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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden.Photo courtesy of http://www.portlandonline.com/. The Portland area is going to be a popular place this year for plant enthusiasts. I just learned that the American Rhododendron Society […]
As the Director of Marketing for the Oregon Association Nurseries (OAN), I joined the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) because I want to understand how public gardens make plant-related decisions. […]
I read lots of nursery and gardening publications and I’m always keeping an eye out for items that might be of interest to Random Acts of Gardening readers. I came […]
Clematis texensis ‘Princess Diana’. Photo credit Mon Jardin & Ma Maison I had the pleasure of seeing Nicholas Staddon, director of the New Plants Team at Monrovia, at the Northwest […]
I can’t get enough hostas in my garden. I also feel that way about Hellebores, Pulmonarias, Epimediums, dwaft conifers, ferns and Japanese Forest Grass. Like the color black, hostas go […]
Last year I bought a cute little larch (Larix kaempferi ‘Wolterdingen’) from Oregon Small Trees, because it was, well, cute. It was one of those irresistible conifers to which I […]
It’s a big deal! For the first time ever, the American Peony Society (APS) will meet on the west coast. There will be competition flower exhibitions for commercial growers and […]
Photo: Homescaper Garden Photography March 11-13, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland – Camillia Display. Enjoy a display of beautiful cut camellias courtesy of the Oregon Camellia Society. A favorite garden […]
I’ve learned a few things already this year about container gardening—or gardening in vessels, as a Northwest Flower & Garden Show speaker put it. Roanne Robbins talked about Continuous Container […]
By Mike Darcy Although it is not yet spring, I sometimes believe slugs will not be so present this early in the year. Oregon has had a few spells of […]