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As April approaches, it’s time to prepare for spring planting! You’ll want to use copious amounts of organic matter in your gardens. Planning Prepare your garden for spring planting [...]

Some issues that trouble us when growing roses are: black spots, powdery mildew, and aphids. Black spots are a sign of disease spores that survive over the winter. To combat this: Choosing [...]

As autumn arrives, you can prepare your garden for next year’s harvests and blooms: Plant garlic so that you can harvest them next summer. Save the seeds from your vegetable and flower [...]

For the month of August, here is a list of maintenance and cleanup tasks for gardening: Compost your lawn clippings and garden plants that are ready to be recycled. If your lawn has been treated [...]

Visit Lan Su Chinese Garden to learn about the cultural importance and history of the garden’s plants. You’ll also get tips on how they care for their plants. The plant walks occur at [...]

Learn about the collection of endangered species of trees and shrubs at Hoyt Arboretum. Home to 2,300 species from six continents, the museum will be sure capture your breath. Walk among the [...]

Here are some tips for growing dahlias: Feed the soil with organic matter like compost or other well-rotted steer manure Plant only when there are no longer signs of frost; this means late May or [...]

Need an expert to answer your gardening questions? Oregon State University’s offers Ask an Expert, a free online question-and-answer service. It is an extension service backed with a group [...]

Plants have evolved to emit different chemical substances to either repel or attract specific insects. What if you could use this knowledge to ward off those pesky insects that you hate so much? [...]

Since potted plants have little soil space, they dry out more quickly. They tend to need more water than those planted in ground. So what’s enough? Where’s the line between drought [...]