Little crate changed the fate of the clementine

NULES, Spain - Columbus once brought oranges from these groves to the New World, and Queen Victoria used slices of their lemons in her tea.

Ciscoe Morris: Dwarf hinoki cypress adds elegant touch

Ciscoe Morris, Seattle Times garden writer, talks about the selection of hinoki cypress that are available at local nurseries; self-pollinating cherry-tree varieties that are available on dwarfing Gisela rootstock; and how a visit to Washington Park Arboretum Winter Garden in winter offers an explosion of color and fragrance.

Farm Show results

Many local contestants took home awards from the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Watch for their names in future Eagle articles. Here are some of the results:

Clackamas County and Southwest Portland events roundup: concerts, games, plays and classes

Good morning Clackamas County. Check out my roundup of events in Happy Valley, Milwaukie, Lake Oswego, Oregon City, West Linn, Wilsonville, on Mount Hood, and in other locales in Clackamas County, as well as Southwest Portland.

Current weather

The morning star that guided my father to bring his family—wife and three children—from India to these twin islands in the Caribbean, to work as chief engineer to design a highway in Tobago more than decades back was not only rare, it was charmed.