4 | Oregon Home EDITOR’S NOTE ON MY SHELF Garden Wonderland: Create Life-Changing Outdoor Spaces for Beauty, Harvest, Meaning, and Joy By Leslie Bennett and Julie Chai Ten Speed Press, 2024 The Side Gardener: Recipes & Notes from My Garden By Rosie Daykin Appetite by Random House, 2024 The Home Office Reimagined: Spaces to Think, Reflect, Work, Dream, and Wonder By Oscar Riera Ojeda and James Moore McCown Rizzoli, 2024 WHEN I WAS growing up in the ’80s, parents used to send kids outside when they were just on the brink of losing their sanity. These days the phrase “go outside” doesn’t quite hit the same. In my family, most of the time, we are already there. We are poking around the garden, reading a book in a hammock, grilling up dinner or otherwise vibing outdoors every chance we can get. In Oregon, we love those spaces that exist between the comforts of interiors and the serenity of outdoor rooms. Where once the green grass of the backyard was the true indicator of homeowner happiness, these days a garden with well-designed, open-air rooms for relaxing, socializing and dining is what we want to look out on. Can you blame us? It’s downright magical out there, and being able to step outside for that magic couldn’t be easier. So, right in time to celebrate summer, we are presenting you with some of our favorite outdoor-living trends, especially with a swoon-worthy project by Annie Wise Design (“Easy Passage,” p. 40). We also introduce you to Justin Waddell, the person behind the popular plant destination Bloke (“Portland’s Plant Daddy,” p. 56), as well as food influencer Judiaann Woo, who has some easy, tasty takes on weekend brunch that can get you outside even faster (“Chef at Home,” p. 65). What’s your outdoor style, and how do you want to make the most of the season when you’re close to home? Emily Grosvenor, Editor editor@oregonhomemagazine.com @emilygrosvenor PHOTO BY KAREN OLSON Worlds Apart
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