Tinting Flowers
Overview Professional florists give plain flowers new life by using dyes to enrich the original color or to completely give blooms a new...
What I Did During My Summer Vacation!
When my fellow Master Gardener and new friend Ann asked me to contribute my experiences as a new greenhouse owner,my answer was yes! I've...
Plan Now for a Summer of Delightful Hummingbirds
According to the Hummingbird Society, plant these plants to attract these hummingbirds to your garden: Abutilion (flowing maple or...
OSU Offers Free Online Permaculture Class
Permaculture design is a method of landscape planning that can be applied to anything, from a home garden or farm to a city block or...
Coastal Gardening In the Pacific Northwest
by Carla Albright, Taylor Trade Publishing Albright is an Oregon State Master Gardener, teaches OSU Master Gardener classes and writes a...
7 Ways to Attract Pollinators
Pollinators require two essential components in their habitat: somewhere to nest and flowers from which to gather nectar and pollen. Use...
Be on the Lookout -- a new pest in town
The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB to those in the know) is a newcomer to Oregon. Even so entomologists are predicting it can cause...
English Ivy Banned for Life
At last week's Master Gardener Plant Clinic I was speaking with a local gardener who mentioned she was cultivating English Ivy in her...