Vern Nelson: Here's what you need to know before buying fruit trees for your Northwest garden

Here are some rules to buying fruit trees; choose fruit varieties that are easy to maintain; consider naturally small dwarf rootstock and pick bare-root trees for easy to examine root-systems.

Organic at last

Switching to sustainable landscape care brings a bumper crop of benefits

Master Gardeners: Clear the air indoors with houseplants

Houseplants can create a sense of colorful coziness, and they also come with the added bonus of purifying the air. Low cost, decorative, sun-powered air filters — what could be greener than that?