Living on the North Oregon Coast for 25 years in "my English Cottage by the Sea." Tillamook County Master Gardener since 2002 and love my gardens and my Irish Red and White Setter Emily. Author of 2 books on PNW Coastal Gardening.
My latest post is up... and it's a scary one! Here is the link: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/seeing-gho...
Seeing GhostsJuly in the garden is more one of maintenance and not planting.carlasgarden.substack.comMy latest post is up on Substack. We talk about growing roses on the North Oregon Coast. Here is the link: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/a-rose-is-...
A Rose is a Rose is a RoseThere are rumors going around that gardeners absolutely cannot grow beautiful roses on the North Oregon Coast.carlasgarden.substack.comMy latest post is a trip down memory lane. You can check it out at carlasgarden.substack.com/p/in-tune-wi...
In Tune with the AncientsMany, many years ago in 2004, I was helping in a friend’s garden as we weeded and cut back all sorts of plants that had started to creep into her flower beds.carlasgarden.substack.comMy latest post is up on Substack. Here is the link: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/water-wate...
Water, water, ...where?You could hear gardeners in western Oregon this past spring saying, “The weather is beautiful but everything is so dry!” “When do I water?” “Should I water?” “How much should I water?”carlasgarden.substack.comNew post on Substack! carlasgarden.substack.com/p/perfect-ti... BTW, I hope you realize our country will survive the current issues just like we have over the last 250 years. I don't feel much like celebrating this year so I will just recall the happier celebrations for our Bicentennial in 1976.
Perfect TimingThe Tillamook Master Gardeners work at our Learning Garden at the Tillamook Fairgrounds each Thursday from 9 to 12.carlasgarden.substack.comI have a new post up on Substack about a disease that can affect Japanese maples called verticillium wilt. Maybe not fun to talk about, but important if you love your Japanese maples as much as I do. Here is the link: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/verticilli...
Verticillium wiltSo far, I am really pleased with the way my gardening journal is working out these past few years.carlasgarden.substack.comMy latest post is up on Substack. Here is the link. carlasgarden.substack.com/p/margery-fish
Margery FishFinding new authorscarlasgarden.substack.comI have a new post up on Substack. Here is the link: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/looking-fo...
Looking for Variegation...The weather this spring has been – in a word – changeable.carlasgarden.substack.comMy post for the week is live on Substack. Here is an easy link: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/a-special-...
A Special Kind of CapEvery so often I allow myself the splurge of buying an English gardening magazine.carlasgarden.substack.comMy latest blog post is up and it's a fun one! Check it out here: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/on-being-a...
On Being an Old WifeI said earlier this month that don’t generally recommend gardening books in my blogs, but here I am, recommending yet another for your gardening bookshelf.carlasgarden.substack.comHere is the link to my blog post this week. I would love to hear what has worked for you in your gardens and what hasn't! carlasgarden.substack.com/p/on-looking...
On Looking BackOnce in a while I look back in amazement at things I have done both wrong and right.carlasgarden.substack.comI know... May is almost half over. But take time to celebrate the May days we have left! carlasgarden.substack.com/p/its-may
It's May!“Tra la, its May, that lovely month of May,” to quote Lerner and Loewe, in a line from “Camelot.” It happens to be my favorite month of the year, and one look at my gardens tells me why.carlasgarden.substack.comIf you have ever been tired and sore after a day in the garden (and who hasn't?), you might want to check out my latest blog on Substack: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/my-own-adv...
My Own AdviceI am going to have to start taking my own advice.carlasgarden.substack.comMy latest blog post is up on Substack. Here is the link: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/measuring-...
Measuring the SoilA few years ago, I invested in a gardening tool that has come to be invaluable.carlasgarden.substack.comMy latest blog post is up on Substack. Here is the link: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/worming-th...
Worming their way in...First, allow me to welcome the 2026 Tillamook County Master Gardener Apprentices to duty.carlasgarden.substack.comIf you have a special 4-legged friend like I do, you might want to read my tips for dog-proofing your garden. carlasgarden.substack.com/p/dog-proofing
Taking Care of My FriendTips on Dog-proofing your gardencarlasgarden.substack.comMy latest blog is about butterflies... and who doesn't love butterflies? Check it out at carlasgarden.substack.com/p/butterflies
Butterflies!Every gardener I know loves to have butterflies visit their gardens.carlasgarden.substack.comIn these days of uncertainty, we look to our indigenous people for some guidance about nature. Check out my latest blog: carlasgarden.substack.com/p/ethnobotan...
EthnobotanyTaking Lessons from Native Americanscarlasgarden.substack.com