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Tour de Hives and Bee-Friendly Gardens

and learn how to create a garden that is both beautiful and pollinator-friendly

08/14/2012 By Kate Bryant

get dirty

Crucial Summer Tips to Help Young Trees

It’s the worst time to plant a tree – but the best to water, weed and mulch!

08/13/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Dansk Dances Again

Collecting modern masters? Start small and practical, with reissued classic Dansk enamel cookware.

08/13/2012 By Kristin Belz

Dwellings

Wright Here in Oregon

Frank Lloyd Wright built all over the country, but rarely in the Pacific Northwest. The Gordon House is a welcome – and public – exception.

08/11/2012 By Kristin Belz

things to do

Fern Fiesta

an annual horticultural festival of ferns (and unusual, locally-grown plants)

08/10/2012 By Kate Bryant

free stuff

Zoo Doo!

a fantastic – and free! – local soil amendment resource

08/07/2012 By Kate Bryant

get dirty

Plant Fall Vegetables!

-there’s plenty of time to get a bountiful fall and winter garden growing

08/07/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Rustic Modern Mash-ups

Central Indians weave new life into recycled fabric and plastic to make chairs and stools for Salvage Crafts, on sale via Fab.

08/05/2012 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

The Backstory on Belluschi

Digging into the archives for show and tell about the work of Pietro Belluschi at the Oregon Historical Society’s museum.

08/04/2012 By Kristin Belz

plant pick of the week

Berkheya purpurea: a thistle gone good

A thistle worth growing!

07/30/2012 By Kate Bryant

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Design Guide

Getting Into the Garage Groove

An unofficial guide to the principles of great (or at least good) garages.

07/29/2012 By Kristin Belz

Slide Show

Adirondack Days

The classic American chair lets us lean back into a comfortable summer.

07/28/2012 By Kristin Belz

weekend events

Dance with the Plants!

Summer Garden Festival at Dancing Oaks Nursery

07/27/2012 By Kate Bryant

horticultural travels

Exploring Vancouver, BC’s Luscious Botanical Gardens

VanDusen and University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens

07/25/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Water Works Wonders

Plumbing that reaches a high level of elegance, from Waterworks and its sister Studio.

07/23/2012 By Kristin Belz

upcoming events

Cracked Pots Art Show

It’s the 13th annual "show and sell" for the funky recycled arts institution

07/22/2012 By Kate Bryant

Out and About

Stepping into the Past

From Classical Revival to classic Modernist, five homes worth exploring.

07/21/2012 By Kristin Belz

novel idea

Chowswap

More home-grown or home-made food or produce than you can eat? Here’s your solution!

07/18/2012 By Kate Bryant

Habitat

Breaking Tradition

A Portland couple re–imagines the classic tudor.

07/18/2012 By Amara Holstein

Out and About

Inside the New Moderns

From boathouse to "Treehouse," new Portland modernist homes open up for a tour on Saturday.

07/16/2012 By Kristin Belz

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