Emily on her way to the grasses I have a special dog, Emily, that loves to be with me when I am outside. In the winter I don't mind if...

The other day, for some unknown reason, I was reminiscing about our move to Oregon in 2001. That led me to thinking about the time a few...

I was in a Master Gardener class a few years ago that was taught by Joy Jones, Tillamook County’s OSU Extension Faculty for 4H and...

I am going to start posting my blog on Substack starting on March 12, 2025. The link for that post can be found here at 11:00 AM. You can...

When we compare our winter to that of friends and relatives in the eastern United States, we certainly can’t complain. They have really...

I am not complaining about the rain this winter, mostly because we get a nice day or two sandwiched in between rainy days. Whole weeks of...

I knew when I started getting seed and plant catalogs that I would find lots of plants that I wanted to try in my coastal garden in 2025....

Happy Valentine’s Day. Here we are at the midpoint of February already. Can gardening season be far behind? I do consider mid-February to...

I know we are all getting impatient for the gardening season to begin. The days are getting longer and we have had a few days here and...

About this time every year gardeners start to feel a little blue. The gardens are no where near ready to be working in because the soil...

This time of year, my gardens look bleak no matter how often I find a nice afternoon to do a few chores. Picking up downed alder branches...

It used to be that I could set my calendar by the seed and garden catalogs that started arriving on January 2nd each year. But now, using...

This is the time of year that I traditionally sit down and make a list of New Year’s Resolutions. I know most people try to have these...

Sometimes a gardener’s favorite Christmas gift is a seasonal plant and with the nurseries coming up with new colors of poinsettias and...

I was listening to the radio one recent Sunday morning and the reporters were doing an in-depth story about the loss of habitat in...

Books are always a good choice for holiday gifts and those shopping for gardeners’ gifts have a lot to choose from. I know the libraries...

I am certain that my family isn’t the only one that sits around the table on Thanksgiving Day and reflects on the things we are thankful...

“No leaves. No flowers. No birds. No-vember.” I only wish it was “No rain” as well. But here we are, having survived what has been a very...

At this time of year, when the weather has turned cold and rainy, I generally am able to catch up with my reading. I have dramatically...

As I sit in the late afternoon at my computer, I have the distinct pleasure of viewing a very pretty Japanese coral bark maple ‘Sangu...