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After we have had a few warm, dry spring days, gardeners usually begin thinking about planting tomatoes. We seem to be finally warming up and seeing more sun breaks than […]

Jesse Garcia likes kale – he really likes kale. So, when his crop got infested with cabbage worms, he came up with a novel approach to pest control. Garcia, an […]

Great Plant Picks program highlights selections that perform consistently in the Pacific Northwest Over the last several years, many areas around the country have experienced prolonged droughts, excessively hot temperatures, […]

About 10 years ago, succulents began an extraordinary rise in popularity. They turned up everywhere – on windowsills, in wreaths and centerpieces, arranged in frames, even dyed. Nowadays, succulents are […]

Annuals live a short, sweet life. They bloom, make seed and die. Fortunately for us, they return year after year if left to go to seed. Besides being lovely to […]

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 […]

Now that many people are staying home, interest in gardening – especially edible gardening – has skyrocketed. Strawberries are a no brainer for both beginning and experienced gardeners and you’ll […]

Gardening grants us solace – research bears that out. Digging in the soil is good for our mental health and we need that more than ever as we follow Gov. […]

While you’re weeding and seeding and planting and pruning, there’s one more thing to put on your plate: dividing. Dividing is a matter of digging up plants, prying them apart […]

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 […]