By Neal Lemery I’m feeling stuck. I haven’t thought I’ve been creative lately. My blog lacks a new post, my writing tablet has no new sheets filled with my penciled writing, my…
Category: Gardening
Sitka Center Youth Arts Program – Summer Workshops “What We Do Matters!” Combine Science, Art, Outdoors & More
By Leeauna Perry, Youth Program Coordinator, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology OTIS, OR – August 13, 2021 – Beginning in early July nearly 110 Pre-K through 8th grade students engaged in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Preserving Your Summer Bounty All Year Long
by Elizabeth Parker, Tillamook Creamery Marketing, Communications, and Brand Manager ‘Tis the season of garden bounties. From tangled plants with large ripe squash to towering tomato plants studded with fruit, this time…
Aquaculture plus agriculture: JAndy Oyster Co. purchases Hidden Acres Greenhouse
TILLAMOOK — As one Tillamook business owner ends a chapter of her work life, another local business looks to carry on the storyline. Debbie Smith, owner and founder of Hidden Acres Greenhouse…
EXTREME HEAT DAMAGES TREES, PLANTS
From Kate Skinner, Tillamook State Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry: “We are getting calls and emails about the damage people are seeing on the ridges, Garibaldi, along Highway 6 and many other…
HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Vertical Gardening Webinar June 12th
The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita will host an online webinar “Social Climbers: The Art of Vertical Gardening” Saturday, June 12, from 10 – 11:15 a.m. Hosted by Ketzel Levin,…
Spring Open House & Native Plant Sale at Wildlife Center of North Coast May 8th
Astoria, OR – Wildlife Center of the North Coast (WCNC) announces their fourth annual Spring Open House and Native Plant Sale, coming up on May 8, 2021 from 10am-4pm. This is a…
Bring Back the Natives – Spring Plant Sale Goes Online – Ordering Opens May 8th at Noon
(Tillamook, OR) As you prep your garden this year – make sure to incorporate some native plants! To “Bring Back the Natives”, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is taking their annual spring native…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Taking In A Different View
by Neal Lemery Spring garden chores bring me into a contemplative mood. I take a fresh look at the garden and the yard, mentally planning out how I want to plant this…
Nehalem Bay Garden Club Plant Sale (and More!) Sat. May 8th & Sun. May 9th
72 years and still growing strong … SOCIAL-DISTANCING/GARDEN-BONDING PLANT SALE!!! Starting on our usual day, the day before Mother’s Day, SATURDAY MAY 8th, from 10 am to 4 pm and SUNDAY, MAY…