Author : Mike Darcy

Visiting other gardens and talking with other gardeners is a favorite pastime of mine. Doing so is often a regular item on my calendar, especially during the spring and summer […]

Trees provide so much for our planet and for our very existence, and yet they require so little in return. Their roots help hold the soil together, the leaves give […]

Sometimes a word that gardeners often use can convey different meanings, depending on the context. The speaker’s intended meaning can be quite different from what the listener hears or understands. […]

What’s your vision for your garden, and what makes you go to a particular garden center? Sometimes it’s helpful to hear what other gardeners do and consider for yourself what […]

Roses are not generally grown for their foliage, yet when I visited a garden recently, the new growth I saw was primarily red. This particular rose garden had more than […]

There are many choices when it comes to trees for our home gardens. The selection process deserves some research, which unfortunately is often neglected. Of course, the ultimate size of […]

There is not much to dislike about hummingbirds in the garden, and many gardeners will select plants that specifically, when flowering, will attract them. Gardeners often refer to these plants […]

When driving through a neighborhood from early spring through mid-summer, sometimes even late winter, the likelihood of seeing rhododendrons blooming is very high. Whether it is an older established neighborhood, […]

When Thomas Johnson was 8, his mother gave him the record “Let Me Be There” by Olivia Newton-John. Even at that young age, the song, the music, and the lyrics […]

If ever there was an optimist, it was Don Sprague, founder and owner of Don Sprague Sales and Garden Gallery Iron Works in Hubbard, Oregon. Don was well known throughout […]