Portland Spaces: Handbook

Fresh Starts

Sow your own slew of seeds for a vibrant backyard vegetable harvest

05/27/2010 By Kate Bryant

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Dynamic Downspouts

How to turn the downpour into a delight by trading downspouts for stylish rain chains

05/27/2010 By Jon Hart

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Down Home Dirty Work

Laying an earthen floor is smart for the environment, plus it’s soft, warm, and colorful underfoot

05/27/2010 By Jackie D'Antonio

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Leafy Aspirations

Eat healthier by scrapping the iceberg and growing your own baby and microgreens

05/27/2010 By Kate Bryant

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

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Slide Show: Architecture of a Season

05/27/2010

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Slide Show: Friends and Foes

05/27/2010

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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