Hallelujah Hellebore
BY HOLLY STICKLEY
At a time when color in the garden is sparse, hellebores are pure delight.
Strong starts
Every spring I look forward to buying tomato starts. Even though my yard suffers from neglect rooted in lawn hate (I just can’t bring myself to care for a lawn I plan to remove one glorious day), I love my raised garden beds. I can’t remember the last year I didn’t grow tomatoes. Even when I rented a duplex, I’d plant beefsteaks in containers and hope for the best.
How to add art to your garden
Personality blooms in the garden with thoughtfully placed glass, mosaics, sculpture and more.
Ecoroofs spring up around Oregon
Save money and save the earth—the perks of topping your home with an ecoroof.
Beekeeping suppliers pop up
So you’ve conquered backyard chickens. What next to do on your urban homestead? Beekeeping is a great choice, as it both helps the plants in your garden and provides you with delicious local honey. Luckily, beekeeping suppliers are popping up around Oregon.
Stellar shelter
When Joe and Linda Kintz replaced a rotting gazebo in their Eugene hillside garden, they wanted more than just a basic garden shed. “We wanted space for storage, but we didn’t want anything ugly,” says Linda. “Those aspects came together in the design.”