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How Much To Water? Here's Help!
By: Maggie Thornton 07.29.2010 | Comments: 0A few weeks ago, I signed up to receive my 'weekly watering number' via email from the Regional Water Providers Consortium website. Every Thursday, I receive my email, and every Thursday, I look at the recommendation critically and decide whether some computer software can do as good a job as I can to figure out how much I should water.
Can A Non-Irrigated Eco Roof Survive?
By: Maggie Thornton 07.26.2010 | Comments: 0Yes, it can-and even thrive! In May 2010, ProGrass chief horticulturist Steve Varga travelled to Hungary and Austria to investigate the tried and true European methods of eco roof design and installation.

Dog Friendly Landscaping Tips
By: Maggie Thornton 07.26.2010 | Comments: 0Steve Varga talks with Garden Time T.V. host Judy Alleruzzo about creating a dog-friendly yard. This Garden Time segment includes tips from Steve on plant selection, plant placement, and that ever-present problem for dog owners: urine burns in the grass.

Care of Newly Planted Trees & Shrubs
By: Steve Varga 07.15.2010 | Comments: 0Spring and Summer are the most common times to plant new trees and shrubs. A few new additions to your yard can be a welcome change. However, failure can turn those smiles upside down!

Lawn & Garden Watering Guide
By: Maggie Thornton 07.06.2010 | Comments: 0Summer appears to have finally arrived, and in a big way. Your trees, plants and lawn have been experiencing cool, moist weather all Spring. They won't get the luxury of an adjustment period this year which would allow them to 'harden off' and become less susceptible to the 90 degree days we have coming up. Likely, they are going to suffer some ill effects. There are a few things you can do to give your garden a little relief.
Dogs, Gardening & Wine!
By: Maggie Thornton 06.23.2010 | Comments: 0Get your best friend ready for the 2nd annual WINE & WAGS event at GardenWorld Nursery in Hubbard this weekend! Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27, brings good wine, good dogs and good gardening to the Portland area.
Rare Plant Sale - Replenish Your Garden
By: Maggie Thornton 06.15.2010 | Comments: 0The words 'rare plants' will increase the heart rate of any true gardener. It is something of a quest to seek out unique plants, and we place these jewels carefully into our gardens with the feelings of pride and wonder a parent experiences.
Another word that everyone, not just gardeners, will appreciate is 'sale'. When these words come together, it is cause for celebration!
Gardening In The Rain
By: Maggie Thornton 06.04.2010 | Comments: 0The recent rainy, cool weather is not making our vegetable gardens and flowers happy.
Green Roof Plantings In Budapest
By: Steve Varga 05.03.2010 | Comments: 0This week, my friends at Diedem allowed me to see some pretty special rooftops with established plantings. The first was was a ten-acre roof atop a new water treatment plant - the roof was planted one year ago. The second was an upscale residential roof top garden in a suburb of Budapest.
ProGrass Sprinkler Technician To The Rescue
By: Maggie Thornton 05.03.2010 | Comments: 0The recent balmy weather got me outside the other day to finally move some euonymus and plant the Korean Lilac I've had for months. This made my husband very happy since he was pretty sure he'd end up doing this job for me, based on prior history.
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