Category: gardening
Gardening in Oregon
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A little over two years ago, Craig Cherry planted three fruit trees on the west side of our house and has been patiently training the emerging branches onto espalier wires so they’ll grow in the narrow space. We were excited to see the peach tree this week with the first blossoms since it was planted.…
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Last summer, I took a stem cutting from a neighbor’s beautiful climbing white rose, dipped the stem in rooting powder, stuck it in a little soil in a clear plastic takeout container, watered it, put the lid on (key to maintaining the moist environment starts need) and set it in a window. It grew roots…
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Literally and figuratively. Here in Eugene, OR, Friendly Street runs through a neighborhood of ordinary homes, a few fancied up, but many still modest. It’s known as the Friendly neighborhood and I love living here. It’s walkable, with parks and churches and schools and a small grocery and decent restaurants and no homeowners association policing…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 