Tips

Here are some winter gardening maintenance tips. For those living in western Oregon: Avoid walking on lawns until frost has melted Water landscape plants in protected areas throughout the winter [...]

November is the time to get your tools serviced and lawn prepared and protected for winter. Check off this list to see how you’re doing: Service your lawn mower. Clean and oil your [...]

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 [...]

Preventative pest control is not only better for your garden, but easier for you to manage in the long run. Here are some pest monitoring you can do in September: If your rhododendrons and [...]

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 [...]

When planning a family vegetable garden, use these general guidelines to determine how much you want to plant. Note that these are estimates only. Vegetable Estimated need (lbs) per person [...]

Strategies for keeping weed under control For new gardens, it might be good to spend a year or two on weed control before you start planting vegetables. Here are some strategies for weed control: [...]

What to test your soil for Soil testing is vital to the health of your garden. It is best done the season before you start planting and before the ground freezes. This way, you can apply [...]

Garden Shape How you shape your garden can make a big difference when it’s time to maintain it. If your garden site will be tilled and cultivated every year, then you’ll want a [...]

Choosing a site When you choose your garden site, you don’t want too little sunlight. The area should get about 6 hours of direct sunlight, but the more the better. It should also be close [...]