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
Gardening
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
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
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