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‘Less care’ … not ‘no care’

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 23, 2009

Gardening columnist Carol Savonen’s newest installment in the Salem, Ore. Statesman Journal concerns native plants, and how they can make a garden more attractive and easier to care for at the same time. But there’s an important bit of advice in there: This doesn’t mean that you can just plant them and walk away. “Many […]

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Sean Hogan interviewed

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 9, 2009

Sean Hogan, co-founder of Cistus Nursery (Portland, Ore.), has a new book out called Trees for All Seasons: Broadleaved Evergreens for Temperate Climates. Kym Pokorny, garden writer at The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) recently interviewed him in conjunction with that book release. I particularly liked his answer to the question, “Why plant trees?”: An 88-year-old man […]

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Borderline hardy plants

By Curt Kipp — Posted December 18, 2008

Oregonlive.com gardening blogger Kym Pokorny has musings on borderline hardy plants, how the current weather may affect them, and what gardeners may do if these plants don’t survive this year. She includes paraphrased comments from Cistus Nursery owner Sean Hogan.

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A history of Northwest gardening

By Curt Kipp — Posted December 8, 2008

From a gardener’s point of view.

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A great investment

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 24, 2008

What’s one of the best investments you can make in your home? If you’re a member of our target audience, you probably know the answer. As it turns out, Portland-based personal finance blogger J.D. Roth and his wife, Kris, (both college classmates of mine) know it as well, and yesterday, Kris shared a wealth of […]

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The incredible, edible … yard?

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 17, 2008

That’s right. Edible yard — as in fruit trees, berry shrubs, vegetable starts and the like. We’ve been hearing for a while now that edibles are the hot and happening thing, and the Capital Press (Salem, Ore.) is the latest to report on it: “My clients are asking for edible plants,” landscape designer Liz Frances […]

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Perceptions of produce

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 13, 2008

The United Fresh Produce Association has a new survey out, and although nurseries are mentioned nowhere in it, it still should be of great interest to retail and wholesale growers. The survey talks about consumer perceptions of fresh produce. It found that 90 percent of consumers are concerned about the safety of said produce, and […]

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An unbelievable e-bounty

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 3, 2008

Although Digger magazine is primarily for wholesale growers, retailers and others in the nursery industry, we do have a significant audience among home gardeners and hobbyists who appreciate good information on plants. This post is for you. Oregon State University Extension Service has just released the latest edition of its Northwest Gardeners eNews, and it […]

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