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 […]
Annual celebration of Irises at Schreiner’s Iris Gardens
BLOOM SEASON MAY 10 TO MAY 31 The annual celebration of Irises at Schreiner’s Iris Gardens in Salem, Oregon is only a couple of weeks away! Every year, thousands of […]
Master gardeners share stories of missteps and successes
We all make gardening mistakes, some more serious than others. Planting an invasive plant will plague you for years. Putting the right plant in the wrong place can be fairly […]
Clematis garden tours feature tours, speakers, silent auction
The Friends of the Rogerson Clematis Collection will host the 12th annual Inviting Vines event May 25, 2019 at Luscher Farm City Park, 125 Rosemont Ave, Lake Oswego, Oregon. The […]
Let soil temperature guide you when planting vegetables
Spring is here and you’re raring to get your garden in. Well, hold on just a minute. Sowing seed or planting seedlings at the wrong time will bring nothing but […]
Attracting monarch butterflies with milkweed plants
Strange as it may seem, plants and clothes have some traits that make them parallel to one another. Clothes are fashionable. New styles appear every year, but there are always […]