Dwarf conifers are a beautiful and interesting way to introduce year-round texture and evergreen color to any landscape, regardless of its size. While they are great garden or container plants all...
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Winter-Blooming Camellias: Cold-Season Color for Pacific Northwest Gardens
Introduce abundant blooms to your garden even in the cold, dark season with Winter-blooming Camellias. Camellia sasanqua is a fantastic low-maintenance plant with shiny, deep green evergreen leaves...
How to Create a DIY Succulent Pumpkin
Succulent pumpkins add sophistication and bring a touch of whimsy to Fall displays. By combining sturdy succulent cuttings with fancy heirloom pumpkins, succulent pumpkins are long-lasting and...
Why Fall Is the Best Time for Planting
Fall is the perfect time for planting! With milder air temperatures, warm soils, and free irrigation (thank you, Pacific Northwest rainfall), Fall planting allows roots to get settled and put on...
Plant Fall Bulbs for Gorgeous Spring Flowers
Planting bulbs in the Fall is one of the greatest investments you can make for your future happiness. When early Spring weather is grey and miserable and being outside is the last thing on your...
The 7 Best Maples for the Pacific Northwest
From Fall color to fabulous structure, interesting leaves, and gorgeous bark, there are so many reasons to love Maples! Maples are beloved by gardeners and offer enough range to bring delicacy and...
7 Underappreciated Trees & Shrubs for Fall Color
Maples and Burning Bush might be the best-known stars of Autumn, but there are plenty of fantastic trees and shrubs for bringing brilliant, evocative Fall color to landscapes! Autumn is the season...
Heatwave Gardening Guide: Preparation, Care & Recovery Tips for Plants
Intense Summer heat is becoming a regular challenge in the Pacific Northwest, making it essential to prepare your garden for both heat waves and drought. From adopting smart watering strategies,...
Deadheading 101: How to Deadhead Flowers to Get More Blooms
The number one way to get more flowers on your perennials and annuals? Get to deadheading! Deadheading is the best hack to getting more blooms out of your plants! When you remove a plant’s spent...
Dahlias Demystified: Secrets to Growing Gorgeous Dahlias
Discover the secrets to growing gorgeous, heavily blooming Dahlias year after year! Dahlias are a fantastic way to add a late-season statement to your garden beds and containers. With large,...
Project Spotlight: Emily Henderson’s Backyard Renovation
When Emily Henderson, renowned designer and Portland resident, was interested in updating her home landscape, we leapt at the opportunity to co-create a vision for her backyard renovation. Our goal...
The 7 Best Drought-Tolerant Plants for a Gorgeous Garden
Combine our 7 best drought tolerant plants for a full sun garden that will look fabulous and sustain wildlife even with reduced water and periods of drought. Summers are getting hotter and drier in...












