Calcutta - A Horticultural Adventure - Bob Lilly's article about traveling in India with some plant-loving friends including our own Alice Doyle

A Noteworthy Garden - Explore the connections between Flowers, Color & Music

Posters & Brochures

Vines & Screens poster (29 varieties, jpeg format)

Nasturtium brochure with descriptions and color photos (pdf format)

Nasturtium photocard signs for download and printing (24 varieities in pdf format)

Sweet Pea brochure with descriptions and color photos of many varieties. (pdf format)

Believe it or Not Vegetables - Descriptions and hand-drawn illustrations of some very unusual vegetables. (pdf format)

Articles About Log House Plants & Our New Varieties

From ruby banana trees to peas in purple pods, they're delicious to see or eat - Valerie Easton writes about a kaleidoscope of new annuals

Our Annual Fling - Indulge in the pleasures of some new annuals with Valerie Easton and the Seattle Times

Perennially Inviting - A sampling of fresh perennials for 2007 by Val Easton for the Seattle Times

2007 Introductions: Perennials, The thrill of discovering new plants every spring never fades - Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian, March 2007

2007 Introductions/Vegetables - Oregonian article with Kym Pokorny's picks for the new season

Pick of the Primroses - by Val Easton for The Seattle Times

Nursery brings home a world of great plants - Portland Tribune article by garden muse Barbara Blossom Ashmun

The Perks of Perennials - by Val Easton for The Seattle Times, April 2006

Pleased to Meet You - New Varieties for 2006 by Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian

Growing up Gardening - Digger article about kids gardening by Elizabeth Peterson, Believe It or Not vegetables from Log House

Growing a Vision - Horticulture Magazine article by Valerie Easton, August 2004

A Growing Concern - Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine article by Valerie Easton, August 2005

At her fingertips, how a Gresham woman's magic touch gave primroses new life - Kym Pokorny article for the Oregonian

Sneak Preview - Plants Magazine article about 'YOU and ME' series primrose

Special Deliveries - Oregonian article featuring Echinacea 'Doppelganger'

Antique Primroses Make a Comeback - Ann Lovejoy's primrose article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Buy One Get One Free - Article about the new hose-in-hose primrose (Primula tommasinii) from Royal Horticultural Society's March 2003 issue of The Garden

Full Bloom - A local news article about Oregon nurseries, featuring Log House Plants

Reputation for Innovation - News article about Log House Plants

Delphiniums

English Delphiniums - Detailed cultural and general information about these spectacular perennials

Delphiniums Thrive with Pampering - Oregonian article on care

Hand-pollinating takes dedication - How to hand pollinate delphiniums

New Heights English Delphiniums - Oregonian article about these extraordinary new dwarf varieties

Herbs

Pesto Recipes and Herbal Tea Recipes for you to enjoy

Catnip - Nature's Mosquito Repellent - Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET

Essential Oils of Herbs - Uses and history of essential oils, how to distill essential oils

Luscious Lemon Grass - Enjoy this herb in your garden, kitchen, bath or boudoir, by Ann Lovejoy

Stevia - Sweet Herb of Paraguay - How to grow and use stevia from your garden

Swat Team - Catnip and other mosquito repellents reviewed in the Eugene Register-Guard

Butterfly Gardening

Welcoming Butterflies to Our Gardens - The life cycle of butterflies and how to invite them to your garden

Flying Flowers - Butterfly Garden advice from the North American Butterfly Association

Other Topics

Tropicals for Temperate Gardens - Ann Lovejoy writes about growing tropical plants in temperate climates

The Plight of the Honeybee - Ideas for nurturing our native pollinators by Ann Lovejoy

Magical Beans - Oregonian article with recipes, February 2006

Edamame Soybeans - Brochure about growing and using edamames, with info from WSU extension service

Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' (Honeywort) - History, descriptions, and tips

Lupin 'New Generation Hybrids' - Winners of over 13 gold medals at Chelsea & Royal Horticultural Society

Sun Loving Coleus - Coleus, a mainstay of shady American borders since the 1890's, now boasts new cultivars that thrive in the sun.

Grow to Know the World - RG article about plant origins of the world and the Grow to Know the World program initiated at Log House

Garden Blogs

Fresh Dirt  - Contemporary projects, style finds, scouting shots, deals, and more from the writers and editors at Sunset Magazine and Sunset.com

Dig in with Kim - Kim Pokorny's blog from The Oregonian

Talking Plants is NPR's gardenblog by Ketzel Levine, who lives and gardens in Oregon