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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 […]

Ashley Gangle, Pleasant Hill Nursery Photo courtesy of Pleasant Hill Nursery ‘Shirobana’ spirea is most often recognized for its flower color. Well, I should say flower “colors,” as this plant […]

Café Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh Garden styles from around the world will be interpreted in the showcase gardens at Yard, Garden & Patio Show presented by Dennis’ […]

When asked at the 2011 Gardenpalooza (April) to select one of her favorite plants, Pat Thompson, owner of Secret Garden Growers, chose Tulbaghia violacea ‘Silver Lace’. The specialty retail nursery […]

Contorted trees and trees with character are a distinguishing feature of formal Chinese gardens. The Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, is no exception. John Stone was the landscape […]

You name your children and pets. You can even have a star named after someone (or you). Now you have an opportunity to name a plant.Encore® Azalea is having a […]