EUGENE, Ore. - As the gardening season winds down, pruning becomes a top priority for green thumbs in the Willamette Valley.
It's important to prune certain plants in October to encourage healthy growth and abundant blooms next year - and there are ...
Healthy, well-kept trees and shrubs are an asset to any yard and there are varieties for every plot, whether you want trees to populate a large area or are looking for shrubs for a tiny spot. Knowing ...
Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...
Spent an hour in the garden this weekend? Congratulations — you’ve completed a workout worthy of a session in the gym, and probably burned hundreds of calories, too. Just 30 to 60 minutes spent on a ...
As we enter autumn, the transition from summer to winter, gardeners should plan on cutting back their spent perennials. This column focuses on seasonal pruning of herbaceous shrubs, with a review of ...
In Southern California, we don’t experience winter like the rest of the country. Most gardening guides will tell you to prune ...
Salvias are sometimes called “super shrubs,” at least in this column, because they are easy to cultivate; diverse in form, size and blossom color; and well suited for gardens in summer-dry climates, ...
As we enter autumn, the transition from summer to winter, gardeners should plan on cutting back their spent perennials. This column focuses on seasonal pruning of herbaceous shrubs, with a review of ...