The Japanese Maple has got to be one of my favorite all time trees for many reasons. It may be a red glow between downtown walls in autumn, a flash of green in spring, a sculpture to catch the [...]
Another sure fire common plant you will see in Central Oregon are daylilies. Daylilies are rugged, adaptable, vigorous perennials that endure in a garden for many years with little or no care. [...]
Tulips are some of the most popular spring flowers of all time, and the third most popular flowers world-wide. Tulips come in an incredible variety of colors, height, and flower shapes. Some [...]
When it comes to our homes value, we all want the biggest bang for our buck, so where is our money best spent? What upgrade or addition to your home will increase it’s value the most, and [...]
One of the first trees to break bud in late winter or early spring, learning how to grow pussy willows provides the garden with unique interest from the furry catkins, which are soon followed by [...]
Hops vines are gaining some serious popularity in Central Oregon and for good reason. Climbing hops vine grow 20-25 ft. in a season and is winter hardy in the North. Large leaves look pretty [...]
If your garden is an outdoor room, wisteria provides the drapery and slipcover—to camouflage a view or provide living shade over porch and pergola. Something between a vine and a shrub, wisteria [...]