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

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Tried Growing These?

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Anne Jaeger Well, will you take a look at that! Instead of sending up flowers front and center, you find tassels of burgundy blooms hanging underneath the umbrella-shaped leaves on the strangest new plant of the year. Yes, ‘Kaleidoscope’ is one freaky plant. Then run your hands through ‘Fiber Optic’ a grass with a … Read More
Questions Gardeners Ask- Garden Hotline

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Anne Jaeger Column No more bells to answer…. Who you gonna call? That was the old ghost busters call to arms, but it could just as easily apply to callers looking for answers to perplexing gardening questions, too. In May, the Master Gardener Volunteer Hotline in Multnomah County will be silent. And due to … Read More
All Hail Hellebores!

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Anne Jaeger Column Portland Tribune February 25th, 2003 All Hail Hellebores! Mid-step in the crosswalk I overhead the man in front of me say; “There’s just nothing in our yard right now. I mean, nothing’s blooming.” It was all I could do to prevent myself from interjecting into his conversation like that AFLAC duck on … Read More
February Garden Botanic Art

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Anne Jaeger Botanic Art Gregg Frederickson sees the beauty in a flower. I mean he reeeeally sees the beauty in a flower. Frederickson’s keen strokes force your eye to see it too. Like so much slight of hand, working in pastels or pencil he commits what he “sees” to canvas. Then in light, shadow and … Read More
Poinsettia Pointers

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Anne Jaeger Pointers on Poinsettias. This…. Is not your grandmother’s old poinsettia anymore. Gone are the spindly stems with three clusters of color… Today’s new generation poinsettias are huge, bold, breathtaking and so much easier to take care of. Take that Winter Rose poinsettia, for instance, it comes in white, pink and yes, red… … Read More
Easiest Orchids to Grow

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Anne Jaeger Lady Slippers easy as Old Shoes Yes, you can have a life and grow orchids too. You see, the simple beauty of orchids is deceiving. Sure, their delicate features make them appear “difficult” to take care of but (other than weekly watering) orchids thrive on neglect. That’s why orchids are Juanita Howard’s signature … Read More
Chinese Lanterns- Pumpkins on Stems

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Anne Jaeger Step inside Glenn Cavender’s barn. The Chinese Lanterns will light your way. Nothing illuminates fall as elegantly as Chinese Lanterns. That’s because this unique looking plant doesn’t make flowers, it makes masses of small vibrant orange air balloons which dangle like tea lights on wiry stems. The profusion of orange is simple beauty. … Read More
Bulb No Brainer

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Anne Jaeger I was watching an old WC Fields movie the other day and suddenly found myself thinking about planting bulbs. I’ll be darned if his big bulbous nose didn’t point me in the right direction just in time for planting. Planting bulbs is so easy, even shaky-handed WC Fields could do it right. Not that … Read More
AIDs Dinner in Garden

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Anne Jaeger Column Portland Tribune Our House Gardens August 14, 2002 In my book, gardening is not a prerequisite for friendship. Although it helps. Obviously, a lot of people I know don’t garden. Michael was one. He didn’t have much time for gardening. Michael was hairdresser to the stars. Arlene Schnitzer, Eileen Ford (Ford … Read More
Spray Paint Your Garden!

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Anne Jaeger Garden Graffiti A little bit of spray paint goes a long way in the garden. Yes, spray paint. Okay, okay, I know spray painting your garden sounds tacky and just plain wrong, but used properly this technique will make you the envy of your neighborhood. I call it “garden graffiti”. Now, the … Read More

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