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One of my favorite things to do is visit nurseries. My bank account doesn’t benefit from this passion, but my garden and soul rejoice! Since February, I’d been thinking about […]

Flutterby Grande™ Peach Cobbler from Ball Ornamentals, bred by Peter Podaras of Cornell University, N.Y. In Oregon, the Oregon Department of Agriculture officially classified the species butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, […]

It’s inevitable that we lose plants along our gardening journey. But thank goodness, in spite of the many things that could go wrong, many plants survive and thrive. I consider […]

Information courtesy of Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Blueberry lovers rejoice! A straightforward, non-technical guide to growing blueberries anywhere in the U.S. will have you picking your favorite berries in […]

Certain areas of the country are good at growing particular crops: corn in the mid-west, citrus in Florida and California, and nursery stock (and many other agricultural crops) in Oregon. […]

I spent the day with a group of landscape designers, volunteers, artists and homeowners involved in the eighth annual Behind-the-Scenes Garden Tour, set for Saturday, June 18. Eight gardens, all […]

C. ‘Fairy Blue’ is often sold as syn. ‘Crystal Fountain’ Once upon a time, I was feeling smug about all the various plant groups I was collecting in my garden, […]

The Chelsea Garden Show is over for 2011. But wait! We’d like to know which gardens you think are the most interesting and intriguing. Which gardens provide you with the […]

The OAN publishes a monthly publication for the nursery trade called Digger magazine. In May, there was an article written by Oregon State University staff at the North Willamette Research […]

Reprinted with permission by All Seasons Plants from their May 18 e-newsletter Answer: the much-loved ladybug. Otherwise known as ladybird, or lady beetle. Or lady cow. Or golden knop, or […]