things to do

Garden Conservancy Open Garden Days

Five gardens in the Hillsboro/Aloha area open Sat June 23rd

06/15/2012 By Kate Bryant

Plantwise

Beat the Heat

It’s summer! (By the earth’s tilt, at least.) Here are five things you need to know to make the most of it.

06/15/2012 By Kate Bryant

plant this!

Uncommon Roses

Rose City’s roses have much more to offer than pretty flowers

06/12/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Indigo Sunshine

The mood is Mediterranean at Indigo Traders in Multnomah Village.

06/11/2012 By Kristin Belz

plant geek's corner

Raconteur and Seed Collector Steve Newall Talks Plants!

watch out – attending might just inspire you book the next flight to the Land of the Long White Cloud!

06/07/2012 By Kate Bryant

plant this!

Cape Fuchsia

colorful, adaptable and one of the best hummingbird plants around

06/05/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Beam & Anchor, House & Home

The essence of today's Portland: solid quality, in it for the long term.

06/03/2012 By Kristin Belz

$10 and under

Elegant Eco-taining

How to party without trashing the planet.

06/02/2012 By Kristin Belz

Around Town

City Brainstorming

Lots of goals and metrics, but where's the design in the Portland Plan?

05/28/2012 By Kristin Belz

Slide Show

Do Fence Me In

There are nearly as many kinds of fences as neighbors who make them. Take a tour in this visual diary.

05/28/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

In the Garden of the Curious and Unique

Yesterday and Tomorrow, but right for today too.

05/27/2012 By Kristin Belz

get dirty

What To Do About Slugs

fascinating creatures, but not so great when they’re devouring your plants…

05/25/2012 By Kate Bryant

Plantwise

Survival of the Rosiest

05/25/2012 By Kate Bryant

Rainmaker

Beyond the Bulb

Brian Faherty’s Schoolhouse Electric expands from fixtures to furniture.

05/25/2012 By Zach Dundas

Mudroom

The New Nesting

Portland leads the rise of the renting class.

05/25/2012 By Georgia Perry

Desirables

Ralph Rapson Redux

New yet old furniture for patio or poolside recycles mid-century modern classics in more ways than one.

05/22/2012 By Kristin Belz

what's new

Specialty Annuals

keep an eye out for unusual annual flowers this spring!

05/21/2012 By Kate Bryant

To Read

The 50 Mile Bouquet

Local and sustainable hits the florist shop.

05/20/2012 By Kristin Belz

things to do

Vertical Gardening Class, RPR Open House and Clematis Garden Tour

great weekend gardening events

05/18/2012 By Kate Bryant

garden planning

Design Your Garden to Support Beneficial Insects

05/17/2012 By Kate Bryant