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The interest in and demand for community gardens in the Portland metro area and throughout Oregon has increased dramatically in the past few years. This surge of demand has put […]

A nursery friend shared this link with me. He serves on the board of Oregon Community Trees so we share a love of trees. A group of climbers scale Oregon’s […]

Community gardens are top of mind these days for me. I was just notified that I am now the proud (and slightly overwhelmed) renter of a 12-ft. by 12-ft. community […]

By Gardennia nutii The Union of Concerned Scientists just published “The Climate Friendly Gardener: A Guide to Combating Global Warming from the Ground Up”. This is a very educational and […]

Rare Plant Research is having a special 3 hour, 10% off sale and open garden for the public June 19th from 10am to 1 pm at 11900 S. Criteser Rd. […]

I was visiting local artist Patrick Gracewood at his studio/home/garden. In addition to being a wonderfully talented sculptor and artist, he is an avid gardener that takes great care when […]

March 17, 2010 Story of the Week from Oregon Department of Agriculture [Editor’s note: I happen to avoid using pesticides and do things as organically as possible in my garden […]

By Gardennia nutii I grow a lot of herbs. They are fragrant and beautiful, and gathering herbs for a meal satiates the “gatherer” part of my instinctual needs. I’m sure […]

I recently visited Oregon Small Trees, the destination of the June Random Acts of Gardening nursery tour (you have until June 15 to register for the tour). Not surprisingly—because it […]

I planted several Clematis around the base of an old and very tall mock orange (Philadelphus). The shrub looks a little forlorn until it leafs out fully and blooms, which, […]