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Information provided by  Meta®/Lonza, a sponsor of the Yard, Garden & Patio Show and “Earthworms in Your Garden May Help Prevent Invasive Slugs from Devouring Plants,” a blog by Mohi […]

You won’t see cat or “What does the fox say” videos on Random Acts of Gardening even though they are all the rage. But what I will share with you […]

Colocasia (left to right) ‘Blue Hawaii’, ‘Elepaio’, ‘Mojito’ and ‘Thailand Giant’ I was at Longwood Gardens in September for an International Trial Gardens Conference. The gardens, renowned for its conservatory—click […]

Editor’s Note: This information first came to my attention when I read Bart Ziegler’s October 4, 2013 column in The Wall Street Journal titled “‘Crowdsourcing’ Comes to the Garden.” Ziegler […]

Once upon a time, 25 years ago, a young(ish) new homeowner accompanied a much wiser more experienced gardening friend to one of her favorite places to shop for plants. I’m […]

The season is changing: more darkness and less light; more rain and fewer dry, sunny days; predominantly green leaves turning to reds, golds and russets; and more time spent inside […]

Information provided by Meta®/Lonza, a sponsor of the Yard, Garden & Patio Show, and Oregon State University. Taking action in the fall, gardeners can limit a major slug or snail […]

Information courtesy of Colorblends, a wholesale bulb company [Editor’s Note: The planting technique described below should work for all bulbs. For glorious Oregon-grown bulbs, check out Wooden Shoe Bulb Company […]

I had the pleasure of attending a work-related conference at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Penn. I know, I know: Pinch me, I’m working! In the coming weeks, I thought I […]

Photo credit: FastCoDesign.com Sometimes the stars align and serendipity results. Today, as I was trying to stay abreast of my work-related e-mails and trade e-newsletters, I encountered two outside-the-box random […]