by Denissia E. Withers | May 29, 2019 | Community Garden News
Ahhh, Spring has fully sprung, we’ve even had a couple of hot summer-like days already, here in Portland. If you’ve been thinking about getting a tree for your landscape, now is the time to do it. Timing is important because trees planted too close to the dry summer...
by Denissia E. Withers | Apr 10, 2019 | Community Garden News
Our intern, Rhesa is supplementing her natural landscaping education by attending the series of workshops available by the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. Here is what she learned from their Urban Weeds workshop. Weeds!! The scourge of...
by Denissia E. Withers | Apr 1, 2019 | Community Garden News
Our intern, Rhesa is supplementing her natural landscaping education by attending the series of workshops available by the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. She will be sharing a brief summary of each workshop with you in the coming weeks. Rain...
by Denissia E. Withers | Mar 13, 2019 | Community Garden News
Real gardens grow natives: Design, plant & enjoy a healthy northwest garden. Eileen M. Stark. 2014. Seattle, WA: Skipstone Common Sense Gardens gives this book a big GREEN THUMBS UP! Eileen M. Stark makes the case for native plants by carefully illustrating how...
by Denissia E. Withers | Mar 5, 2019 | Community Garden News
Perhaps you’ve seen those signs around your neighborhood in beautiful, lush gardens proudly proclaimed as Certified Backyard Habitat. And you’ve thought, “Hey, I love nature! My yard is pretty green, how do I get one of those signs?” Well, we’re here to help! Let’s...
by Denissia E. Withers | Feb 25, 2019 | Community Garden News
I asked one of my new interns, Dr. Rhesa Napoli to write a guest post about her interesting path to pursuing gardening professionally. Here is what she had to say. —Denissia As far back as I can remember, I have felt deep concern and care for others: people,...
