A terrarium is a beautiful miniature landscape with a climate of its own, like a tiny greenhouse! Terrariums encapsulate the beauty and balance of nature by simulating a small-scale ecosystem in a glass container. Along with being fun to create and easy to maintain, terrariums make great home décor and lovely gifts for friends and family. They are also the perfect Earth Day activity! There are just a few guidelines to follow for a long-lasting, living masterpiece—read on for our step-by-step process and tips on how to create your own custom terrarium. The Best Plants to Use for Terrariums C ..read more

A bouquet of fresh-cut flowers can brighten up any room in the house. Growing your own flowers for cutting is budget-friendly, sustainable, and extremely rewarding! Many of our favorite cut flowers for bouquets are easy to grow and make gorgeous, long-lasting arrangements right from your own yard. Plus, we have access to so many amazing colors and varieties that we can grow right here in the Pacific Northwest! We simply can’t buy peonies as nice as those that we can grow, and stems of garden roses tend to be quite expensive to purchase. Follow our tips and recommendations below to start your ..read more

Hedges, with their timeless charm and practical advantages, have long been esteemed features in landscape design. These verdant barriers not only delineate boundaries and provide privacy, but also offer additional benefits ranging from reducing noise to providing habitat for wildlife. Hedges are planted in the ground and span a linear distance of at least 12 to 15 feet or more, and they can be anywhere from two feet tall to 20 feet plus. Use tall evergreen hedges to create privacy and define spaces, and use shorter hedges to hem in planting areas with low evergreen borders. Keep the height o ..read more

Nothing reenergizes the spirit in Spring like a big, blooming plant! While Camellias, Dogwoods, and Magnolias all take center stage, there are some fantastic unsung heroes in the world of flowering trees and shrubs that deserve a place in your garden and aren’t on traditional “best flowering trees” lists. We’ve pulled together a list of less-common flowering woody ornamental plants that are great for growing in the Pacific Northwest. The deciduous trees and shrubs we’ve selected are easy to care for, interesting, uncommon and, above all, beautiful! By introducing a bigger range of early-b ..read more

Familiar garden favorites get a new lease on life as modern plant breeders introduce dwarf and easy-care varieties along with improved color options of timeless shrubs. The huge Lilac bush at your grandparents’ house where you’d cut flowers for the kitchen table… The mature Camellia in the backyard of the house in which you grew up… The vibrant Rhododendrons that electrified the garden for a brief window each year… The mossy Rose of Sharon next door that drew every hummingbird in the neighborhood… The towering Hydrangea that sprawled with huge, colorful heads full of flowers… The musky Roses ..read more

Fruit trees and berries are available at each of our Portland-area nurseries. Plant them in late Winter and early Spring when the selection is best and early rains will help them get established! 1. Beautiful Blooms Fruiting plants make beautiful blooms before the fruit forms. Fruit flowers early in the Spring, with white or pink blooms that are attractive and often fragrant! Our favorite fruit trees and berries for blooms: Apple 6-in-1 Combo – Staggered blooms and six separate fragrant varieties in one plant—a feast for the senses! Donut Peach – Saucer-shaped, rosy pink blooms cover t ..read more

Enjoy a curated list of our favorite new and long-standing roses for fragrance, color, cut flowers, pollinators, and low-maintenance gardening! The best roses are fragrant. The best roses are disease resistant and low fuss. Some of the best roses are old-fashioned. And some of the best roses are totally new. The best roses have colors that align with current aesthetics. Bonus points for peachy tones and moody hues → Gardening Trends of 2024 The best roses can be cut and brought inside to connect the garden with your home. And some have open blooms to support pollinators ..read more

Hellebores, from the genus Helleborus, are low-growing, shade-tolerant, evergreen perennials that bloom in a range of colors in late winter or early spring with long-lasting flowers. Perfect for containers or the landscape, with careful selection, hellebores can bloom in your garden from November to April! Hellebores are often called “Winter Rose” or “Lenten Rose” because of their flowers’ similarity to a classic rose. Hellebores thrive in dappled shade, are deer-resistant and rabbit-resistant, are relatively drought-tolerant once established, and have very few pests or disease issues makin ..read more

Thanks to their meteoric rise in popularity in recent years, everyone now knows that bringing plants into your house is the perfect way to reinvigorate an indoor space. Large or small, houseplants help make a room feel put together and way more fun. Houseplant trends may come and go, but one thing is certain—nothing revives a room like a bit of green (or pink!). We’ve come up with a list of houseplants that you might have overlooked during a visit to our Plant Shops but that are worthy of your attention. Here are our favorite interesting, easy-care plants that will thrive in Pacific North ..read more

As the calendar turns over to a fresh year, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the past and look to the future for something new. When it comes to indoor plants, we are turning to our experts to help us define the biggest trends in houseplants and houseplant care for 2024! We asked two of our fantastic houseplant gurus to tell us which houseplants they predict will be big in 2024, and to share the plant gear and goods they just can’t live without! Kalei Cameron, Lead Houseplant Buyer & Store Manager at Dennis’ 7 Dees Bridgeport Village Plant Shop Rare Plants & Classic Plants Are E ..read more