How do garden owners and their landscape architects or designers work together to create a great garden?On June 1, get exclusive access to private gardens in Portland and hear directly from the designers and their clients.Garden Dialogues brings together patrons and designers to reveal the creative process, the give and take, and the collaboration that yields a great garden. Garden Dialogues provides unique opportunities for small groups to experience some of today’s most beautiful gardens…See More
You know how a writer's chief complaint is usually blank-page syndrome and the struggle to drum up something to write about?Well, today's entry is pretty easy and photo-intensive, because I spent a considerable amount of time yesterday gathering local color and some snaps of Southeast Belmont Avenue and Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, in preparation for updating PortlandNeighborhood.Com's neighborhood pages.…See More
Three times each year, Portland GiveBack hosts a fun art walk event where local art and philanthropy collide. Coinciding with Last Thursday, these events combine great art and a great cause (also, great food and drink!). We’re thrilled to invite you to join us there, because on May 30th, that event will benefit Raphael House of Portland and their work to support families escaping domestic violence!Each Portland GiveBack event welcomes an up-and-coming local artist; this May features Andrea…See More