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A natural enemy has arrived to help control the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive pest that devastates gardens and crops, particularly orchard fruits and nuts. The samurai wasp (Trissolcus […]
Ned’s Bash A fundraiser for the Ned Jaquith Foundation a 501(c)(3) organization supporting bamboo research. Saturday, July 29 – Bamboo Garden 18900 NW Collins Road North Plains, OR 97133 Starting […]
One small seed is all it takes to produce the gigantic pumpkins entered in fierce competitions around the world, including the record set in 2016 with a 2,624.6-pounder that weighed […]
When Paul Jackson’s son graduated from high school, he received an unconventional but welcome gift – six yards of pea gravel. “He wanted a Zen rock garden,” Jackson said. “He […]
When it comes to small gardens, every plant, path and patio matters. “Everything has to function well, fit well and flow well,” said Eileen Obermiller, a landscape architect and Oregon […]
OAN president Mark Bigej appeared on KATU-2’s AM Northwest recently to talk about the benefits of gardening and the economic impact of Oregon’s nearly $1 billion nursery industry. You can […]
It’s spring and that means it’s time to start slugging it out with one of the gardener’s most familiar, frustrating and certainly slimiest pests. You guessed it, slugs are ready […]
Brown and bare spots on lawns in western Oregon – some spanning large areas – are the result of a heavier-than-usual crane fly outbreak. “Some years are worse than others […]
Bloom Season May 12 to May 31, 2017Display gardens are open from dawn to dusk The annual celebration of Irises at Schreiner’s Iris Gardens in Salem, Oregon is only a […]
David Coon is on a mission. Not exactly a Mission Impossible save-the-world mission; more of a quest. He’s out to educate others about the potential for unusual vegetables in the […]
