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Eagle Scout Builds Planter Boxes for Vancouver Community Garden

LeRoy Haagen Memorial Community Park in Vancouver, WA is blooming with vegetables in the thriving new community gardens that were installed this year by a local Eagle Scout.

August 24, 2010 | Posted in Home & Garden, Vancouver | Read More »

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Set to Build in Salem, Volunteers Needed

The construction company responsible for building a home in just 1 week and the producers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition are seeking volunteers in the Salem/Keizer area.

August 21, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Home & Garden, Willamette Valley | Read More »

No Need to Resort to Chemicals in Your Garden

This time of year many gardens droop in the heat, but that’s no reason to resort to using harmful chemicals that promise garden miracles, says horticulturist Weston Miller.
“As summer progresses, it is important to keep an eye on your plants to see if they need water,’’ says Miller, who will lead a Metro workshop Petals [...]

August 20, 2010 | Posted in Home & Garden, Southeast | Read More »

Metro Offers a Bounty of Free Natural Gardening Activities

Nothing is sweeter than time spent in the garden, and after a particularly rainy June, Oregonians are more thankful than ever for time spent outdoors amongst our snap peas and tomatoes. This year, Metro offers a number of exciting, free activities that will only make time spent tending our gardens more rewarding. Consider visiting one [...]

August 11, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Home & Garden, North, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest | Read More »

Unique Oregon Home Profiled in the Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal this weekend is shinning a spotlight on a very unique Eastern Oregon home. The home is made mostly of glass, making up 3 of the 4 sides of the house owned by Paul and Marjorie Emerson.
from the Wall Street Journal:
Three sides of the house are transparent, made from triple-paned glass, leaving [...]

August 6, 2010 | Posted in Eastern Oregon, Home & Garden | Read More »

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Comes to Salem, Oregon

Rich Duncan Construction and Team will surprise one deserving group of people in Oregon’s Capital with an extreme home makeover in one week as part of the Emmy award-winning reality TV show, ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Duncan’s company was chosen as the contractor for this “Extreme” build due to its reputation for involvement in the [...]

August 5, 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Home & Garden, Willamette Valley | Read More »