Article

Where Do New Plants Come From?

Some of the most interesting plants come not from breeders’ labs but from the work of plant collectors like Dan Hinkley

03/02/2012 By Kate Bryant

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Elegant Spheres of Light

David Trubridge’s nature-inspired pendant lamps hang brightly – especially for 10% off at Vanillawood.

02/27/2012 By Kristin Belz

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Dancing Candles

Candlelight dances naturally, but so do these graceful candlestick holders.

02/26/2012 By Kristin Belz

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Air Plants

Tillandsias — easy to grow, sometimes weird-looking and always beautiful

02/24/2012 By Kate Bryant

Plantwise

Spring Ahead!

02/24/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas By Kate Bryant

Slideshow

Slide Show: Honeyhill Farms

02/21/2012

winter flowering plants

Honeyhill Farms

a Portland area treasure trove of winter-blooming beauty

02/21/2012 By Kate Bryant

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Shed Some Light on Plants

just marked down at anthropologie.com

02/20/2012 By Kate Bryant

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Eats (From) Leaves (That) Bend

Plate up dinner on beautiful bendable leaf-like dishes from Nao Tamura.

02/19/2012 By Kristin Belz

DIY

Wonder Walls

Why paint when you can paper instead?

02/18/2012 By Kristin Belz

Article

Great Gardening Advice at the YGP Show

Oh, and the seminars are free this year!

02/16/2012 By Kate Bryant

Slideshow

Slide Show: Valentine’s Day Terrariums

02/14/2012

Desirables

A Colorful Carpet Language

Company C makes soft and cushy rugs filled with color and character.

02/14/2012 By Kristin Belz

terrariums

Valentine's Day Terrariums

02/14/2012 By Kate Bryant

Slideshow

Slide Show: The NW Flower & Garden Show

02/13/2012

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The NW Flower & Garden Show

24 hours in Seattle

02/13/2012 By Kate Bryant

Innovations

Window Warmers

An extra layer helps insulate old windows – but it doesn’t have to look like a blanket.

02/12/2012 By Kristin Belz

Innovations

The Print-it-then-Sit-in-it-Chair

Refrigerator interiors have a second life as furniture, thanks to a Dutch robot extruding one endless line of plastic.

02/11/2012 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Text and the Art of Decorating

Keeping Calm and Carrying On – and other written messages.

02/07/2012 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

A Tree Story

Portland’s many “Friends of Trees” have planted 430,000 trees and native plants since 1989.

02/05/2012 By Kristin Belz