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 […]
Retail Nursery Spotlight – Red Ridge Farms
Visit Red Ridge Farms in the heart of Oregon Wine Country. Shop edible and medicinal herbs, lavender, olive trees, unique shrubs, perennials, seasonal color, pottery, gifts and art. 5510 N.E. […]
Offer nectar to tempt hummingbirds to the garden
Hummingbirds are garden jewels, as beautiful as they are valuable. Each weighing less than a nickel, hummingbirds play an important role in the garden as pollinators and insect predators. Five […]
Peel off the layers of growing artichokes
With deeply lobed silver leaves and a 3-foot stature, the artichoke unfolds as much mystery in the garden as it does on the dinner table. Used to set off any […]
Boxwood blight
Western Oregon homeowners with boxwood shrubs should keep their eyes peeled in early spring for signs of a disease that’s been making gradual headway in the state. Boxwood blight first showed […]
Seeds of inspiration
Confession time: I am a seed catalog hoarder. Especially during winter months, I can’t resist the beautiful books full of pages upon pages of the promise of spring! Right now, […]
Mason bees go to work early in the season before honey bees emerge
For mason bees, the wait for their first meal is a long one, nine months or more while they wait for the day to emerge, sun themselves a bit and […]
No need for tears if you plant onions soon
Get onions in the ground in spring and avoid heartbreak when it comes time to harvest big, beautiful bulbs this summer. Plant as soon as the soil is dry enough […]
Garden Gala at The Oregon Garden
You’re invited to the Garden Gala at The Oregon GardenAll gardeners and plant enthusiasts are invited to network with other exuberant growers at the Garden Gala at The Oregon Garden, […]