gardening books

Timber Press Open to Garden Bookworms!

pick up a book – and go home with ideas and inspiration!

01/23/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Snowflake Lights for Snowless Nights

Paper snowflake lamps cast snowflake shadows inside, even when there’s no snow outside.

01/21/2012 By Kristin Belz

edibles

Seedy Business

2012 seed catalogs are up and ready!

01/20/2012 By Kate Bryant

Plantwise

Terrariums!

So you like the idea of gardening but you want to start out small. Try a terrarium! We've got a video to help you get started.

01/20/2012 By Kate Bryant

Features

Progress Report 2012: Our Schools

01/20/2012 Edited by Martin Patail

plant of the week

Mahonia Mania!

a brilliant dose of sunshine during the grayest months

01/17/2012 By Kate Bryant

Article

Keeping Wild Birds Happy in Winter

tip: it’s easy to do, and can look pretty fantastic, too

01/16/2012 By Kate Bryant

Out and About

Portland Tour of Remodeled Homes

Doors open up March 10-11 to real-life examples of ways to make the most of your house.

01/15/2012 By Kristin Belz

Appreciation

Designer Eva Zeisel, RIP

Her “playful search for beauty” continued for more than a century in Europe, Russia and the US.

01/15/2012 By Kristin Belz

get dirty

Three Things to Do In the Garden This Week

dry weather reprieve!

01/11/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Schoolhouse Rocks

Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.'s new Northwest digs offers more than light.

01/08/2012 By Kristin Belz

plant this!

Six Fabulous Winter Flowering Plants

light up the dark days of winter with fragrant and sassy flowers

01/05/2012 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Home At the Top of the 1%

The livin' is large at the "World's Largest Home," four acres of floor space on a 125,000 acre site.

01/03/2012 By Kristin Belz

The Year of Tangering Tango

Welcome to 2012

01/02/2012 By Kate Bryant

Master Class

Jefferson's Living Laboratory

Thomas Jefferson’s home was a place for his continual experiments in house and garden.

01/01/2012 By Kristin Belz

Article

Happy Holidays, Bangkok Style!

12/24/2011 By Kate Bryant

plant of the week

Poet's Laurel Brightens Cold December Days

12/23/2011 By Kate Bryant

In the Garden

Hummingbirds Keep Away the Humbugs

Inviting feathered friends to frolic outside the window.

12/23/2011 By Kristin Belz

Mudroom

Winter Gardens

Inspired ideas for winter work in your hibernating garden aren't in short supply.

12/23/2011 By Kate Bryant

Habitat

Life Style

A Portland couple proves that accessibility and high design can coexist.

12/23/2011 By Amara Holstein