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Spring Garden Tasks for a Happy Garden

Spring is here! Officially it was March 20th, but I knew it was spring as soon as I saw the […]

My Favorite Garden Lilies

My Favorite Garden Lilies

In honor of the National Garden Bureau’s Year of the Lily, I decided to write about my garden favorites. Big, […]

Garden Flowers of Victorian Floriography

Garden Flowers of Victorian Floriography

Since childhood, I have liked the styles and gardens of the Victorian Period (i.e., 1837-1901, the time of Queen Victoria’s […]

Easy-to-Grow Garden Tomatoes

Easy-to-Grow Garden Tomatoes

Fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) are a seasonal delicacy every gardener should try to grow at home. Thirty-five years of tomat...

Lovely Winter Jewels®Hellebores

In mid-January, the Portland, Oregon metro area endured a horrid wind, ice, and snowstorm. Temperatures dipped below 15 degrees F […]

Tips for Planning a New Garden

February firmly settles us into the new year and is the ideal month for garden planning. The weather is too […]