Your Garden: Slugging it out in the garden
Temperatures are warming and there are sunny days to do some yard and garden cleanup. As we pick up wind-blown debris and pull up weeds clusters of slug eggs are found. Some species of slugs […]
Gardenscaping – Learning takes root at Sublimity Elementary
Sublimity Elementary School students planted a new outdoor garden April 18 as part of efforts to broaden their classroom experiences. The garden was built through a $65,000 state nutrition grant received last year by the […]
Outdoor classical music returns
Pianist Hunter Noack brings back his “In A Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild” performances to Silver Falls State Park on July 5 and 6. In its eighth season, the outdoor concert series allows America’s […]
Silver Falls birding, wildflower event set
The annual Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Festival is set for Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 at Silver Falls State Park. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days and […]
Silver Falls State Park seeks to add new ‘Friends’
If you’ve visited Silver Falls and stopped by the Nature Store or gotten some fun facts at a discovery table, you’ve seen the Friends of Silver Falls State Park volunteers and staff in action. Friends […]
Your Garden: Tomato Tip #1 – WAIT!
Have you seen the tiny tomato plants in the garden stores? They are a tempting impulse buy for folks longing for sunshine and the taste of fresh home-grown tomatoes, especially plant addicts. But nights are […]
Your Garden: TLC for Tools
If you neglected properly cleaning and storing your garden tools last year, it’s not too late. Halt corrosion, dry, splintery handles and dullness by taking a little time to care for these faithful gardening friends. […]
Your Garden: OSU Gardener’s May Chores
PLAN & PREPARE Prepare and prime irrigation system for summer. Place pheromone traps in apple trees to detect presence of codling moth. Plan a control program of sprays, baits, or predators if found. If needed, […]
Your Garden: How the Terrarium Changed the World
Don’t you just love all the wonderful plants we have available to us today? It hasn’t always been like this. In the 1820s there was a 95% failure rate whenever you tried to transport a […]
Your Garden: Becoming a Gardener
Do you consider yourself a gardener? What kind of gardener are you? Are you a person who appreciates the visual, culinary or functional gardening that nature and plant people provide, or are you one of […]