"I grew Knautia macedonica for the first time last year but have come to adore it. I love how the foliage stays fairly close to the ground, but the flowering stems are these tall, spindly affairs reaching up to 5’ tall. I love how
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"I grew Knautia macedonica for the first time last year but have come to adore it. I love how the foliage stays fairly close to the ground, but the flowering stems are these tall, spindly affairs reaching up to 5’ tall. I love how
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" Panicum ‘Blood Brothers’ – I discovered this last year at Portland Nursery. They only had 3 plants available and I bought one of them on impulse. After I got it home, I realized that it was stunning and drove back th
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" Panicum ‘Blood Brothers’ – I discovered this last year at Portland Nursery. They only had 3 plants available and I bought one of them on impulse. After I got it home, I realized that it was stunning and drove back th
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"I’ve become a huge fan of Agastache over the past few years. They (generally) do really well here in PDX, given decent drainage. Last year I tried ‘Blue Blazes’, a new hybrid from High Country
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"I’ve become a huge fan of Agastache over the past few years. They (generally) do really well here in PDX, given decent drainage. Last year I tried ‘Blue Blazes’, a new hybrid from High Country
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"Schizachyrium ‘Blue Heaven’ – I just got this from Wind Dancer in Salem and it’s stunning. In general, Little Bluestem is a great grass for city gardeners – it’s a bit shorter than most so it’s
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"Schizachyrium ‘Blue Heaven’ – I just got this from Wind Dancer in Salem and it’s stunning. In general, Little Bluestem is a great grass for city gardeners – it’s a bit shorter than most so it’s
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" Astrantia major ‘Roma’ – I had read that they were happy in heavy, wet soil so figured I’d give them a try in a poorly-drained spot where nothing else would grow. They seem to love it there! It really
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" Astrantia major ‘Roma’ – I had read that they were happy in heavy, wet soil so figured I’d give them a try in a poorly-drained spot where nothing else would grow. They seem to love it there! It really
I recently paid a visit to Scott Weber, an avid gardener whose evocative photography graces the pages of his popular blog, Rhone Street Gardens. As it happens, Scott is also on staff at Portland Monthly Magazine in the production department. Scott recently showed me and my friend Josh McCullough around his small but densely packed floral orgy of a garden. I noticed that nearly …
