Anne Jaeger is the “garden gal” on TV, Radio and in print.

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Origins of The Oregon Garden

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The Oregon Garden Anne Jaeger “You can plant a nail in Oregon’s soil and it’ll grow.” Can’t you just hear the pioneers saying that 150 years ago and glad-handing each other at their good fortune? Funny or not, it’s still true today. So it never did seem quite right that Oregon didn’t have a … Read More
Delightful Echeveria

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Anne Jaeger Here’s a plant you will never have to spray, prune, deadhead or tie up to support. If you ask me, it should be called the “neglect plant” but the 18th century botanist who discovered it decided to name it after himself, so its common name’s a little more difficult to remember; “Echeveria” (say: … Read More
Peony Revival

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Puny Peonies Anne Jaeger June 3, 2003 Your peonies puny? You are not alone. Experts call this the worst year in the last 20 for botrytis, a fungus rampant in cool wet weather. Not to worry though, it’s a fleeting problem. Next year may be completely different. As for this year, I’ve got some … Read More
My Cancer & Gardening Good News

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Anne Jaeger We’ve shared a lot of gardening you and I. And I gotta tell you, it’s taken my mind to a much better place over the past year and a half as I’ve battled a life threatening cancer. The way I see it, the surgery, radiation and chemo is long behind me. As of … Read More
Poppy Pointers

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Anne Jaeger Happy “Year of the Poppy.” ‘Betcha didn’t even know it was, huh? Yeah, it’s probably just one of those made-up Hallmark holidays, this one courtesy of the National Garden Bureau, but just as noteworthy I can assure you. The Sunset Western Garden book says “Poppies provide gay color in spring and summer for … Read More
Metal Artist & Spring Garden Fair

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Anne Jaeger “Tools are like people, sometimes they need new jobs,” says artist Ray Huston, who makes new jobs for old gardening tools by employing them in his garden gates. Each of his gates tells a story, because the gardener provides the accoutrements. There’s the lady who inherited her grandfather’s tools but had no way … Read More
Tax Day IS Planting Day April 15

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Anne Jaeger If your heart sinks at the thought of April 15th, rejoice, there’s something to look forward to. Get through today and we’ve got scads of flowers in our future. April 15th is not only tax day; it is also the “last frost day” for us. Which means the chance of a killer frost … Read More
Hardy Plant Society Sales

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Anne Jaeger Diane Taylor’s gardening habit kicked into high gear when she moved to Northeast Portland. It didn’t hurt that she discovered the big Hardy Plant Society sale about the same time. The sale merely pushed the “plant pedal” to the metal. You don’t have to be a member to attend the sale that may … Read More
Guide to Early Gardening

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Guide to Early Gardening Anne Jaeger Portland Tribune April, and it’s already time for a guide to early gardening. Sure all that warm weather is really messing with our timing but that doesn’t mean you can throw away the rule book. The same rules apply even though they might shift into gear a little sooner. … Read More
Hardy Orchids in Northwest

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Anne Jaeger 20 years ago, a friend handed Dick Cavendar of Sherwood scads of shriveled brown leaves in tiny pots and announced “Here, you oughta grow these.” The friend was going out of business and dying of kidney failure, so Cavendar didn’t have the heart to say “No, Thank You.” Cavendar shoved the odd shaped … Read More

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