Architecture & Design

HOME DESIGN

Rummer Revival

During the ’60s and ’70s, Robert Rummer built nearly 1,000 iconic post-and-beam style homes in Oregon. This is the story of one.

08/01/2014

GARDENING

Is Your Garden Ready for Dose of Danger?

Decked out in spikes and spines, these perilous plants are water-friendly, beautiful, and just a little bit scary.

07/01/2014 By Kate Bryant

GARDEN DESIGN

Sit Pretty with High-Design Outdoor Furniture

Tips for plotting the perfect garden living room (Adirondack lovers, beware!)

06/02/2014 By Kate Bryant

GARDEN DESIGN

A Wild and Playful Portland Garden

Crafted humor, whimsical color, and seriously lush horticulture blend in one of the city's greatest backyards.

05/01/2014 By Randy Gragg

HABITAT

The Next Generation of Houseplants and Terrariums

Think outside the pot with these new design-savvy houseplant options.

04/02/2014 By Kate Bryant

Slideshow

Third Annual Modern Home Tour

03/27/2014

GARDENING

Urban Farm Store Relocating to SE Powell

After a forced closure of their Belmont flagship due to ice and snow damage, the backyard farm experts are back in business.

03/13/2014 By Allison Jones

HOME DESIGN

Cedar & Moss's Modern Lighting

Bright ideas for the contemporary home from the former vice president of Schoolhouse Electric

03/03/2014 By Zach Dundas

GET OUT AND GROW

Spring Food and Farm Workshops for Chefs and Gardeners

Grab a seed catalogue, gardening books, and make plans to attend one of these timely food and farm events.

02/13/2014 By Kristin Leigh

HOME DESIGN

An Elegant Kitchen Remodel Compromise

A sleek renovation captures a Woodlawn couple’s complementary style.

02/03/2014 Photography by Amara Holstein

RETAIL SCOUT

Introducing: Budd & Finn

A cute new Old Town shop expresses its owner's love of home, eclectic design, rescue animals, and birds. Lots of birds.

12/16/2013 By Ally Bordas

LIGHTING

Birth of a Brand: Cedar & Moss

A Schoolhouse Electric veteran launches a refined, Euro-accented lighting line of her own.

12/10/2013 By Zach Dundas

HABITAT

Pink Martini Bandleader Thomas Lauderdale’s Tailored Loft

The famously cluttered loft was a fitting perch for the eclectic collector and historian. Then interior designer Philip Iosca arrived.

11/01/2013 By Randy Gragg Photography by Lincoln Barbour

PLANTWISE

How to Get Rid of Your Lawn

Ditch the grass in favor of garden beds and flowers—without breaking your back

10/01/2013 By Kate Bryant

RECIPE

Make the Most of the Tomato Boom

2013's substantial summer signaled success for tomato plants in home garden plots around Portland. Now that the harvest is peaking, it's time to make panzanella!

09/17/2013 By Kristin Belz

READ EM AND EAT

Cast-Iron Solutions for Zucchini Overload

In their updated Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, Seattle-based authors Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne solve the annual gardener's dilemma with summer squash pancakes.

09/04/2013 By Allison Jones

GARDENING

Plantwise: Autumn Colors without Trees

How to bring the beauty of fall to your home garden, without the space-hogging branches.

09/03/2013 By Kate Bryant

OUT AND ABOUT

Green on Green Garden Tour 2013

Six inspiring North Portland gardens on tour to benefit the Portland Reading Foundation

08/30/2013 By Kate Bryant

OUT AND ABOUT

Hardy Plant Society of Oregon Fall Plant Fest 2013

Get ready to plant up a garden this fall at Portland's best fall plant sale featuring a lecture by water-wise gardening expert David Salman

08/26/2013 By Kate Bryant