To some degree, you need to know your plants and what's called their "hardiness." The best thing you can do is go online and ...

Enter my father-in-law, John Matthews, whose sprawling Mediterranean yard is teeming with stunning flowers and foliage. Using ...

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Native plants have very different needs from fruits and veggies. Here's how to create your own edible habitat garden.

Leafy greens such as lettuce, spinach and mustard can go in now. Use starter plants from the nursery or plant by seed. Cool ...

Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil. But what kind is best?

The choice of onion type is only the beginning. You can grow onions from seeds, sets, and sprouts. Sprouts have become the ...

CORVALLIS — When faced with the task of establishing a new lawn, people want to know the best kind of grass to plant. “I rarely give the same answer twice, because the best grass depends on ...

The first step to a great garden is knowing your planting zone but regardless of where you live, these tips can help.

My neighbor starts planting his vegetable garden a month before I do. I’m worried about frost if I plant too early. What do you recommend? Although we seldom get frost past mid-April ...

Rebekah Stephenson, a certified master gardener in Washington County, says she never imagined developing such a green thumb.