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As the garden winds down and you pick the season’s last vegetables let some plants go to seed and harvest them for planting next year. “Saving seed can be really […]

Lawns languish in the heat of summer unless showered with the water they require to thrive. But not to worry, the grass isn’t dead. Come fall when the rains start […]

No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plan for cover crops. If you’re not acquainted with cover crops, here’s […]

As a child Harry Olson tended sunflowers in his parents’ garden, watching them sprout and stretch twice as big as his small frame. In more than 65 years since, he’s […]

Thirty dedicated Oregon State University Master Gardener volunteers have been recognized for service to their counties and communities. The awardees are among more than 3,300 people trained by the OSU […]

Impressed by compost’s contribution to the soil, gardeners conferred on it the nickname “black gold.” Even more beneficial worm castings could take the title “black diamonds.” Just ask true believer […]

“I didn’t know that it would kill the honeybees.” That’s what homeowners often tell me after using an insecticide in the garden and seeing dead honeybees all over the ground. […]

Though they look tropical and taste exotic, figs grow fine in the long corridor of western Oregon, where the climate offers not-too-cold winters and hot-enough summers. “I get a lot […]

Though the first half of July was determinedly unlike summer, saving water is a keystone to responsible gardening no matter the weather. “We have a role to play in preserving […]

Fragile, beautiful and fascinating, butterflies flutter their way into our gardens and seem to just as quickly wing their way out. It isn’t because they necessarily want to leave, said […]