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How to Make Your Lavender Last for Ten Years
NOOOOO! I don’t want to prune them, they are soooo pretty right now! I agree gentle gardener, but please let me persuade you. Trimming lavender back by half now (early Fall) and by another half (or...
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Hydrangea Love
My Mom with Oliver, the Hydrangea There are several lessons in this story for you, O gentle reader………..how to successfully transplant a shrub or tree in July heat……, how to prevent hot weather damage...
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5 plants that are Dog Pee Proof ( or nearly so)
Landscape designer Carol Lindsay lists her 5 favorite plants for landscapes with dogs, or gardens near city parks where there will be dogs marking their territory and yours as well. Burkwood Osmanthus...
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Five Ways to Avoid Gardening Grief: Take Care of Your Tools
Gardening wouldn’t be gardening without (at least) a few essential tools. My Felco bypass pruners and my Corona 6-inch folding pruning saw are my go-to tools. But it’s part of human nature to ignore...
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Attention Blueberry Lovers: It’s time to plan ahead!
If you’re like me, you can’t get enough blueberries. If you are thinking, “Hey! I could grow blueberries, they’re easy,” you’d be right! Purchasing a large blueberry plant means you are buying time. So...
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Five Important Garden Tips
Five Important Garden Tips You Need Treating blackberry and ivy with Roundup in the spring and early summer is pretty much useless. There is a time when these plants are most susceptible to herbicide....
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Lace Bugs on the Move in Oregon
Azalea lace bug is a new pest that has decided rhododendrons are on the menu as well as azaleas. This seems like a big problem because azalea lace bug has multiple hatchings in a season and can do a...
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Hydrangea Pruning Made Simple
Spring Hydrangea Pruning A lot of my clients have asked me to help them with pruning their hydrangeas. This blog addresses mophead hydrangea pruning. Hydrangea pruning is simple and easy once you know...
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My Top 5 Stepable Plants for Paths
Creeping Thyme (Thymus Praecox ‘Coccineus’) in Portland parking strip I pick plants for my clients very carefully and especially stepable plants for growing between flagstone. There are so many...
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Hot Time in my Summer Garden
Daizzie in the garden, it’s almost a year since she arrived. Wow, having a garden of any kind has been challenging in this unusually warm year. For some plants it’s been touch and go as a result of...
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Bad News about Slug Bait and Winter Garden Care Tips
Slugs on a Honeydew Melon Date Winter is just around the corner here in Portland. Here are 5 timely tips to help you care for your landscape right now. Slugs Last chance to knock out slugs! Control...
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Safe Soil in the City
Daizzie and I in my edibles garden Safe soil in the city – smart and healthy practices for urban gardens I love having a vegetable garden. It’s healthy, right? I love eating kale and I grow a lot of...
View ArticleResistance is Futile-Plants that take over your landscape
Resistance is Futile-Plants that take over your landscape. This blog is about attractive plants that take over your landscape. They are tempting and for sale at most garden centers. Star Trek The...
View ArticleTips for Planting Under Mature Trees
Planting Under Mature Trees in Portland Landscapes A designer pal of mine asked for some help with selecting plants to grow under large mature trees. Here is what I have learned over many years. Also...
View ArticleNative Plants In An Ecological Garden
Sustainable Native Garden Design Front Yard Meadow Garden Dawson approached us at wanting a garden that is as good for the land as it is for him. He was on the cusp of retirement and had never tended a...
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