Random Acts of Gardening

Once upon a time, 25 years ago, a young(ish) new homeowner accompanied a much wiser more experienced gardening friend to one of her favorite places to shop for plants. I’m […]

The season is changing: more darkness and less light; more rain and fewer dry, sunny days; predominantly green leaves turning to reds, golds and russets; and more time spent inside […]

Information provided by Meta®/Lonza, a sponsor of the Yard, Garden & Patio Show, and Oregon State University. Taking action in the fall, gardeners can limit a major slug or snail […]

Information courtesy of Colorblends, a wholesale bulb company [Editor’s Note: The planting technique described below should work for all bulbs. For glorious Oregon-grown bulbs, check out Wooden Shoe Bulb Company […]

I had the pleasure of attending a work-related conference at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Penn. I know, I know: Pinch me, I’m working! In the coming weeks, I thought I […]

Photo credit: FastCoDesign.com Sometimes the stars align and serendipity results. Today, as I was trying to stay abreast of my work-related e-mails and trade e-newsletters, I encountered two outside-the-box random […]

Illumination Flame Digiplexis Is it just me, or does everyone want the newest plant on the block? Garden centers are always on the lookout for the newest varieties that will […]

Barney loves to play dirty! Governor John Kitzhaber has declared that September will be “Fall is for Planting Month” in the state of Oregon (click here to see the proclamation). […]

Hostas are a go-to plant for me because they thrive in shadier conditions, offer bold foliage and are a low maintenance plant. This year I added dozens of cultivars to […]

From BBC News as reported by Greenhouse Management, a trade publication [Editor’s Note: Plants have the ability to do many things including making us happy and giving us oxygen to […]