Blooming Bees
Cultivate native pollinators in your garden
By Kim Kelly and Cynthia Lafferty This month, Cynthia Lafferty, owner of Doak Creek Native Plant Nursery, emphasizes the importance of native pollinators in our … Continue reading
Gardening
Funny Fruit
Figs, warm from the sun, are a fruit local gardeners can grow
By Kim Kelly and Rachel Foster When my husband and I first arrived in Eugene almost 18 years ago, I was thrilled to find a … Continue reading
Thriving Under Fear
Community garden brings people empowerment
Marina Herrera mixes compost and soil to replant her tomatoes. The stems look as if they were strands of spaghetti noodles that could fall down … Continue reading
Water, Unwasted
Drip irrigation will keep you, and your tomatoes, happy
By Kim Kelly and John Fischer This month we welcome John Fischer in his inimitable style and penchant for not wasting money as well as … Continue reading
A Time to Prune
Pruning trees depends on the season — and property lines
By Kim Kelly and the Garden Palette Greetings, fellow gardeners. It’s officially Band Aid and Bactine season for all of us and the end of … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly’s Annual Planting Guide
Spring — with its longer lighter days and warmer weather — is the perfect time to get your garden going. Whether you are new to … Continue reading
Patio Plant Party
Apartment dwellers, grab your gardening gloves and your clay pots. You, too, can be a gardener.
Starting a garden can be overwhelming at the best of times — there are considerations for the unruly weather of the PNW, types of soil … Continue reading
Native Plants
The Garden Palette — answers to your most pressing gardening questions
By Kim Kelly and Cynthia Lafferty Welcome to the Garden Palette — Eugene Weekly’s new monthly gardening column! When my husband Ted and I first … Continue reading
Oops! What Happened to My Garden?
Others have made gardening mistakes so you don’t have to
Making mistakes is an essential part of life — it’s the best way to learn, but it’s not exactly fun. Especially if it causes ruin … Continue reading
Home Grown
Recommendations for cannabis cultivation
Late spring into early summer is the perfect time to plant your summer crops — tomatoes, cucumbers and cannabis. According to Down to Earth Home, … Continue reading