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Use the holiday as a no-stress warm up for when the real summer parties and warm weather arrive.
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DESIRABLES
Who wouldn't want more than $8,000 to revamp their child's room? YOLO Colorhouse hopes you're Pinterest-ed enough to enter the contest.
May 20, 2013, 3:00pm
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PLANT THIS
Here's a list of seeds you can plant now for colorful garden flowers this year
May 20, 2013, 1:20pm
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DESIRABLES
As long as we're resurrecting the 1890s in many areas of life and fashion, why not bring cast-iron back into the kitchen?
May 17, 2013, 3:00pm | 1 comment
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OUT AND ABOUT
Portland's offering once-in-a-lifetime plant viewing and some fantastic garden shopping this weekend
May 17, 2013, 10:00am
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OUT AND ABOUT
During National Historic Preservation Month, consider the question: is every old building also a green building?
May 16, 2013, 3:15pm
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MARKET WATCH
Spices don't stop at salt and pepper; Savory Spice Shop has all the fixins for true variety.
May 15, 2013, 2:00pm
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GARDEN DESIGN
Join us as we wander the sloping pathways of this idyllic, iconic garden on a perfect Portland spring evening.
May 13, 2013, 7:20pm
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OUT AND ABOUT
If you've never seen this astonishing horticultural mecca before, this is your chance for a road trip!
May 13, 2013, 4:21pm
AT HOME
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Designer Kristin Belz explores Portland design matters micro and macro drawing on her lifelong love of architecture, urbanism, and cultural history. Meanwhile, professional gardener Kate Bryant reports on Portland's horticultural scene, with tips on the dazzling array of plants that grow in the Northwest (and the wider array of people who grow them).

At Home is designed to inspire you to make your home and garden life more beautiful, fun, and flavorful – whether it's a first look at a super-cool remodel or garden design, advice on growing the best flowers for bouquets, tips for entertaining on short notice, or an insider’s guide to the best picks at this week’s farmers markets – and how to cook them.

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