Readily Available Low-Water Plants for a Warming Climate
Fall 2022 Al Shay is the manager of the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture on the campus of Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis.…
Seasons: Fall
Teaming with Bacteria Book Excerpt: The Rhizophagy Cycle
Fall 2022 Until the discovery of the rhizophagy cycle, the story of how plants get their nutrients looked like this: plant exudates attract and support…
Pacific Horticulture’s 2022 Gift Guide
9 Great Book Suggestions from Pacific Horticulture 1. Grow Now, Emily Murphy Workman Press Did you know you can have a garden that’s equal parts…
Add Water: Scratching the Surface on Irrigation
Fall 2022 At its simplest, landscape irrigation is a combination of how much and how frequently water should be applied. However, these are two expansive…
Just Add Water: How to Hack Your Controller
Fall 2022 Read the preceding article here. A weather-based irrigation protocol allows you to adjust irrigation to meet plant needs by irrigating more frequently in…
Frontiers of Soil: What Your Food Ate with Garden Futurists David Montgomery and Anne Biklé
Fall 2022 Listen to the Podcast Here. Guests David Montgomery and Anne Biklé talk with Garden Futurist about how they have used soil science, history,…
Benefits of Mulch in Regulating Soil Temperature
Fall 2022 One of the best things a gardener can do to help the trees in their care is to add an appropriate mulch ring…
West Coast Rock Gardening
Fall 2022 Foreword by Paul Spriggs Rock gardening has historically been popular in the Pacific Northwest. Many European immigrants brought their rock gardening culture with…
January Showers Bring February flowers…
Fall 2022 It may not quite have the same ring to it as the old English proverb, but it has a lot more truth to…