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Are You Lavender-adventurous?

Fall Planting, Lavender

While interviewing club member/master gardener & lavender cultivator, Starr Thompson, I was delighted to discover there is still time to…

Christine Pritts
Horticulture Lavender
October 2, 2024

Horticultural Autumn No-Bake

Pest Control

That makes Autumn the perfect time for making this Bread Dough Slug Slurry. Serve it up soon so you can…

Christine Pritts
Bread Dough Slug Slurry Horiz
September 1, 2024

No-Till Gardening

Soil

During April, I had the pleasure of breaking up a long car trip at the halfway point in Roseville, Oregon…

Christine Pritts
Leafy plants in a no-till raised garden bed.
April 29, 2024

Butterfly Bush: Dark Truths Revealed

Invasive Plants

Today’s weather app. reads, “40 degrees, feels like 32”. I can think of no better way to respond than to…

Christine Pritts
Monarch butterfly on a butterfly bush.
March 8, 2024

Our Unique Clay Soils in the Willamette Valley

Soil

My interest started because I decided to plant a long hedge along my fence line. When I looked at most…

Christine Pritts
Light Bulb Soil Idea
February 4, 2024