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The 2012 Yard, Garden & Patio Show seems like a distant memory, but there were a lot of ideas at the show that I thought worthy of sharing. (Click here […]

By Ashley Gangle, Pleasant Hill Nursery In Japan, flowering cherry trees are a source of great national pride. Picnicking under the cherry trees every spring is a tradition called Hanami. […]

Mary-Kate, a fellow gardener, and I set out to visit a few nurseries around the Eugene area about this time last year. We had such a delightful time and diverse […]

Dan Hilburn, Plant Division Administrator at the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), has a big job. He and his ODA colleagues are responsible for protecting Oregon from invasive plants, pests […]

There were no “raindrops on roses” at the 2012 Yard, Garden & Patio Show, but I did find many favorite things. I’ll share mine. Will you share yours? In no […]

“Three blue beans in a blue bladder” was an ancient tongue twister. I’ve been learning a lot about vegetables from Rebecca Rupp’s How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but […]

Everywhere but in the plant world, Jack Frost is a sprite-like character with roots in Viking lore. Quoting Wikipedia, in the U.S., “Jack Frost is a variant of Old Man […]

Check out the timelapse video of the Showcase Gardens coming together. It’s an amazing process and we hope you, your family and friends enjoy the results.

I have to watch myself, especially around plants and gardens. I’m seduced by the color and texture of plants and the infinite combination possibilities. Perhaps you know the feeling, too. […]

We finally have an excuse to start scratching the gardening itch: garden shows! I headed up to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle with friends for a sneak […]