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Garden Tips: Top 5 Spring Garden Prep Tips

Posted on February 20, 2012 by carol

Here are my Top 5 spring garden prep tips or things to do now or in early March: Cut back deciduous (gets dead looking in winter) grasses to 2″ tall stubble. Don’t cut back evergreen grasses-they grow back too slowly … Continue reading →

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Winter Garden Plants that Sizzle with Color

Posted on February 11, 2012 by carol

Hamamelis – Witch hazel ‘Jelena’ Foreground, ‘Arnold’s Promise’ in background-photo Carol Lindsay Don’t miss seeing the bare stems of witch hazel come alive with bright yellow or red orange flowers. I stopped en route to The Oregon Garden last Saturday to take … Continue reading →

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Holiday Open House at the Portland Audubon

Posted on November 27, 2011 by carol

Check out the Portland Audubon gift shop’s open house event.  It is an EVENT!!  They have a big open house on Dec 3 and 4th with all kinds of cool things happening.  The gift store manager, Nancy Mattson, scouts the country … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Up and Call it Fall

Posted on September 10, 2011 by carol

Are you ready for the best time of year? Don’t give up yet and call it fall. I am still invested in the soft warmth of the morning sun. I drink my coffee out on the balcony and watch the … Continue reading →

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