Home gardening

Thriving between the cracks

By Loree Bohl — Posted July 1, 2015

Crevice gardens, a specialized type of rock garden, are a great way to feature distinctive plants

How to Build Tropical Confidence

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 1, 2013

Tropical plants fell out of favor due to their lack of hardiness. But today, they are trending again as gardeners and retailers reconsider the charm of banana trees, wild palms and other exotic varieties, thanks to a newfound confidence in their cold hardiness. Check out the cover story, “Confidently Tropical,” in the April edition of Digger Magazine and learn what tropical plants can […]

2013 Garden Media Group trends report

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 16, 2012

If you haven’t seen the new 2013 Garden Trends Report from Suzi McCoy and Garden Media Group, it’s out and available. According to McCoy, 2013 is shaping up to be “The Year of Bliss”: In these times of economic uncertainty, consumers are searching for a little bliss in their everyday lives. From global consumer trends […]

Dog Days of Summer garden tour is July 21

By Curt Kipp — Posted July 9, 2012

The Washington County Master Gardeners (Portland, Ore. area) are holding their Dog Days of Summer Garden Tour on July 21, 2012. You can experience seven different gardens that are doing creative things with edibles, organics, wildlife, recycled materials, worm bins and much more. Click the link to see descriptions of each garden, plus directions on […]

Rogerson Clematis Collection scores $10,000 grant

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 22, 2011

The Rogerson Clematis Collection Botanical Garden soon will be more beautiful and more accessible to disabled users, thanks to a grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust-USA. The $10,000 award, announced today, will pay for construction of several hundred feet of pathways, which will be built to the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act […]

Vegetable garden declared a nuisance

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 20, 2011

Some communities welcome vegetable gardens in the front yard. Others don’t. It appears that Memphis, Tenn. fits in the latter category. As reported in the Memphis Flyer, an alternative newsweekly, homeowner Adam Guerrero has been cited into court and ordered to dismantle his home garden. Memphis city officials declared the garden to be a nuisance […]

Annual ANLD tour is set for June 18

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 4, 2011

If you want to see some of the finest and most creative residential landscapes in the Portland area, then mark Saturday, June 18 on your calendar, and make plans to attend the eighth annual Behind-the-Scenes Garden Tour, presented by the Association of Northwest Landscape Designers (ANLD). The self-guided, multi-site tour will be held from 10 […]

American Rhododendron Society conference comes to Portland area

By Curt Kipp — Posted March 23, 2011

Do you love rhododendrons? Are you located in the Pacific Northwest? Do you have plans for May 10–15? You do now. The American Rhododendron Society will be holding its annual conference at Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, Wash., and there will be a cavalcade of speakers on many topics, not just rhododendrons. Not an ARS member? […]

Heims appears on Martha Stewart Show

By Curt Kipp — Posted March 22, 2011

Congratulations to Dan Heims of Terra Nova Nurseries, who made a guest appearance on The Martha Stewart Show on The Hallmark Channel last Friday afternoon (March 18, 2011). The talented Mr. Heims was there to talk about — what else? — new introductions, including Terra Nova’s signature heuchera selections. He also discussed the process of “sport […]

Home improvement retailers report a stronger spring

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 26, 2010

Most growers that I talk to this spring report that they are very busy with spring shipping. They tell me that their customers are ordering more plant material this year than they did in 2009. This morning, The Wall Street Journal reported a similar uptick in business among the big box stores such as Lowe’s […]