Four Hills of Squash

Today I started digging my dahlia tubers. I didn't pick the most ideal day to dig. It had been raining off and on quite hard for...

My cut flower rows down in the big garden are really doing nicely. The plants are starting to get a bit tall and the rows are growing t...

I thought I would start out this week's harvest with some flowers from the garden. While most of my dahlias are really starting ...

With the looming threat of heavy rains arriving on Tuesday, I spent 3 hours outside today working on garden cleanup chores. I started i...

We have enjoyed a long stretch of dry, sunny weather this October. But it is due to end next week so tonight after work, I harvested...

The weather has been just amazing the last five days. Since Friday we have enjoyed high temperatures of 80, 83, 84, 85 and 85 again tod...

October means peak Fall color here in the Willamette Valley. This year it is a bit different however. Our hot and dry Summer has carrie...

Happy October.  Our weather continues to be lovely. In fact, the forecast calls for temperatures to return to the mid-80's by Friday....

Today was the Portland Dahlia Show in Canby Oregon. I left the house at 6:23 AM and headed north. I arrived in Canby a little after 8:0...