garden & Patio Show marks the unofficial start of gardening season here in Oregon! This year’s edition will be held February 12–14, 2016 at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd N.E., Portland. Hours will be as follows: Friday, February 12 from 10am–7pm Saturday February 13 […]
Plant Nerd Night will be March 4
Mark your calendars, plant nerds! The 15th annual Plant Nerd Night will be held Friday, March 4, 2016 at Lake Bible Church, 4565 S.W. Carman Drive, Lake Oswego. All are welcome; admission is free. The event is presented by KXL 101 FM Radio and Mike Darcy, host of the In the Garden radio show, which […]