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Portland Gardening

Trellis' to accentuate your garden

A Trellis is a wonderful structure for a flower garden. It adds vertical height as well as an air of permanence to your garden, as well as being...
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Mexican Heather

Mexican Heather Plant (Cuphea hyssopifolia) The Mexican Heather (or False Heather) plant tends to grow around one foot in height but may be as tall...
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Water features for your garden

Landscaping the pond outside your home will increase the appeal of your home in several ways. But, this requires a lot of planning and you will...
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Hanging baskets 101

Hanging baskets extend a touch of the garden to the home, porch, or patio. Many garden flowers and foliage plants can be easily grown in hanging...
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Choosing a fertilizer

Many people consider fertilizer to be a vital factor in the equation to successful gardening. There's no doubt that applying fertilizer to your...
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Container gardening

Container gardening is the city dweller's answer to the big backyard garden of yesteryear. You may not have a half acre to plant in flowers and...
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Rock gardens for problem areas

Rock gardens present the gardener with a challenging growing environment more options than just an ugly spot in their landscape. It is a solution...
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Container gardening: think outside the pot

Many of us here in Portland rent. And as renters, we may not know for sure if next month our roommate is going to go psycho or if our landlord is...
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Seed starting part 2: after germination

After your seeds germinate, it's time to take the plastic cover off, remove them from the heating pad or heat source, and place them under a...
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Seed starting part 1: germination

Here in Portland, we are dizzy from the sunshine and the many signs of spring. Cherry blossoms are starting to pop while daffodils and other bulbs...
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