The savviest, most dedicated gardeners hold onto little tips and tricks to keep as many crops growing in the soil for as long as possible. One of those techniques is known as succession planting, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Toying with the idea of planting a tree? That little sapling will one day be a mighty big help in shading your home in the hot summers to come, if you give ...

The Scott Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a workshop to teach the basics of planting a rain garden from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18. A rain garden is a small basin of colorful ...

Is your backyard littered with dead plants and forgotten dreams? Do you couch rot while scrolling videos from Ballerina Farm? Are you a millennial grappling with the inevitable transition from ...

In “Part One, What Can I Give My Plants,” you were encouraged to analyze your planting site, and to determine the existing conditions in your garden space. With site map in hand, the fun begins as you ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a four part series which was originally published in 2017. Are you ready to convert your thirsty lawn to a beautiful array of low water plants? Have you had your ...

Fall is a good time to plant spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips in western Oregon. (Betsy Hartley) It's not too late in western Oregon to plant spring-flowering bulbs that will infuse color once ...

Know what kind of plant you are buying and you'll know how long it should be able to live in your garden. Here are the basics: Annual --A plant that grows, flowers and sets seed in one year. Sweet ...

Cora Borgens explains why and how to prune woody plants for optimal plant health. Horticulturist Cora Borgens explains why and how to prune woody plants for optimal plant health. Speaking at the ...