Real Estate

Property Watch: See Why This Designer's Woodlawn House Sold in Four Days

The Northeast Portland home has been featured by Dwell and Schoolhouse Electric.

09/12/2025 By Melissa Dalton

DIY

Yes, Portlanders Are Growing Tiny Forests Next to Their Homes

Goodbye, plant beds and street view. Hello, woodlands.

03/06/2024 By Heather Arndt Anderson Illustrations by klaus kremmerz

Real Estate

Property Watch: Tabor's Most-Famed Midcentury Hits the Market

Enjoy a top-to-bottom remodel with panoramic views, modern cool, and the best sunset spot in the neighborhood.

06/13/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Get Cultured

The Portland Japanese Garden Beckons You to Visit

This Portland cultural icon is the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of city life while still being in the city.

04/19/2023 By Sam Stites

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Remodeled Midcentury-Modern Home with Its OG Attitude

Views, woodwork, a bathroom balcony, an outdoor dining room and entertaining garden, and seamless updates in this architect's gem in Portland's Southwest Hills

02/06/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Gardening

How to Keep Your Garden Alive During the PDX Heat Wave

A local plant expert’s tips about how to protect your plants in the heat.

08/12/2021 By Cami Hughes

Patio Primer

5 Things to Consider as You Plan Your Perfect Backyard Escape

Tip no. 1: Get really into drainage.

05/30/2021 By Marty Patail

Shopping

In a Year that Decimated Small Businesses, This Family-Owned Portland Nursery Hit a Sales High

Cornell Farms reported a more than 40 percent increase in sales in 2020 over the year before.

03/10/2021 By Elizabeth Dye

High Rises

5 Amazing Portland Treehouses

These hideaways prove good living does grow on trees.

10/16/2019 By Sarah Hutchins Photography by Michael Novak

Architecture

Scratch Your Trespassing Itch with the Portland Modern Homes Tour

“If you build houses for a living, who gets to see that house? The people living there and their friends and family,” says Ken Shallcross, vice president of event organizers Modern Architecture + Design Society.

05/15/2019 By Shayla Norris-York