Random Acts of Gardening

This is truly a random act of sharing. It doesn’t directly relate to gardening. But it does relate to the impact pollution has on the environment in such a clever […]

To help gardeners choose reliable plants, some associations come up with their plant(s) of the year. Great Plant Picks (www.greatplantpicks.org) is a wonderful resource for gardeners in the Northwest, west […]

Spring has sprung and to help feed our gardening fix, the number of plant sales is growing with each passing week. Here are a few to add to your calendar: […]

By Gardennia nutiiOver the years I’ve collected a lot of clippers, shears and shovels. One reason for my extensive collection is that they tend to get misplaced and then uncovered, […]

Save the date! Saturday, April 3, 2010 is GardenPalooza, featuring 50 nurseries and garden vendors. If you didn’t get your fill of wonderful plants, garden art and greenhouses at Yard, […]

In our eagerness to clean up the garden and start new outdoor projects, we often use muscles groups we haven’t exercised for most of the winter months. At the end […]

By Gardennia nutiiI lost a gardening friend this past fall; my neighbor Janet who was one of the most wonderful people I’ve met. She made it a point to look […]

Random Acts of Gardening readers got a sneak peek at the construction of the Yard, Garden & Patio Show (YGP) display gardens on Wednesday, Feb. 10, two days before the […]

Condensed from a Pacific Coast Nurseryman article by Kathleen Pyle, February 2010Photos courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries Hellebores are a favorite of many gardeners at this time of year. I […]

Paying attention—really paying attention—to the small or everyday things, can bring wonder, joy and happiness into our lives. The garden is a perfect place to cultivate this type of awareness […]