Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Seeing spring flowering bulbs nudge through the snow means that winter’s hold is on its way out. It also signals that the new outdoor gardening season has ...

Two women planting potted tree saplings in a backyard. - Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images Fall gives you the perfect opportunity to experiment with the best ways to plant trees in your yard. While you ...

Q: I have a cottonwood in the backyard that looks like it’s budding out. What gives? It’s been a crazy year. — Larry K. A: I agree — it’s been a crazy gardening year. In a previous garden column, we ...

Sitting under the wide canopy of a tree can cool you off on a hot summer day and even lower home-energy costs. If your landscape is treeless, the sooner a new tree grows a shady canopy, the better. A ...

Trees just can't be beat for providing shade in the yard and creating a relaxing and lushly green atmosphere. When you're starting with a bare yard that lacks trees, it can be tempting to ignore the ...

Events are free unless noted. Please email calendar submissions at least two weeks in advance to events@oregonian.com. ONGOING Tulip Festival: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday ...