Plants for Early Spring
Pining for spring? In the Pacific Northwest, there are lots of plants to collect in your garden that will get spring off to an early start and lift your spirits. […]
Good Intentions
Already the soggy community garden plot beckons. Barney, my adorable golden retriever, and I walk by it regularly in the local park. It doesn’t look very appealing at the moment; […]
Tallest Pine
On January 3, 2011, Mario Vaden and Michael Taylor found four very tall Ponderosa pines in the Siskiyou National Forest of southern Oregon; each is tall enough to be a […]
Strolling the garden path
By guest blogger Elizabeth Petersen Photo: Elizabeth Petersen Garden paths are especially important this time of year, when they keep your feet dry on the way to the compost pile. […]
The Plant List – Getting a Handle on Accepted Latin Names
By Gardennia nutiiI came across an amazing project this morning: The Plant List. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden are working together to list all known plant […]
The Sustainable Garden
Many Portland area gardeners are focusing on sustainable gardening practices. This is nothing new, but what does it really mean to gardeners and garden design? Photo: Jamie Coughlin I want […]
Garden Tool Maintenance
Perhaps this is as good a reason as any for me to make a new year’s resolution (something I seldom do): I know I should take better care of my […]
Spring gardens shows!
Save the date for the 2011 Yard, Garden & Patio Show presented by Dennis’ 7 Dees: February 18-20 at the Oregon Convention Center. It’s the first garden show of the […]
Let Them Go Green….Again?
By Gardennia nutii What to do with those holiday poinsettias? How about letting them go green just in time for the St. Patrick’s Day holiday? This is the exact sentiment […]
Let Playing Dogs Roll….
By Gardennia nutiiI’ve learned to embrace unintended consequences. For example, the lovely flower show that resulted when Prunella vulgaris took over my lawn after I neglected weeding chores. Another wonderful […]