Street of Dreams – Sherwood’s Denali Summit
Whether you are looking for your dream home, wanting to build a new home or getting ready to remodel or redecorate your current home, you will find your inspiration at […]
Growing beautiful roses this summer
Roses have been adored as a symbol of beauty and love for thousands of years. If you haven’t grown them yet, you might have heard they are fussy – a […]
The universal garden
Gardening can be accessible to everyone, if good design and practices are put into place Gardening is one of the more therapeutic things a person can do — emotionally, mentally […]
Low-water, high-appeal shrubs
Native and climate-adapted varieties save water and add beauty to modern garden landscapes In the 1980s, the utility Denver Water coined the term “xeriscape” by combining the word “landscape” with […]
Benefits of bats
These marvelous flying mammals help control insect pests wherever they call home With a swish of his cape, Count Dracula ruined the reputation of bats forevermore. Maybe. In the 125 years since […]
What to do in the garden in June
June is a great month for gardening. It has great weather, long days, pleasant evenings and, typically, mild weather. (We know, try telling that to the 2021 Heat Dome, which […]
Show-stealing shrubs
These specimen-sized favorites command the spotlight
Most gardens have a diversity of plants, usually with a representation of at least one or two categories. This would include annuals, perennials, shrubs, vines and trees. In the urban […]
Darcy added to OSU agricultural Diamond Pioneer Registry
Oregon-based gardening writer and broadcaster Mike Darcy, who writes regularly in the Plant Something Oregon Newsletter, has been inducted into the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences Diamond Pioneer […]
Drink your rhubarb
When you’re swimming in pie plant, turn those crimson red stalks into a drink called ‘shrub’ Rhubarb is an especially prolific vegetable crop in Oregon. Good thing it’s so versatile […]
Home-grown habitats
Tips for picking pollinator-attracting plants for your garden Pollinators need our help. From birds and bees to butterflies and other crucial insects, pollinators’ numbers are declining as loss of habitat, […]