SPACES

Holst's Super-Green Willamette Valley House

The Portland firm's gleaming wine-country home achieves a rare sustainability triple crown.

10/15/2013

WEB EXCLUSIVE

An Evening at Thomas Lauderdale's Loft

Sneak a peek inside the Pink Martini bandleader's legendary party palace with our exclusive video.

10/11/2013 Videography by Tuck Woodstock

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

INTRODUCING

Welcome to Lookbook!

Our new design and style blog will cover the city's fast-rising design scenes in all of its forms: home, fashion, spaces, products, ideas, and more

09/30/2013 By Zach Dundas

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

NEWS

North Williams's Growth Spurt

Fresh development (and a just-opened New Seasons Market) remake the North Portland corridor.

09/03/2013 By Marco España

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

DIY

An Open Source for New Furniture

If you like puzzles and aren't afraid of the words "Assembly Required," OpenDesk is for you.

08/21/2013 By Kristin Belz

RECIPES

Tincture Garden Flowers for Ethereal Cocktails

A local perfumer serves up a perfectly simple recipe for making delicious, summery cocktails from the garden

08/19/2013 By Kate Bryant

OUT AND ABOUT

Sustainable Overlook Garden Tour

Take a tour of eight pesticide-free gardens in Overlook - slated to become Portland's first pesticide-free neighborhood!

08/19/2013 By Kate Bryant

DESIGN SCHOOL

Oregon's Guild of Woodworkers

These old school woodlovers are gathering strength to spread their love and knowledge of a primal material.

08/16/2013 By Kristin Belz

OUT AND ABOUT

Catio Tour of Portland

Who says dogs should get all the attention? These cool cats live the cush life, luxuriating on their own outdoor catios.

08/14/2013 By Kristin Belz

Slideshow

Smart Ideas for the Vegetable Garden

08/13/2013

TIPS AND TOOLS

Slide Show: Smart Ideas for the Vegetable Garden

A visit to the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden reveals clever ways to improve your vegetable garden

08/13/2013 By Kate Bryant

DESIRABLES

Americana Portland-style, Circa 2013

Carlino aims to embody all things Portland in its new furniture line.

08/09/2013 By Kristin Belz

SLIDE SHOW

The Glamorous 1950s Home

This 1956 home in the West hills exudes a whimsical elegance not usually found in Northwest mid-century modernism.

08/07/2013 By Kristin Belz

PLANT THIS NOW

Know and Grow Portland Natives

Why plant PNW natives? Sure they're pretty, but they also offer invaluable habitat, a sense of place and real connection to the environment

08/04/2013 By Kate Bryant