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It’s never a bad time to refresh your reading list, and it’s always a good idea to sprinkle in some homegrown favorites. Here are some of the best recent books by Oregon authors (we used five years as our cut off) to decorate your bookshelves and blow your minds. From dark dystopias to autobiographical essays to Parisian comedies to woolly mammoths, these local authors have taken on disparate themes and raised their individual, original voices to tell urgent, entertaining stories. We're lucky to have them.  Behold, in order of publication, 10 great books by Oreg...

Stir-crazy antidotes, Joe’s seedy advice, and what’s ailing the houseplants: This Month in the Garden Updated Feb 05, 2021; Facebook Share Cabin-fever lifters After nearly a full year of laying low to fend off COVID-19 infection, so-called “cabin fever” probably seems worse than ever this winter. Gardeners might not be able to wash it away as easily as during peak gardening season, but there are some garden-y activities that can be done now to keep from going completely stir crazy. The best scenario is taking advantage of warm and snowless spells to get a few things done outside. Yan...

Pampas grass became an instant home decor hit in lockdown Credit: Getty Images Pampas grass ( Cortaderia selloana) is enjoying another moment in the sun thanks to a rise in modern interior trends, including Japandi, minimalism, and dried flower arrangements.   The South American native, popular for its silver-beige feathery plumes, was once ubiquitous in front gardens of the 1970s, but drastically fell out of favour, along with flared jeans and chain smoking.  There was also an urban myth that the swaying plumes found in swathes of suburbia were a giveaway sign that the homeown...

Mike S: Today’s pics are a few of the South African flower bulbs I’ve grown and been lucky enough to have bloom (mostly in our cool/cold greenhouse) over the last 20 years. These aren’t huge flowers; today’s are mostly about 2 or 3 inches across when fully open (5-8 cm) but are impressive in their fine patterns of pollinator guidelines. I haven’t yet visited South Africa (or anywhere in Africa), but I still have it on my bucket list! As a birder and wildlife watcher it is one of the top destinations, but as a gardener and lover of rock garden and succulent plants it is the pinnacle ...

Author: Darien Library, Barrett Bookstore welcoming Staff FacebookTwitterEmail The Darien Library, and the Barrett Bookstore are welcoming Author Marta McDowell for an event via the Zoom application on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. McDowell is the author of the book titled: “Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life.” McDowell will explore Gardener Dickinson’s gardens through excerpts of her letters, and poems, and historic, and modern images of her garden. The book is McDowell’s latest one. It was published by the book publisher, the Timber Press.Darien Library / Contributed photo The Darie...