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Even amongst the snow flurries, spring is in the air. Waxy green stems are starting to poke through the soil in gardens around Central Oregon and those impulsive, frosty morning bursts are melting faster. Our Home and Garden Issue celebrates all these seasonal changes while encouraging you to spruce up your surroundings, inside and out. Get tips on how to garden in Central Oregon from Bend Urban Gardens and Shiv Shakti, learn about home hardening while also supporting wildlife, find out about upcoming farmers markets and read about a burgeoning effort to start a tool library in Bend. Plus, don’t miss our roundup of DIY projects, crafting and garden events.

Cultivating a sustainable future in Central Oregon

Ashley Joyce, founder of Bend Urban Gardens, gives us the scoop on growing veggies in Central Oregon

Locals start effort to open a tool library in Bend, which would allow people to borrow tools for use in home projects

With thoughtful planning, Central Oregonians can safeguard their properties and nurture vital wildlife habitats

From floral centerpieces to embroidered art, discover ways to craft and grow this spring

Central Oregon’s farmers markets are vibrant community hubs

This article appears in The Source Weekly April 3, 2025.

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Home & Garden Issue

by The Source Editorial Board, The Source - Bend, Oregon
April 2, 2025

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Get tips on how to garden in Central Oregon from Bend Urban Gardens and Shiv Shakti, learn about home hardening while also supporting wildlife, find out about upcoming farmers markets and read about a burgeoning effort to start a tool library in Bend. Plus, don’t miss our roundup of DIY projects, crafting and garden events.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/news/shakti-farms-22934872"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/shakti-farms.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-3975" /></a></figure> </p> <p> <title></title> </p> <p class="p1"> <b><a href="/news/shakti-farms-22934872" target="_blank">Cultivating a sustainable future in Central Oregon</a></b> </p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/news/turn-your-yard-into-an-edible-garden-22934865"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/edible-garden.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-3971" /></a></figure> <p><title></title> </p> <p class="p1"> <b><a href="/news/turn-your-yard-into-an-edible-garden-22934865" target="_blank">Ashley Joyce, founder of Bend Urban Gardens, gives us the scoop on growing veggies in Central Oregon </a></b><b></b> </p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tools.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tools.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-3976" /></a></figure> <p class="p1"> <p class="p1"> <b></b> </p> </p> <p> <a href="/news/a-library-but-for-tools-22934858" target="_blank"><b>Locals start effort to open a tool library in Bend, which would allow people to borrow tools for use in home projects</p> <p></b></a> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/fire.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/fire.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-3972" /></a></figure> </p> <p><title></title> </p> <p class="p1"> <b><a href="/outside/wildfire-wise-wildlife-friendly-smart-landscaping-22931022" target="_blank">With thoughtful planning, Central Oregonians can safeguard their properties and nurture vital wildlife habitats</a></b> </p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gohere.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gohere.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-3973" /></a></figure> <p><title></title> </p> <p class="p1"> <b><a href="/outside/grow-create-inspire-home-and-garden-workshops-this-spring-22934853" target="_blank">From floral centerpieces to embroidered art, discover ways to craft and grow this spring</a></b> </p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/fresh-foods-and-local-vibes-22934883"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/chow.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-3977" /></a></figure> <p><p class="SubHead"> <b></b> </p> <p> <a href="/food-drink/fresh-foods-and-local-vibes-22934883" target="_blank"><b>Central Oregon’s farmers markets are vibrant community hubs</p> <p></b></a></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/home-and-garden-issue-22935363/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=3970&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/home-and-garden-issue-22935363/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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