Vernonia Garden Tour
June 29 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Spencer City Park, 199 Bridge St, Vernonia, OR 97064 vernoniagardentour.webflow.io Vernonia Improvement Project is hosting a garden tour to benefit the Vernonia City Parks. 8-10 […]
Help deter wildfires around homes with appropriate landscaping
Drawing a line around the house with fire-resistant landscapes can mean the difference between a home consumed by flames and one left standing. “Fire specialists often show pictures of houses […]
Sweeten up summer by growing strawberries
Whether dipped in chocolate, tossed in a fruit salad or eaten naked, strawberries say summer in a big way. But they aren’t always cheap or sweet when bought at the […]
Barring wildlife helps get your space back
When it comes to sharing space, humans and wildlife don’t see eye to eye. “Our homes and gardens often overlap with spaces and resources used by wild animals, both native […]
Retail Nursery Spotlight – Blooming Junction
A complete garden center on a beautiful old farmstead, offering perennials, herbs, edible plants, grasses, shade trees, shrubs and annuals, plus farm grown produce and locally sourced grocery items and […]
5 easy ways to be sustainable in the garden
As the gardening season gets started in earnest, you may want to think about how you can be kinder on the environment – and your wallet, too. “Everyone can be […]
Horticultural Expert to Speak on Garden Mulches
Contact: Sherry Sheng, clackamasmg@gmail.com Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott will offer an extensive presentation on “Mulches: The Good, The Bad, and The Really, Really Ugly” at the monthly meeting of Clackamas County […]
Popularity of native plants on the rise
As you celebrate spring, get your hands in the soil and start buying plants to decorate your garden, consider the benefits of natives. “There’s a new aesthetic,” said Weston Miller, […]
7 tips for controlling frustrating apple scab
Wet weather, which is bound to come in the weeks ahead, builds potential for apple scab, a fungal disease of apples. The apple scab disease fungus overwinters on dead apple […]
22nd Annual Camas Plant & Garden Fair
Save the date for the 22nd Annual Camas Plant & Garden Fair in Downtown Camas. The day before Mother’s Day, Saturday, May 11th, 9am-4pm. Gorgeous plants, trees, and flowers galore […]