COURTESY OF RENEE'S GARDEN
'Cup of Sun' nasturtium is new this year, with masses of flowers and blue-green leaves.
Ordinary nasturtiums aren't so ordinary after all
Plant seeds in lean garden soil anytime between last frost and the end of June. Don't feed them or you'll get more leaves than flowers.
Good gardening tools and habits will keep you working strong
Well-made garden tools that fit your body and suit your task make all the difference.
A city farm takes root in Rainier Beach
The farm is in its beginning stages, but the urban agricultural movement has arrived in Rainier Valley.
New, improved dogwoods add strength and variety to beauty
Breeders have jumped in to create anthracnose-resistant cultivars.
Scaling down brings garden's beauty, and joy, into focus
Garden designer Lucy Hardiman has helped shape and reshape her good friend's Portland property over the years. "It's definitely less busy now, and there's more definition to the spaces," says Hardiman after the latest round of renovation.
New garden books to plant by, cook by and simply enjoy
One of the new books goes into great detail on how to successfully grow vegetables right here.
Spring clean those weeds: How to whack back and attack
Please don't use chemicals, urges Natural Gardener columnist Valerie Easton. Herbicides leave their nasty residue in the soil far longer than we thought.
Annuals are the 'ta-daa!' of the garden; here are new additions
If you plant annuals in early May, water and douse them with fertilizer, most will perform in flower and leaf until October. Which is when we're outside to enjoy them.
The new edibles are nutritious, delicious and gorgeous
If you choose varieties well-suited to our climate, you'll be rewarded by fresh taste and the peace of mind that comes with growing your own.
These new perennials bring color and drama, year after year
No other kind of plant is so satisfying. Perennials define seasonality, dying down in autumn and poking back up again each spring.
New garden delights: this week it's trees and shrubs
Remember, no one has grown these new trees and shrubs long enough to know how they'll fare over the long haul.