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.

Evolving Eden

A passion for plants, texture and entertaining shapes a whimsical backyard retreat.

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.”

Welcome home

Sprucing up an entryway can transform any house. Here’s how.