Do I Need to Fertilize Native Plants? Essential Care Tips for Your Garden
Understanding Native Plants Native plants are species that have evolved and adapted to the specific conditions of a particular geographic area over long…
Bread art with botanicals
Since I like to cook, garden, and design, when I saw these beautiful focaccia breads online, I had to make some. It makes sense to decorate…
Ultimate Guide to Elderflower/Elderberry
Elderflowers are reaching a new level of popularity because they are easy to grow and use in recipes, and they have many health benefits. The…
Welcome stem-dwelling bees to your garden
A leafcutter bee visits my garden. On a warm, sunny day in late spring last year, I discovered that I had inadvertently built a condo for one…
The apple tree next door
It’s mid-May and I’m working in my garden when I hear voices coming from my neighbor’s apple tree. Looking over the fence, I…
My $589 tree | The best gardening blog in the world
When Friends of Trees, Portland’s nonprofit tree-planting group, came to my neighborhood in 2017, I got a beautiful street tree for $35.…
10 fun yearbooks | The best gardening blog in the world
*** throw yourself into the mudpreviously mina lobataSpain flag, firecracker vine, exotic love vine.8 to 10 feetfull sun Although I had…
Nut Toxicity Myth | The best gardening blog in the world
While many gardeners have been sprinkling coffee grounds, making compost tea, and painting pruning cuts, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott has been busy…
Gardening with children | The best gardening blog in the world
“Why did the banana go to the doctor?” Mason asks. “I don’t know. Why?” “Because it wasn’t peeling right.”…
10 fun plants to grow in your garden
The front yard has come a long way in just two years! I’ve had a great time trying new plants and seeing what works in my sunny, dry in…