Cultivate your own berry patch.

Maybe you know your watering, pruning, and fertilizing well enough to get your fruit trees and bushes to produce something edible out of a pot. Maybe the bugs won’t infest, and the deer won’t eat ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

If you’ve been wanting to grow your own blueberries, fall is a good time to plant a blueberry bush (or two, or three) in our climate. Many hybrid Southern highbush blueberry varieties have been ...

Along with strawberries, watermelon, and peaches, blueberries are one of the signature fruit flavors of the summer. And if you find yourself going through container after container of them each year, ...

Martin specifically recommends the dwarf fig Ficus carica ‘Fignomenal’ as her top pick for growing in pots. This pint-sized ...

Master gardeners Jeanette Stehr-Green and Audreen Williams will present the 2026 Homegrown Berry series on Saturdays beginning Feb. 28.

It's a suitable species for regions with harsh winters, as it is adaptable and resilient. "Black chokeberry can increase ...

These trees and shrubs provide food for wildlife while adding some welcome color to the winter landscape.

February is the ideal time to prune certain plants while they’re still dormant, encouraging healthier growth and better flowering in spring.