Featured Stories Abundance is the spice of Marisha Auerbach’s life. As she guides me through the deliberately plotted pathways of her backyard garden on a cautiously sunny Saturday afternoon, dressed in pink o   More

News Michael Johnson entered the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program two years ago, decades after he quit smoking pot recreationally, to help cope with a debilitating back injury. The 55-year-old reside   More

Culture The freshest tree to emerge in Portland’s urban landscape is actually so ancient, it makes the Old Testament look like a Twitter feed. It’s not a palm or banana, persimmon or kumquat. It’s th   More

Retailtherapist Today's terrarium has broken out of its macrame chrysalis and evolved into a very modern, very chic home accessory for the young urban dweller. And Artemisia—the alterna-cool garden and design store on SE 28th Avenue—is Portland's Terrarium headquarters. Owners Amy and Michael Aiello have stocked the store with terrariums of their own design—ranging in price from $25 to ...   More

News One could make the argument that growing tomatoes right outside of City Hall is not a good idea, given the fruit's other uses. This morning, however, volunteers harvested 50 pounds of them from City Hall's Better Together garden (pictured above on Wednesday) for a good cause -- Loaves & Fishes. Jen Aron, a volunteer from Oregon State University's Master Gardener Program, says she also picked: 5 ...   More