Eugene Weekly’s Annual Planting Guide
Gardeners, get started!
This year’s planting guide gives you guidance for when to plant starts outside in the Willamette Valley from Cottage Grove to Portland. The first column … Continue reading
Gardening
Digging In
Prepare for your summer garden with our updated planting guide
Daffodils and crocuses are in bloom, the sun sets at 7 pm, and it was finally warm enough to wear shorts this past weekend. Spring … Continue reading
The Season for Trying New Things
There’s only one way to find out what might grow in the shade
My first encounter with a daffodil this year ignited me with so much joy that my plant-ignorant self announced it’s time I grounded myself with … Continue reading
We Fought the Lawn
And the bees won
In the early days of spring, lawn mowers buzz throughout Lane County, an American ritual that affects the buzz of bees and other pollinators. Manicured … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly Presents Our Annual Planting Guide
Prepare your gardens!
Planning is one of the most important elements of gardening. It is also one of the easiest steps to overlook, especially for the beginner. Knowing … Continue reading
Grow Your Own
The best time to start cultivating your own food is now
My husband and I met in the dark and stormy winter months. When spring finally made her appearance, we were hanging out on the reg, … Continue reading
Nurture the Bees, Please
Your garden can house and feed native bees
Any observant person with a garden knows that where there are flowers, there will also be bees. But bees are in trouble, and we can … Continue reading
Back to Basics
A longtime rural gardener finds the secret to success is to aim low
Every year about this time, I look out at the garden that takes up a large swath of our property next to the house, and … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly Presents Our Annual Planting Guide
Prepare your gardens!
Planning is one of the most important elements of gardening. It is also one of the easiest steps to overlook, especially for the beginner. Knowing … Continue reading
Now’s the Time for Natives
Fall and winter may be the most important seasons for gardening in our area
According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it’s too late to reverse the damage already done to the Earth’s climate. … Continue reading