Rod's Garden

Gardening information
and advice

. . Rod's Garden Pruning Gardening Advice
Monthly Tips
Calendar of Color
Meditations
Garden Links
Ordering

Welcome to our garden.

Rod is an Oregon Certified Nursery Professional and a former Iowa Certified Nurseryman, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture from Iowa State University and a total of 37 years of experience in orchards, nurseries and landscaping. Rod worked at Dennis' Seven Dees Nursery, Portland, Oregon for 16 years and at Cascadian Nurseries for 9 years. Rod has a pruning and landscape design business and teaches Home Gardening classes for Portland Community College.

Shellie is an avid gardener with herbs as her special interest. She is expanding her children's clothing business, jenni heart creations

Emmaline was adopted from China in 1999. Ellianna was adopted from Vietnam in 2001. Nathaniel. was adopted from China in 2005.


Spending time in a garden naturally turns our thoughts to God, who created the beauty of nature.

Come to our garden for information and advice. To ask a question, schedule a landscape consultation, or receive a free estimate on pruning in the West Portland, Washington County area, please email me.
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Home Gardening Classes at PCC by Rod Smith

The Art of Home Gardening by Rod Smith
The textbook I wrote for my gardening classes at Portland Community College is now available.

Diary of a Japanese army doctor killed on Attu Island, Alaska, during World War II.

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Gardening Advice

Annuals, Biennials, Perennials and Bulbs
Edible Landscaping
Fall Planting
Fruit Tree Tips
Herbs for the Kitchen and Landscape
House Plants
Improving Soil
Landscape Design
Lawn Care
Oregon Invasive Plants
Oregon Native Landscape Plants
Pest Control
Plant Nutrients
Plant Propagation
Planting a Vegetable Garden
Planting in Clay Soil
Pruning for Shade, Flowers and Fruit
Remove Trees Roots and All
Rod's Garden Pruning
Roses
Seasonal Pruning Guide
Trees and Shrubs in the Landscape
Water Wise Gardening
Winter Plant Protection

Monthly Gardening Tips

Gardening tasks are similar everywhere but the timing is different. These gardening tips are written for the Willamette Valley which has an unusual climate. Summers and winters are mild and the seasons change a month later because of the influence of the Pacific Ocean.

January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September | October | November | December

Calendar of Color

The Pacific Northwest is blessed with an abundance of plants that grow well in this mild climate. It is possible to have plants blooming in your yard every month of the year. These lists will help you find plants that will bloom each season of the year. The plants are listed by size so you can pick plants that fit into your landscape. Only those plants that are usually available in Pacific Northwest nurseries and garden centers have been included.
This plant list was made for Portland, Oregon, which is in USDA Hardiness Zone 7 and Sunset Western Climate Zone 6. All plants in this list are hardy to at least 5-10 degrees. Some are hardy to 30 degrees below zero. For areas outside the Pacific Northwest, find your hardiness zone on the USDA Hardiness Zones Map In the plant lists, the number that follows the Scientific name is the coldest USDA Hardiness Zone in which the plant will survive.

Perennial Calendar of Color

Spring Perennial Color
Summer Perennial Color
Fall Perennial Color
Winter and All Year Perennial Color
All Perennials in Alphabetical Order

Shrub Calendar of Color

Spring Shrub Color
Summer Shrub Color
Fall Shrub Color
Winter Shrub Color
All Year Shrubs
All Shrubs in Alphabetical Order

Tree Calendar of Color

Spring Tree Color
Summer Tree Color
Fall Tree Color
Winter Tree Color and All Year Trees
All Trees in Alphabetical Order

Vine Calendar of Color

Spring and Summer Vine Color
Fall and Winter Vine Color and All Year Vines
All Vines in Alphabetical Order

Common and Scientific Names of Plants

Common and Scientific Names of Trees, Shrubs, Vines & Perennials

Meditations

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Avoiding stupid mistakes.
Baby Savages.
Can you believe the New Testament?
God sends rain on the just and the unjust.
How To Pray For A False Teacher
In all things, God works for good.
Jesus, Humble Servant
Moses and God
No one wins an argument.
Reasoning With a Bible Thumper
Reducing crime.
Satan, the Devil
The Bible Story. The main characters and events of the Bible condensed into six pages.
The Evolution Story. Scientific reasons why I stopped believing in Evolution and started believing in Creation.
The Old Man and the Flood
When Will the Rapture Be?
Where do we go when we die?
Would God Allow Suffering?
You can take it with you!
You're too late.

Rod accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior in 1973. He read the Bible straight through from Genesis to Revelation seven times before he attended Ozark Bible College. He has taught Sunday School since 1985 and is Director of Children's Ministries at his church.

The entire Bible can be read in less than one year by reading three chapters a day plus one chapter from Psalms or Proverbs. For an accurate translation that is easy to read, I recommend the New International Version.

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Garden Links

AgricultureB2B.com Directory of Agricultural Web sites and Agricultural News.
Agriscape More agricultural websites from around the world.
Beautiful Bones and Purple Stones Landscaper in Portland, OR. Walls, Walks, Patios and Accents.
Blooming Nursery Excellent pictures and plant finder for perennials, grasses, etc.
Daylilies for ornamental gardens, container gardening, perennial landscaping and much more.
Gardeners Net. Garden information and shopping.
Hand picked list of garden links on the internet.
Lawn Care Guide to lawn care, grasses and mowers.
Lewis Gardens Net. Perennials pictures and information. Garden design.
US Forest Service. Detailed descriptions of plants.
USDA Hardiness Zones Map.
UW Medicinal Herb Garden. Pictures of herbs.

Ordering

Roses, perennials and gardening supplies can be ordered directly
from these online merchants by clicking on these links.

American Greenhouse Kits Hobby greenhouses, 100's of photos, reviews, and gardening articles.
Backyard Agora Landscaping, swimming pools, hot tubs, waterfalls, ponds, & more.
Bamboo Garden Furniture – At Bamboostyle.co.uk you’ll find garden furniture, fencing and bamboo poles.
Bloomin Designs Daylilies, hostas, perennials.
Cherry Trees - Ornamental Trees is the leading online tree nursery in UK. We offer varieties of fruit trees, hedging plants and shrubs at discount prices.
Garden Fountains Fountains, planters, birdbaths, benches, statuary
Greenwood Nursery is your one stop shopping for Fast Growing Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Evergreen Groundcovers, Perennials, Organic Lawn Care Products, African Market Baskets. phone: 1-800-426-0958; email: cheryl@greenwoodnursery.com
LandscapeUSA.com Landscaper finder.
Nature Hills Nursery Trees, shrubs, perennials, fruit trees, roses, etc.
Packing Pearls fill the bottom of large pots for less weight and better drainage.
ShrubSource.com, an online source for premium quality flowering and landscape shrubs.
Territorial Seed Company. Organic seeds.

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