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Oregon Coast Guide: Coast Quest

If you can't commit to a coastal jaunt, you can at least play the game.

05/20/2011

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Allium Sativum (garlic)

For gardening enthusiasts, Fall means preparing for spring and summer harvests. Plant your Allium Sativum (garlic) now to ensure strong root development.

10/12/2010 By Kate Bryant

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Get ’Em in the Ground: Bulbs

Consider the colors you’ll want to see next spring—because it’s bulb-planting time! Daffodils, tulips, crocuses, and other bulbs grow best when you plant them from late September to October, giving roots time to establish before winter arrives.

09/13/2010 By Kate Bryant

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Perk Up Perennials

Part your perennials this Autumn with the help of our favorite gardener, Kate Bryant.

08/16/2010 By Kate Bryant

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Flowering Maple

Kate Bryant's monthly gardening tip for August highlights the Flowering Maple, a beautiful decorative plant equipped to stand up against the cold come winter.

07/15/2010 By Kate Bryant

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Cole Crops

Kate Bryant explains that "cole crops," or leafy green plants like kale, collards, and cabbages, need to be planted early so that they may fortify their defenses against the cold in time for winter.

06/10/2010 By Kate Bryant

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Picture Puzzle

A small adventure into "salon-style" picture hanging. Think: European museums. Frames both big and small mixed together and displayed from floor to ceiling.

05/28/2010 By Rachel DeSchepper

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Summer Blaze

A basic how-to guide to home firepits.

05/27/2010 By Emily Cable

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Slice of Life

The knife is the often-looked but truly most-important tool in a chef's (or home cook's) arsenal. Learn how to differentiate between different types, and what these types are good for.

05/27/2010 By Jon Hart

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Planting Privacy

Kick the old wooden fence to the curb and protect your backyard from the eyes of nosy neighbors with a technique called "privacy planting," or the usage of trees, shrubs, and ornamental grasses to fashion an earthy, living wall.

05/27/2010 By Ashley Griffin

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Tree Hugging

Planting new trees is more complicated than meets the eye. Learn how to pick the right trees and plant in the right spots to insure that your organic addition survives the test of time.

05/27/2010 By Kate Bryant

Portland Spaces: Handbook

O, Tannenbaum

How to select your tree and celebrate Christmas in the most sustainable way possible. (Hint: avoid large farms and chain stores.)

05/27/2010 By Kate Bryant

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Fresh Starts

The first step to planting your new garden is keeping in mind how many plants you can realistically manage. The second step is knowing what you want. Start planning your planting in the winter and get ready for your vegetable harvest with our guide to sow

05/27/2010 By Kate Bryant

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Dynamic Downspouts

How to direct your rainwater into your own home and keep it own of the city's pipes, where, on particularly rainy days, it could do the lower Willamette River some damage.

05/27/2010 By Jon Hart

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Down Home Dirty Work

The Portland mindset, inclined toward sustainable living and social rebelliousness, has seen a recent upsurge in homes with earth floors. Learn how to fashion your own with this helpful guide.

05/27/2010 By Jackie D'Antonio

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Playing With Mud

Unlike most paints, clay plaster has a low environmental impact: It is nontoxic, contains no volatile organic compounds, and it isn’t heated to high temperatures in production. When applied properly, it is also mold-resistant, breathable, and fairly easy

05/27/2010 By Melissa Dalton

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Green: It’s the New Black

Death may be a long ways off for some, but others argue it's never to early to start planning your death. Here's something you may not have thought about: nontraditional, sustainable burials. Interested? Find out more here!

05/27/2010 By Zach Dundas

Portland Spaces: Handbook

House of Harmony

Feng shui, an ancient Chinese divining system, once was used to protect people from harsh winds, rain, and falling rocks in the mountainous Southwestern region of China. Today, feng shui is a modern, Westernized set of principles used to guide architectur

05/27/2010 By Xylia Buros

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Backyard Baths

Outdoor bathing may sound like a childish or even risque behavior, but it can prove not only sustainable, but stimulating, sensory, and even sensuous to boot. Learn how to construct your own outdoor bathtub with this introductory guide.

05/27/2010 By Jon Hart

Portland Spaces: Handbook

Tooling Around

Owning your own tools and knowing how to use them allows you to live more independently. If you're currently tool-less, but interested in becoming a tool connoisseur (if only so that you don't have to wait for your handyman to be free, and then also have

05/27/2010 By Ryan Baldoz

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