things to do

Question: When is the Best Time to Plant Tomatoes and Summer Flowers?

Answer: Not Quite Yet!

05/05/2011 By Kate Bryant

Made in PDX

Furniture Tha's Old and New, Bright and Beautiful

Cross good design with high craft and old stuff and you get revolutionary furniture. A new retail studio in the Pearl district collaborates on pieces that are thoughtful, familiar, and original.

05/05/2011 By Teri Gelber

plant of the week

Grow Rapini or Spring Raab

keep an eye out for seeds to sow in July

05/03/2011 By Kate Bryant

Desireables

A Chic Garden Throne

For the mom who has it all, the Queen of Love chair from Italy is hip, fun, and comfortable.

05/02/2011 By Teri Gelber

Out and About

Rummer Homes Tour

Are you a mid-century modern fan? Here’s a chance to take a tour of eight local Rummer homes—and meet Robert Rummer himself.

05/02/2011 By Amara Holstein

things to do

National Public Garden Day

A Mother’s Day weekend tradition

05/02/2011 By Kate Bryant

a musical interlude

Pogo’s Mum

an ethereal portrait of a gardener

04/29/2011 By Kate Bryant

bookishness

Terrarium Craft: Appearing Soon At Your Local Bookstore…

and it’s gorgeous!

04/28/2011 By Kate Bryant

Slideshow

Slide Show: Wishlist

04/27/2011

Openings

Williams-Sonoma Reopens in NW

Head on down to Williams-Sonoma’s grand opening this weekend for tastings, demos, how-tos, and more.

04/26/2011 By Rachel Ritchie

plant places

Red Ridge Farms

Yes, there are olives in the Willamette Valley!

04/26/2011 By Kate Bryant

$10 and Under

Vintage Pens at Noun

Fulfill a little bit of writing nostalgia with these vintage calligraphy pens for only $9 at Noun.

04/25/2011 By Amara Holstein

Plantwise

Get Your Summer Garden Going

What’s Growing this Month

04/22/2011 By Kate Bryant

GROW

Flower Futures

Oregon’s nursery industry cultivates hardier times.

04/22/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

PDX PHD

Neighborhood History

Make yourself smarter!

04/22/2011 By Melanie Glass

MUDROOM

Street of Greens

A Portland economist discovers a link between density, greenery, and money.

04/22/2011 By Geoff Koch

Web Exclusive

Boiling Point: Behind the Scenes

An eye opening tour through the boiler room at Portland’s Markham Elementary School

04/22/2011

Web Exclusive

Carole Smith Q & A

Portland Public Schools’ superintendent talks about what the state’s biggest bond ever could do for kids—and her legacy.

04/22/2011 By Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Boiling Point

Ancient heaters put some fire in Portland schools’ huge bond measure.

04/22/2011 By Katherine Garvey

get dirty

Sow Seeds in Eggshells

- a charming Easter project

04/22/2011 By Kate Bryant