Late Season Gardening
How To Have a Bountiful Late Fall Harvest It’s the end of another North Beach summer, and I have no idea what happened. Last I
Beauty (flowers) and the Beast (deer)
Spring Flowers: My favorite poem, titled “In Just” by E.E. Cummings is about spring and sums up most springs here in Ocean Shores. It goes:
Gardening in Hot, Dry Weather
Sun, Stress, and Your Plants At the end of June, we typically have some unusually hot days in Ocean Shores. Not only are we not
The Art of NatureScaping
NatureScaping 101 Over the last couple of months, I have been attending several webinars presented by the Multnomah County Soil and Water Conservation, and I
Sunken Rain Gardens Improve Storm Water Runoffs
Rain, Rain, Go Away … But Please Do Me Some Good! As I am looking out the window this morning, I notice something quite different
Help your Garden Spring-to-Life
Spring Gardening Somehow nature and timing have not been on my side this year. I am way behind: either it rained all day, or, when
Preparing Your Garden for Spring
Planning is a Big Part Spring is just around the corner and planning is a big part of the excitement for this coming growing season.
What To Do with Your Old Seeds
Have Drawers Full of Old Seed Packets? If you are like a lot of gardeners, you might have a drawer or box filled with old
Sunflowers – A Ray of Hope
Join In a Colorful Community Activity It’s easy to do, you will see great tangible results, and it’s good for mental and physical health! The