Home & Real Estate

FEATURE

Design for Small Spaces: The Fifth Unit

On the tiny former site of a dilapidated garage, a new, ultra-skinny home soars.

03/22/2013 By Randy Gragg

GARDENING

Foraging the Streets of Northeast Portland

Rebecca Lerner's new book reveals the food and medicine in our gutters.

03/22/2013 By Sam Coggeshall

GARDENING

Plantwise: Smokin' Herbs

Garnish your spring cocktails with fresh herbs.

03/22/2013 By Kate Bryant

EDITOR'S NOTE

Keep Portland Free(er)

The conundrum of historic districts

03/22/2013 By Randy Gragg

FEATURE

Home Furnishings for Small Spaces

Products and lessons to live by for the small house and apartment.

03/22/2013 By Randy Gragg

FEATURE

Design for Small Spaces

Three contemporary designs for compact times.

03/22/2013 By Randy Gragg and Amara Holstein

FEATURE

Rental Market Madness

If you're frustrated by trying to find a place in today's rental market, you're not alone.

03/22/2013 By Kasey Cordell

FEATURE

Portland's Current Market Trends

The major movements within Portland's real estate market, from cash purchases to sustainable mixed-use developments.

03/22/2013 By Kasey Cordell

FEATURE

Portland's Hottest Microhoods

A look inside Portland's hottest nano-size neighborhoods and the trends driving our real estate market.

03/22/2013 By Kasey Cordell

PLANTWISE: EVENTS

The Drunken Botanist Happy Hour

Cornell Farm celebrates Amy Stewart's book, The Drunken Botanist, with a cocktail happy hour—and a lesson in planting a cocktail garden.

03/19/2013 By Kate Bryant

PLANTWISE: EVENTS

Portland Better Living Show 2013

This weekend welcomes the Pacific Northwest's largest sustainable living show—don't miss it!

03/18/2013 By Kate Bryant

PLANTWISE: EDIBLES

Plant Perfect Peas for Portland

Select the best pea varieties for your needs, and get planting!

03/16/2013 By Kate Bryant

WEB EXCLUSIVE

Real Estate Growth Map

Portland's residential development over the past three years.

03/16/2013 By Kasey Cordell

SNEAK PEEK

2013's New Portland Farmers Market Vendors

The regular season of the Portland Farmers Market kicks off on March 16, when some new faces will join returning farmers, ranchers, and artisans.

03/14/2013 By Allison Jones

PLANTWISE: EDIBLES

A Perfect Portland Cocktail Garden

Author Amy Stewart recommends her favorite five herbs and veggies essential for the savvy home mixologist.

03/12/2013 By Kate Bryant

PLANTWISE: PLANT PICKS

A Winner in the Winter Garden: Coast Silktassel

Elegant and subtle, it's an evergreen shrub for all seasons, but especially the dark season

03/08/2013 By Kate Bryant

PLANTWISE: PLANT PICKS

Cistus Design's Favorite New Manzanitas for 2013

Some of the best new manzanitas for the Pacific Northwest dry garden

03/03/2013 By Kate Bryant

PLANTWISE: PLANT PICKS

Paperbush: A Nifty Winter-Blooming Shrub

Looking for a winter-flowering shrub that also makes a statement year-round? Plant paperbush.

02/23/2013 By Kate Bryant

STYLE

How to Rent Retro Chic

A new Portland business offers old-school cool, by the hour

02/20/2013 By Rachel Rasmussen

PLANTWISE: EVENTS

Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2013

The second-largest flower show in the US takes place this weekend in Seattle

02/18/2013 By Kate Bryant