Home & Real Estate

Best Guesthouses PDX #4

Super Mod, Family-Friendly SW Vacation Home

Walk to Hillsdale shops, restaurants, parks, and playgrounds from a newly remodeled mid-century home.

09/12/2012 By Kasey Cordell

garden tour

Green on Green Gardening Tour

The summer's last big garden tour showcases six great gardens in a benefit for the Portland Reading Foundation

09/11/2012 By Kate Bryant

Out and About

Start Spreading the ADUs

Finally, a home tour where you can say, "I want one of those," and not just be dreaming. Accessory Dwelling Units fit the typical Portland site – and budget.

09/08/2012 By Kristin Belz

plant sale

7 Dees Fall Sale

Seven Dees Nurseries fall sale September 6-16, 2012 - 25-60% off plants, patio furniture, soil, pottery and more.

09/06/2012 By Kate Bryant

garden events

Tomato Taste Off 2012

Territorial Seed Co holds its annual Tomato Taste Off - a chance for gardeners around the PNW to compete for cash prizes

09/04/2012 By Kate Bryant

Out and About

BIG! Ideas, Small Spaces

Green design keeps growing, but some of the projects on this year's BIG! Tour are getting smaller.

09/03/2012 By Kristin Belz

Design School

Kenya Cookstoves Kickstart in Portland

ADX's summer camp helped Kickstart funding for inexpensive, clean-burning wood stoves that typical Kenyans will be able to afford.

09/02/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

FLOR Space Opens in the Pearl

Flexibility and full coverage aren't just for insurance policies anymore – they're crucial for carpet buying too (and a lot more fun to find out about).

09/01/2012 By Kristin Belz

plant of the week

Hardy Fuchsias for Portland Gardeners

Also known as "ladies' eardrops," fuchsias are cold-hardy, colorful and flower non-stop from June through frost.

08/29/2012 By Kate Bryant

FRESH IDEAS

CSB: Community Supported Bread

Laura Birshan's Bakester is setting out to change the way we eat our loaves, boasting fresh-from-the-oven bread delivered weekly.

08/29/2012 By Allison Jones

Gardening Classes

Free and Cheap Gardening Classes Sprout in Portland!

Local nurseries, nonprofits and plant societies offer a continuous education in edible and ornamental gardening and design.

08/27/2012 By Kate Bryant

Out and About

Bright Summer Inspirations

Last call to catch the sunrays that will inspire us at home in the rainy months: buildings of Pietro Belluschi, prints of Ellsworth Kelly, and paintings of California Impressionists, on the South Park Blocks.

08/27/2012 By Kristin Belz