Early August is a time of heat, and the beginning of garden harvests and berries in the woods. Most of us associate the word "berry" with eating; though many wild ones are delicious and free for the ...

Strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries are commonly available in grocery stores, but many equally delicious berries are abundant in the wild. Wild berries thrive in many climates, and they’re ...

Q: We purchased property and were told by the elderly gentleman that all the berry bushes he planted were edible, but he couldn’t remember the name of the shrub in the photo. I thought it might be ...

You can have it all when you welcome California native plants into your home garden. Native plants encourage habitat gardening, use less water and don’t need pesticides or much fertilization. I do not ...

Have you noticed that more and more people seem to be interested in gardening, specifically growing their own food? We are only limited by the size of our planting area and the hardiness zone; we can ...

Fall has arrived, but gardening season is far from over. We’re still getting plenty of questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service.

Once upon a time, there were yards and there was food production, and never the twain should meet. Yards were for shade trees, grass, and maybe a flower bed or two; vegetable gardens were penned and ...

You can have it all when you welcome California native plants into your home garden. Native plants encourage habitat gardening, use less water and don’t need pesticides or much fertilization. I do not ...