Portland Spaces: Handbook

Playing With Mud

Trowel on clay plaster to give your walls a rich, sustainable finish

05/27/2010 By Melissa Dalton

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Belles of the Backyard

Create a fashionable fresh-egg factory with your own brood of exotic chickens

05/27/2010 By Jon Hart

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Green: It’s the New Black

Green up your final act by embracing your own biodegradability

05/27/2010 By Zach Dundas

Slideshow

Slide Show: Architecture of a Season

05/27/2010

Slideshow

Slide Show: Friends and Foes

05/27/2010

Slideshow

Slide Show: Leafy Aspirations

05/27/2010

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Portland Palettes

How to choose wall colors for the Northwest light

05/27/2010 By Rachel DeSchepper

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Pretty Shady Character

Handmade lampshades put the spotlight on long-lost slides and digital pictures

05/27/2010 By Rachel DeSchepper

Portland Spaces: Handbook

House of Harmony

Reenergize your home (and your life) with the ancient art of feng shui

05/27/2010 By Xylia Buros

Portland Spaces: Handbook

For the Birds

How to build the perfect house for the scarce Western Bluebird

05/27/2010 By Rachel Ritchie

Portland Spaces: Handbook

A Moveable Feast

Turn your backyard into a seasonal dining room with a classic picnic table

05/27/2010 By Rachel Ritchie

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Backyard Baths

Get clean while helping your plants stay green.

05/27/2010 By Jon Hart

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Reaching Higher Ground

Add height to your garden or outdoor entertaining space by building a freestanding trellis

05/27/2010 By Lucy Burningham

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Tooling Around

Don your own belt (or bag) and enjoy the endless thrill of DIY home improvement

05/27/2010 By Ryan Baldoz

plant of the week

Salvia greggii

Autumn sage – one of the earliest sages to flower in spring

05/26/2010 By Kate Bryant

edible gardening

Top Tomato Tip

05/23/2010 By Kate Bryant

plant of the week

Bearded Iris

Take a new look at old-fashioned bearded iris (Iris germanica)

05/19/2010 By Kate Bryant

weeds

Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week 2010

May 16 to May 22, 2010

05/17/2010 By Kate Bryant

Dig

Clematis ‘Rooguchi’

Your monthly garden tip

05/17/2010 By Kate Bryant

Get Dirty

Get Out and Plant Your Veggies!

beans, squash, and cukes – oh my!

05/14/2010 By Kate Bryant