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The 30th annual Spring Home & Garden Show comes to the Expo Center

Friday through Sunday, Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center invites visitors to the 30th annual Central Oregon Builders…

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Garden corner: Take soil’s temperature prior to planting

Children chant, “Are we there yet?” Gardeners chant, “Can I plant yet?” Impatience has no age boundaries. Gardeners…

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Gardening corner: Iris envy. It’s tough to get it just right in Central Oregon

Gardening can be complicated and frustrating at this time of year. Especially if you are new to Central…

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Explore more: Petersen Rock Garden

Danish immigrant Rasmus Petersen began work on Petersen Rock Garden in 1935 at 52. He continued building bridges,…

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Root cause: Planting trees near utility pipes asking for trouble

Think twice, plant once. A good mantra to remember when shopping begins for new landscape materials. At some…

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Gardening column: False spring gets the juices flowing

Years ago, I discovered that it only took two days of warmer temperatures and sunshine, even though they…

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Some lesser known pleasures a garden can provide

What do we consider when choosing plants? Is it sight, smell, touch or taste that stimulates our senses?…

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The Chelsea Chop and other pruning methods

Nostalgia can evoke either sadness over life remaining to be somewhat restricted: The glass is half empty. Or…

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Plants do more for your health than look good

Research conducted at Washington State University indicates that there is an interaction between plants and people that improves…

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Gardening corner: Holiday cactus can be coaxed to bloom

I have to admit to an extreme case of plant envy at viewing an email from a neighbor…

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