Ten Shade Trees for Great Fall Color
These Trees Will Brighten Up Your Yard in Fall
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
This is especially true if you’re interested in finding…
Four Great Native Shrubs for Your Garden
A recent hike along a popular local trail reminded us that these four great native shrubs – three of which can be found blooming in the woodlands around the Rogue Valley in late June and early July –…
Creating a Firewise Landscape
It’s that time of year when we all tend to keep an anxious eye on the horizon; looking out for the towering thunderheads that can build up quickly on our hot afternoons.
We live in a fire-prone land…
Watering 101
Watering Guidelines for the Rogue Valley
With the temperatures rising and summer right around the corner, we thought this would be a good time to give you a little “Watering 101” overview. Watering p…
The Fruits of Persia
Delicious Additions to Your Edible Landscape!
What do figs, pomegranates, persimmons, almonds, peaches, apricots, and grapes all have in common (aside from being delicious)? They’re part of a group w…
Fall Berries are for the Birds!
Not only do fall and winter berries add a splash of color to your yard during our gray Oregon winters, but they’re also an important food source for many of our migrating and wintering songbirds – li…
Fall is the best time for planting
Fallscaping- the benefits of fall planting
Fall is in the air. It may not seem like it with the smoke and the temps still in the 90s. But the days are getting shorter and we know that cooler temper…
Thoughts on the 2017 Perennial Plant Symposium
Inspiration from the PPA Symposium by Erik Petersen
Recently I had the opportunity to attend an amazing conference hosted by the Perennial Plant Association. Held in Denver, Colorado, the overall th…
Locally Grown
Plants are one area where it makes sense to ‘Buy Local’
Locally Grown
by Christie Mackison, co-owner and designer at Shooting Star Nursery
(this article is originally published in Southern Oregon Ma…