Posters & Brochures

Butterfly Bed & Breakfast Project - Butterfly host plants provide the unique food source needed for each caterpillar/butterfly species, 11x17 poster

Butterfly Banner - Butterfly Host Plants & Butterfly Nectar Plants, 11x33 banner

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

Catgrass posters - a variety of letter size flyers featuring catgrass (4.8MB)

Fall & Winter Vegetable Chart - Planting and harvesting chart for fall & winter vegetable varieties (pdf format) *updated for fall 2010

Fall & Winter Vegetable Gardening - A very informative 8-page guide published by the OSU Extension Service (pdf format)

Flowering Kale and Cabbage - Colorful 11x17 poster with photos

Garlic Poster - many delectable varieties with descriptions, uses, & photos

Gourds - 11x17 color poster with 22 varieties pictured

Grafted Vegetables - color handout with pictures and grafting info

Mighty 'Mato Grafted Tomatoes - 11x17 color poster

Nasturtium brochure with descriptions and color photos (pdf format)

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

Ornamental Cucumbers poster - An amazing array of spiky, spiny, colorful miniature cucumbers (jpeg format)

Rudbeckia poster - Full color 11x17 poster with photos of 14 varieties

Shiso (Perilla frutescens) - Letter-size flyer with shiso info and recipes

Sunflowers - 11x17 color poster with 25 varieties

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

Sweet Potatoes - 11x17 poster with ten of our colorful varieties

Vines & Screens poster (29 varieties, jpeg format)

Winter Jewels Hellebore poster - Stunning hellebore series from Ernie & Marietta O'Byrne

Articles About Log House Plants & Our New Varieties

Teaming Tomatoes - Gardening article about grafted tomatoes in The Register-Guard on April 21, 2011

Grafted tomatoes: bigger, better for home gardeners - by Val Easton for The Seattle Times

Tomato Time - By Val Easton

Two Vegetables in One... or Brussels What??? - Val Easton writes about new Brassica 'Petit Posy'

Vegetables that do well for me in containers - By Kym Pokorny for the Oregonian

There's a whole new vegetable and some cool new varieties on the market - By Kym Pokorny

Bright New Annuals Offer Splash for Summer - By Val Easton for the Seattle Times

New fruits, veggies are delicious to see as well as to eat - Val Easton writes about 2010 fruits & veggies for The Seattle Times

A hunger for beautiful edibles - Featuring Grab & Grow vegetables, by Elizabeth Petersen for Digger Magazine.

New Vegetables '09 - by Val Easton

The Journey to the Mainstream - By Lorene Edwards Forkner for Digger Magazine

Log House Plants - By Kelly Gates for Country Folks Grower

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

Fringe Plants - By Lorene Edwards Forkner for Digger Magazine

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

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

Garlic Recipes - Our favorite method of roasting garlic and French Noixail

Culinary Herbs - History and tips for using herbs in cooking

Cocktail Recipes - Enjoy a refreshing cocktail made with Cuban Mojito mint, lime-scented Margarita mint, or blue agave

Cocktail Collection flyer with photos

Shiso, Perilla frutescens - Learn how to grow & use this asian culinary herb. Includes recipes.

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

Vegetables

Grafted Tomatoes on Garden Time:

Introducing Our First Crop Ever of Grafted Tomatoes! - Our Garden News article about the history, methods, and benefits of grafting

Teaming Tomatoes - Gardening article about grafted tomatoes in The Register-Guard on April 21, 2011

Grafted tomatoes grab attention with improved vigor, production and disease resistance - by Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian

What's That You Say? Grafted Tomatoes? - Garden Rant post with Ann Lovejoy

Grafting for Disease Resistance in Heirloom Tomatoes - Publication from the NC Cooperative Extension Service

Grafting Can Help Fight Foliar Diseases, OSU Researchers Find – Ohio State University research found that grated tomatoes are more disease resistant and have higher levels of flavonoids

Grafting Techniques for Greenhouse Tomatoes – Article by Richard McAvoy, University of Connecticut

Tomato Grafting Research Program - North Carolina Cooperative Extension research, presentations, and handouts

Tomato Grafting Project – Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center research project (Ohio State University)

Vegetable Grafting Information Website - Research project from the University of Arizona and US Horticultural Research Laboratory

Tomato Grafting – Organic farmer Jack Manix from Vermont shares his grafting experiences

Grafted Vegetables - color handout with pictures and grafting info

Grafted Vegetables - You're Going to Want Them - by Mary Kate Mackey

Grafted Tomatoes - Blog entry from Portland Monthly's Plantwise

Tomato Grafting video from Johnny's Selected Seeds

Growing Sweet Potatoes - planting info and links to recipes, mulching, and more

Tomato Time - By Val Easton

Grafted tomatoes: bigger, better for home gardeners - by Val Easton for The Seattle Times

Two Vegetables in One... or Brussels What??? - Val Easton writes about new Brassica 'Petit Posy'

Vegetables that do well for me in containers - By Kym Pokorny for the Oregonian

There's a whole new vegetable and some cool new varieties on the market - By Kym Pokorny

Grab & Grow Gardens - We’ve designed six regional vegetable collections with varieties chosen for flavor, productivity, and ease of care

A hunger for beautiful edibles - Featuring Grab & Grow vegetables, by Elizabeth Petersen for Digger Magazine.

Magic Beans - Oregonian article with recipes, featuring Carol and Anthony Boutard

Magical Heirloom Beans - Ann Lovejoy writes about growing and using heirloom beans

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

Vegetable harvest all winter? If you plant soon - A classic winter gardening article from Sunset Magazine

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

Fall & Winter Vegetable Chart - Planting and harvesting chart for fall & winter vegetable varieties (pdf format) *updated for fall 2010

Sweet Potatoes - 11x17 poster with ten of our colorful varieties

Vegetable MD Online - Plant disease info from Cornell

Super Naturals Grafted Vegetables - Mighty 'Mato grafted tomatoes

Butterfly Gardening

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

Butterfly Bed & Breakfast Project - Butterfly host plants provide the unique food source needed for each caterpillar/butterfly species, 11x17 poster

Butterfly Banner - Butterfly Host Plants & Butterfly Nectar Plants, 11x33 banner

Butterfly Nectar Plants - 11x17 poster

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

BUTTERFLY BED & BREAKFAST PLANTS - Log House variety list, each butterfly is listed with its corresponding host plant

Other Topics

Folk Remedy Yields Mosquito-Thwarting Compound - ARS research on Callicarpa (beautyberry)

Seasonal Cut Stem Shrubs - photos and descriptions of this new collection (in pdf format)

Pruning Flowering Shrubs - An overview of pruning concepts from Colorado State University Extension

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

Cocktail Recipes - Enjoy a refreshing cocktail made with Cuban Mojito mint, lime-scented Margarita mint, or blue agave

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

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

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 & Columns

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

Dirt - A blog by Amy Stewart, author of Wicked Plants

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

Garden Rant - Four gardeners from different corners of the USA weblog about their dirt gardening philosophy, with plenty of social commentary

Garden Time - William & Judy's weekly guide for the gardener based on Portland's #1 garden show

Gardening Blogs by Region - a list of regional blogs

Green Gardening with Ann Lovejoy - an invitation for you to visit with Northwest garden writer Ann Lovejoy in her garden and kitchen

Homes & Gardens Tips - daily tips from the Oregonian

My Garden - Royal Horticultural Society's blog page

Plant Talk - Val Easton's garden blog

Plant Life - Val Easton's column in The Seattle Times

Planted at Home - garden blog by Lorene Edwards Forkner, a freelance writer and award-winning garden designer

Plantwise - A look at Portland’s lively gardening culture from Portland Monthly

Random Acts of Gardening - produced by Oregon Association of Nurseries

TransAtlantic Plants - Garden plants, native plants, invasive plants, and more from Graham Rice

A Way to Garden - by Margaret Roach, a former editor at Martha Stewart Living

WSU Extension: The Garden Professors - a collaboration of four professors from across the US, hosted by Washington State University