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Our newsletter has information about currently featured plants along with seasonal garden tips, design ideas, and planting information.

Read the current issue of Garden News online

Our collection of previous issues:
Issue 1 (Delphiniums, garlic starts) print/pdf version
Issue 2 (Sweet peas, edible peas, perennials) pdf
Issue 3 (Nasturtium, baskets) pdf version
Issue 4 (Arctotis, veggies) pdf version
Issue 5 (Vines & screens, background plants, cut flower collection) pdf version
Issue 6 (Tea herbs, Woodfield lupine) pdf version
Issue 7 (Sun-loving coleus, nicotiana) pdf version
Issue 8 (Vegetables, foliage plants) pdf version
Issue 9 (Tropicals, more vines & screens) pdf
Issue 10 (Shiso & sunflowers) pdf version
Issue 11 (Impatiens, tropicals, coffee) pdf version
Issue 12 (Pesto, basil, beans) pdf version
Issue 13 (Cocktails, cerinthe) pdf version
Issue 14 (Ornamental cukes, gourds) pdf version
Issue 15 (Tropicals, fall & winter veggies) pdf version
Issue 16 (Pesto, basil, cilantro) pdf version
Issue 17 (Seasonal shrubs for cut stems) pdf version
Issue 18 (Pesto newsflash, fall tomatoes) pdf version
Issue 19 (Grab & Grow Vegetables, cat grass)
Issue 20 (New intros, hellebore)
Issue 21 (Alliums)
Issue 22 (New Annuals)
Issue 23 (Vegetables)
Issue 24 (Plant fairs & markets)
Issue 25 (Peppers)
Issue 26 (Tomatillos & ground cherries)
Issue 27 (Spring greens)
Issue 28 (Pollination)
Issue 29 (Tomatoes)
Issue 30 (Watering)
Issue 31 (Fall & winter vegetables)
Issue 32 (Frost dates, flowersprouts, sweet potatoes)
Issue 33 (Grafted vegetables)
Issue 34 (Spring veggies)
Issue 35 (More spring veggies and grafting)
Issue 36 (Tomatoes & pruning)

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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