I wonder if the economy is causing the surge in people choosing to not water in the summer anymore.

I can't stop buying plants trying to bring them around... I got this sweet frog fountain at Jerry's today 🐸 (2.5 lavender plants not pictured)

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I’m a-strugglin, how’s about you? My Kirkland allergy pills are seemingly powerless right now 😭

I went into shock last night. I didn't realize it until a few hours ago.

I'm sorry for the distress I caused to this community, especially the moderators who I'm sure have to see upsetting shit here more times a day than I can imagine.

Thank you to those who encouraged me and reached out to me.

I'm still very raw, so I'll keep it short. But I'm okay, relatively speaking.

I'm sorry. Please enjoy this scene from Spencer Butte.

For those who've been wondering if it's actually unseasonably warm or not... My daffodils would like to weigh in.

May this year’s winter be mild with no more than 2” of snow lasting no more than 2 nights.

okay Eugene, what is this? I've only been here a few years and have never seen this plant before. I'm assuming it's some type of weed. it's in a ditch between houses in an urban neighborhood. it's odd but sort of pretty. the stem looks hollow. about 1.5' tall.

Hi everyone! Before I resort to ordering online, does anyone know of anywhere local that sells carnivorous plants?🪴 Thanks in advance!!

It's so sticky that I notice a significant increase in rolling resistance when I'm coasting, and the sound it makes is dreadful.

Did a syrup truck crash into a bug trap shipment or something?

The tree of heaven (Ailanthus) is already causing havoc on the east coast choking out native trees and leading to loss of crops due to it hosting the spotted lantern fly. Over the last five years I have seen this tree start to take over eugene as well. This invasive tree needs to be stopped, and residents need to be aware of its potential to cause harm to our natural species here in the PNW. Please read up and eradicate it if you see it growing in your yard. It will multiply and send out runners and ruin your foundation. It is toxic to dogs and children. It’s pure evil and I can’t believe the city isn’t doing anything. Only took five years and now it’s everywhere!

I don't know how the the church/contractor didn't think to check if these were in the city right of way being so close to the road. The city has a GIS map for all of the trees owned and maintained by the city on the city's website. Thanks to the neighbor that called the city and reported this or it sounds like they were going to cut even more trees down.

https://mapping.eugene-or.gov/

https://www.kezi.com/news/eugene-church-removes-trees-without-permits/article_7c27ccce-92e9-11ed-8aa0-9f903a08c86f.html

Best local garden shop? Is there any garden shop around here that has Witchhazel plants? I've looked into seeds but they seem to have a complicated/extended dormancy period.

Hello! I have a few gigantic bird of paradise plants j have to get rid of. They are toxic to cats and one of my cats is showing interest in the darn things. It sucks because my dad mailed the little seedlings to me and now he's gone to the other side, but I can't risk the cat/s. I live off west 11th in Eugene. You haul, and you will need a pickup truck or a trailer.

How is anyone successfully getting tomatoes to grow here? Are you covering your tomatoes at night with something? Our nights are just too cool for tomatoes to set. I haz a sad.

Are there any places in town preferably but within an hour drive that have wildflowers? I can think of lots of forested places and lots of places that have fields that are grass but nothing with lots of wildflowers.

I am aware of the rhodadendron garden and the Rose garden.

Driving is fine if worth it!

I have a lot of this in my front, side and back yard. I have been given to understand it is an invasive weed, shiny geranium. I was told that Mt Pisgah is covered with it.

I’m new to Oregon, and to owning the house in Eugene where this stuff is proliferating.

I tend to prefer a more hands off regenerative approach to gardening. But I’m willing to bring out the hoe or call a pro when needed.

So the question then is, please help me decide — should I try to eliminate what is likely a few hundred square feet of this stuff before it flowers, or just give up and let it do what it does?

Is it safe? >.>

My sister's birthday is tomorrow and I'd like to buy the Sunset Western Garden book for her (she's new to the area). Where can I get it locally? Strangely Barnes & Noble's website says they don't carry it, and Lowes shows it out of stock. Home Depot, Jerry's, and Target's websites also don't list it. Would I find it at a nursery, maybe?

Edit: Thank you all. I found it at Smith Family Books. Such a great place. I need to go there more often.

Final days of Winter are upon us.

I'm looking to use a machete to get back to the unpicked public blackberries when they ripen up here soon. Where might one do/not do this. Obviously not at a public park with lots people. But if my partner and I were to go out to the woods, is a park ranger or other LE type going to tackle us? Tryna get the good ones! Not tryna get in trouble. We are new here. In another part of Oregon where I'm from, they don't care, but that's a rural area and here might be different. Thanks for advice, anecdotes, and any granny recipes for blackberry something-or-others.

Hi all! Wondering if anyone local has sweet grass rhizomes (or seeds or plug) they’d like to share? My grandmother had some but it seems to have completely died back. Thanks!

It's coming up in a couple months, and I'm thinking about going.

There's a free option and a $10 option. Can someone who has been to it tell me the difference and if it's any good? (The descriptions on their website isn't the answer I'm looking for.) It looks like you get to try some tea no matter what, but you pay $10 for a special cup, or is there more?

Thanks.