Category: gardening
Gardening in Oregon
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The National Shrine of St. Thérèse overlooks the deep waters of Lynn Canal northwest of Juneau, Alaska. It’s more retreat center than tourist destination, although visitors do find their way to the quiet gardens and the chapel that sits on a tiny island you reach by crossing a stone causeway. We visited a couple of…
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First it was the rugosa roses. If you don’t know them, that’s a joy in store. The first time you inhale the aroma, you just sigh and say, “Now that’s a rose!” They are unique, with new plants shooting up from the roots and forming rangy beds (not everybody likes this; they do roam). The…
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There’s a reason they call them day lilies. I assumed they would make disappointing cut flowers. Who wants one that just lasts a day? What I didn’t think through until a couple of days ago was that the stalks have four or five or six buds on them. You cut one stalk, bring it in…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 