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Treasure Island Sweet Potatoes – Beautiful foliage in the summer and delicious sweet potatoes in the fall!
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
Nutritional Psychiatrists say eating vegetables can improve your mood – a groundbreaking article from FreshPlaza
Live to be 100? – Tremendous surge in demand for Purple sweet potatoes in U.S. after Netflix documentary
The Purple Tomato, a new chapter in the GMO debate – transcript of a show from Boise State Public Radio, as reported by Sáša Woodruff
Everything You Need to Know About Urfa Biber, the Miracle Spice – By M. Elizabeth Sheldon, writing for Food & Wine Magazine
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.
Oregon’s Legume Legacy – OPB article on one of Oregon’s biggest crops
Magic Beans – Oregonian article with recipes, featuring Carol and Anthony Boutard
Magical Heirloom Beans – Ann Lovejoy writes about growing and using heirloom beans
Olives Research Project Helps Growing Interests in the PNW – From the OSU Extension Service
Edamame Soybeans – Brochure about growing and using edamames, with info from WSU extension service
Believe it or Not Vegetables – Descriptions and hand-drawn illustrations of some very unusual vegetables. (pdf format)
Sweet Potatoes – 11×17 poster with ten of our colorful varieties
Vegetable MD Online – Plant disease info from Cornell
–Dry Farming
The Dry Farming Institute – Empowering growers to thrive using less water
Market of Choice – A local high-end supermarket explores ways to combat Climate Change
Adaptive Seeds – A farm-based seed company uses varieties with strong potential for adaptation to dry farming
–Tomatoes and Vegetable Grafting
Behold the Tomato – Martha Stewart Living features Wild Boar Farms tomatoes
Grafted Tomatoes on Garden Time:
Grafted tomatoes become super producers – USA Today article, with video interview
Grafted Tomatoes Beat Diseases – by Graham Rice, the Transatlantic Gardener
Grafted tomatoes are growing larger and producing more than regulars in my garden – by Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian
Introducing Our First Crop Ever of Grafted Tomatoes! – Our Garden News article about the history, methods, and benefits of grafting
Can You Dig It? – Garden advice from the Wall Street Journal featuring Amy Stewart and our grafted tomatoes
Reader Response: Grafted tomatoes get a green thumbs up from most gardeners – by Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian
Grafted Toms – Vancouver Sun article about grafted tomatoes and Log House Plants
Teaming Tomatoes – Gardening article about grafted tomatoes in The Register-Guard
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 Massachusetts
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
Tomato Time – By Val Easton
Grafted tomatoes: bigger, better for home gardeners – by Val Easton for The Seattle Times
–Fall & Winter Vegetables
Fall & Winter Vegetable Guide – Planting and harvesting chart for fall & winter vegetable varieties
—Chicories
A Chicory to Dismantle Late-Stage Capitalism – Kristy Mucci writes about radicchio
Bitter & Bold – Kristy Mucci writes about chicories in the January 2021 edition of Food & Wine magazine
Chicory Week – Seattle’s premier chicory festival.
If You’ve Never Tried Growing Radicchio, Now is the Time – Margaret Roach’s wonderful article in the NY Times.
Italian Sagra – Lane Selman’s article on how this uniquely Italian concept inspired the CBN’s joyful celebration of local vegetables.
The Radicchio Revolution – Jason Salvo, owner of Local Roots Farm in Seattle, writes about the roots of the radicchio revolution.
Three wonderful Chicory resources, in PDF format, listed below:
Radicchio Brochure – Osborne Seed’s beautifully detailed layout of many of the chicory varieties we carry
Chicory Poster – Want to know where your chicory comes from?
Radicchio zine – More than 30 pages of drawings, recipes and information on this vastly versatile vegetable!
Culinary Breeding Network
Lane Selman Bio – Founder of the Culinary Breeding Network
Mission – What’s the CBN all about?
Winter Vegetables – So easy to grow!
Log House Plants and the Culinary Breeding Network – A Collaboration
Posters & Brochures
Butterfly Bed & Breakfast Project – Butterfly host plants, 11×17 poster
Butterfly Banner – Butterfly Host Plants & Nectar Plants, 11×33 banner
Row 7 Vegetables Row 7 Seed – a food company
grounded in the notion that deliciousness might
just change the world!
Butterfly Nectar Plants poster
Butterfly-Caterpillar ID Card Pocket-postcard of all 27 varieties!
Cane Berries Poster – Plant in Fall and get a jump on next year!
Chicory Poster – Want to know where your chicory comes from?
Decorative Pumpkin Poster – Perfect for Halloween!
Drunken Botanist Poster – Colorful 11×17 poster
Drunken Botanist QR code – More on Amy Stewart’s book, and a QR code
Catgrass posters – a variety of letter size flyers featuring catgrass
Lavender Poster – Lavender Fields Forever
Scented Geranium Poster – Fill the air with the sweet smell of Scented Geraniums
Tumbelina Petunia Poster – Tumbelina Petunias rock!
Fall & Winter Garden Chart – Planting and harvesting chart
Fall & Winter Label Key See our Fall, Continuous and Overwintering labels
Flowering Kale and Cabbage – Colorful 11×17 poster with photos
Favorite Cards – Fruit Print-at-home Favorite Cards!
2021 Garlic – many delectable varieties with descriptions, uses, & photos
Gourds – 11×17 color poster with 22 varieties pictured
Grafted Vegetables – color handout with pictures and grafting info
Haskaps Introduction to Japanese Haskaps, by Maxine Thompson
Honey Bees – pdf list of all products that are harmful to honey bees
Indigo Tomatoes – set of four 11×17 posters with breeder info
Indigo Tomatoes – 11×17 color poster featuring Indigo Rose
Kale– 11×17 color poster
Ketchup ‘n’ Fries – Benchcard
Ketchup ‘n’ Fries – 11×17 Poster
Mighty ‘Mato Grafted Tomatoes – 11×17 color poster
Mighty ‘Mato Handout – An informative history of the Mighty ‘Mato program
Nasturtium brochure with descriptions and color photos
Nasturtium photocard signs for download and printing (24 varieities)
Oca Tubers from the Andes – handout with varieties and growing tips
Ornamental Cucumbers poster – Amazing array of spiny miniature cucumbers
Purple Power – 11×17 color poster
Radicchio Revolution! – Making the World a Bitter Place
Rudbeckia poster – Full color 11×17 poster with photos of 14 varieties
Salanova Lettuce – 11×17 color poster (8 varieties in pdf format)
Shiso (Perilla frutescens) – Letter-size flyer with shiso info and recipes
Sunflowers – 11×17 color poster with 25 varieties
Super Dwarfs Banner 6 x 17 vertical banner
Super Dwarfs Brochure read about all 8 varieties!
Super Dwarfs sign check out the cool logo!
SuperNaturals Breeders – SuperNaturals Participatory Plant Breeders pdf
Sweet Pea brochure with descriptions and color photos of many varieties
Sweet Potatoes – 11×17 poster with some of our colorful varieties
Vines & Screens poster (29 varieties, jpeg format)
Wild Boar Tomatoes – 11×17 color poster
Winter Jewels Hellebore poster – Stunning hellebore series from the O’Byrnes
Climate Change
Climate Change for Gardeners – Ann Lovejoy
Engage All Americans in a Climate Mobilization – Bob Doppelt, The Register Guard
Ecological Planting in the 21st Century – Beth Chatto Symposium
The Depravity of Climate-Change Denial – Paul Krugman, The New York Times
What to expect in US cities – University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, The Daily Galaxy
BioControls
What do we use? – A list of our biocontrol and growing procedures
Using biocontrols to protect butterflies – As presented at the 2023 Far West show
Sustainability Certificate – Sustainability Certificate
Articles About Log House Plants & Our New Varieties
Saving Seeds – Two PDFs on how to save seeds (crop chart and glossary)
New edibles: colorful, nutritious and delicious – Val Easton, The Seattle Times
Power Up on Purple – by Sophia Bennett for The Register-Guard, 2014
Tea: Guide to Growing Your Own Tea – a 23-page booklet by Tsubaki Camellias
Out-of-the-ordinary arugula, prickly pear cactus, Indigo tomatoes… The Oregonian
Joining Together – by Jon Stinnett for the Cottage Grove Sentinel
Can You Dig It? – Wall Street Journal article on Amy Stewart and grafted tomatoes
Reader Response: Grafted tomatoes get a green thumbs up from most gardeners – by Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian
Grafted Toms – Vancouver Sun article about grafted tomatoes and Log House Plants
New fruits and veggies look good, taste great – Val Easton, The Seattle Times, 2012
Teaming Tomatoes – Article about grafted tomatoes in The Register-Guard
Grafted tomatoes: bigger, better for home gardeners – Val Easton, The Seattle Times
Tomato Time – By Val Easton
Two Vegetables in One… or Brussels What??? – Val Easton on Brassica ‘Petit Posy’
Vegetables that do well for me in containers – by Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian
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 – by Val Easton
A hunger for beautiful edibles – Grab & Grow vegetables, 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 – by Val Easton for the Seattle Times
Fringe Plants – By Lorene Edwards Forkner for Digger Magazine
Our Annual Fling – Indulge in the pleasures of some new annuals by Valerie Easton
Perennially Inviting – Fresh perennials for 2007 by Val Easton for the Seattle Times
2007 Introductions: Perennials – Kym Pokorny for The Oregonian
2007 Introductions/Vegetables – Oregonian article by Kym Pokorny
Pick of the Primroses – by Val Easton for The Seattle Times
Nursery brings home a world of great plants – Portland Tribune, 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
Growing a Vision – Horticulture Magazine article by Valerie Easton
A Growing Concern – Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine, Val Easton
At her fingertips, how a Gresham woman’s magic touch gave primroses new life – Kym Pokorny 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 for 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 – Local news article on Oregon nurseries, featuring Log House Plants
Reputation for Innovation – News article about Log House Plants
Propagation
Master Gardener Propagation Packet
The Buzz on Blue Tomatoes – article at SFGate.com
Seed Savers Exchange: Crop-Specific Seed Saving Guide
Seed Catalogues Have Something for Everyone – Washington Post article
Garden News
Our newsletter has information about currently featured plants along with seasonal garden tips, design ideas, and planting information.
Our collection of previous issues:
Issue 40 (Cool Wave pansies, drinking vinegars)
Issue 39 (More about GMOs, new varieties)
Issue 38 (No to GMOs, yes to Wild Boar tomatoes)
Issue 37 (Fall & winter gardens)
Issue 36 (Tomatoes & pruning)
Issue 35 (More spring veggies and grafting)
Issue 34 (Spring veggies)
Issue 33 (Grafted vegetables)
Issue 32 (Frost dates, flowersprouts, sweet potatoes)
Issue 31 (Fall & winter vegetables)
Issue 30 (Watering)
Issue 29 (Tomatoes)
Issue 28 (Pollination)
Issue 27 (Spring greens)
Issue 26 (Tomatillos & ground cherries)
Issue 25 (Peppers)
Issue 24 (Plant fairs & markets)
Issue 23 (Vegetables)
Issue 22 (New Annuals)
Issue 21 (Alliums)
Issue 20 (New intros, hellebore)
Issue 19 (Grab & Grow Vegetables, cat grass)
Issue 18 (Pesto newsflash, fall tomatoes) pdf version
Issue 17 (Seasonal shrubs for cut stems) pdf version
Issue 16 (Pesto, basil, cilantro) pdf version
Issue 15 (Tropicals, fall & winter veggies) pdf version
Issue 14 (Ornamental cukes, gourds) pdf version
Issue 13 (Cocktails, cerinthe) pdf version
Issue 12 (Pesto, basil, beans) pdf version
Issue 11 (Impatiens, tropicals, coffee) pdf version
Issue 10 (Shiso & sunflowers) pdf version
Issue 9 (Tropicals, more vines & screens) pdf
Issue 8 (Vegetables, foliage plants) pdf version
Issue 7 (Sun-loving coleus, nicotiana) pdf version
Issue 6 (Tea herbs, Woodfield lupine) pdf version
Issue 5 (Vines & screens, background plants, cut flower collection) pdf version
Issue 4 (Arctotis, veggies) pdf version
Issue 3 (Nasturtium, baskets) pdf version
Issue 2 (Sweet peas, edible peas, perennials) pdf
Issue 1 (Delphiniums, garlic starts) print/pdf version
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
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, 11×17 poster
Butterfly Banner – Butterfly Host Plants & Butterfly Nectar Plants, 11×33 banner
Butterfly Nectar Plants – 11×17 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
Using Biocontrols to protect butterflies – a PDF of our Biocontrol program, as presented at the 2023 Far West show
Other Topics
Folk Remedy Yields Mosquito-Thwarting Compound – ARS research on Callicarpa (beautyberry)
Milkweed, not just for butterflies! – An interview with Eric Lee-Mäder from A Way to Garden.
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
A Way to Garden – A garden blog and podcast from Margaret Roach, gardening columnist for the New York Times.
Big Blog Of Gardening – an organic gardening blog by Todd Heft
Fresh Dirt – Contemporary projects, style finds, scouting shots, deals, and more from the writers and editors at Sunset Magazine and Sunset.com
Garden Design – Inspiration and essentials for making the most of your garden space
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
Incredible Vegetables – a research space dedicated to useful perennial edibles and future food crops
Mr Plant Geek – Michael Perry, “plant hunter” for Thompson & Morgan, discusses his Plant of the Month series
My Garden – Royal Horticultural Society’s page about harnessing the power of gardening for good
New Plants – Industry insider and garden writer Graham Rice shares details of new and exciting plant introductions
Pith + Vigor – Rochelle Greayer’s blog about parlaying her love of science into a love of plants and garden design
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
The Salt – A very engaging and informative NPR blog about food and culture
The World’s Best Gardening Blog – Amy Campion, freelance writer and plant nerd, writes about her love of Pacific Northwest plants
TransAtlantic Plants – Garden plants, native plants, invasive plants, and more from Graham Rice
The Garden Professors – a collaboration of four professors from across the US