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Bem-vindo! In the 15th and 16th century, Portugal, a small country located south and west of Spain on the Iberian Peninsula, was a global power. Its influence didn’t reach as […]

“It’s not graceful, and it makes one hot,” wrote Elizabeth Countess von Arnim, busily planting her German garden in the 1890s, “but it is a blessed sort of work, and […]

My neighbors cut down their huge laurel hedge. Generally, I’m not a fan of overgrown laurel and I can’t blame them for wanting to reclaim a significant portion of their […]

Wikipedia: The underlying structure of a Japanese garden is determined by the architecture; that is, the framework of enduring elements such as buildings, verandas and terraces, paths, tsukiyama (artificial hills), […]

Barney, my adorable golden retriever, loves to help me in the garden. When I am digging a hole or examining a plant close-up, he’s right there with that big nose […]

Have you heard this before? Q: When is the best time to plant a tree?A: Twenty years ago. The next best time is today! A new project in Milan, Italy, […]

Imagine strolling down a cypress-lined French country road that leads your gaze to rolling hills of pasture, fragrant fields of lavender, and your destination: a rustic estate. Your footsteps echo […]

Adapted from information provided by http://www.poinsettiaday.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_pulcherrima Celebrate the best selling potted plant in the U.S. and Canada on Poinsettia Day, December 12. The date marks the death of […]

Larry Arendt, owner of Arendt’s Christmas Tree Farm, planted Noble and Frasier firs a few years back as part of his retirement strategy. He decided he wanted to let the […]

This year in Portland, Ore., the official first frost occurred on October 25. Leaf color depends on weather, so were conditions this year better than many for producing the stunning […]