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9th Annual Spring Plant Sale & Art Fair a Success!
Thank you for your Support.
10TH Annual Spring Plant Sale & Art Fair
MAY 3rd and 4th, 2013
See you then!
We invite you to attend The Annual Spring Plant Sale
which has taken place the last few years beside the
Historic John Quincy Adams Young House
on Cornell Road next to the Cedar Mill Bible Church .
This year the Plant Sale will again be in the Church Parking
Lot next to the Historic Young House.
Times are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days.
The sale is known for its large variety of quality
perennials from member's yards. We have "potting
parties" at homes in the fall and early
spring to insure that the plants are well rooted and
will be ready to bloom for our customers.
A perennial is a plant that comes up year after year.
Most lose their leaves and go dormant in the winter
here in Oregon. They need to be divided to thrive,
thus we have extra plants for the sale.
We also sell bi-annuals, plants that usually grow
and bloom for a couple of years. Foxglove is an
one example of a bi-annual, although a perennial
foxglovehas been developed.
We have large number of herbs and succulents,
both of which do well with less water,
Iris, and peonies are also favorites.
We always have choice and unusual plants,
shrubs and vines. In addition this year we
have numerous peonies, roses, ferns and hostas.
Most 3 gallon plants are $3 and $4, however some of
the more unusual and choice plants, such as
Astilbe, Fern and Hosta are a bit more.
The Cedar Mill Garden Club
Providing Gardening Programs for 65 Years in the Portland Metro Area
"Deer Proofing Your Yard and Garden," Rhonda Hart, paperback, tips on aversion , also deer resistant plants.
"The Natural Shade Garden"
by Ken Druse features plants that will grow in every conceivable shady site, even beneath trees. The book describes many varieties, including
native plants.
PLANT OF THE MONTH HELLEBORUS
Helleborus
Called "the Christmas Rose, they" are shade loving, late winter and early spring blooming, mostly evergreen perennials that grow up to two feet tall. They are tough, hardy and grow easily in well-drained soil in the Willamette Valley. Their palmate leaves run from variegated to an attractive glossy green. The bell-shaped flowers come in single and doubles often with spots near the center of the flower. The flowers range from small to four inches and come in shades of green, gold , white, pink and deep maroon bordering on black. They are a very nice addition to shrub borders and woodland and shade gardens.
NOTE:
Non-
members often participate by donating plants
or helping at a potting party! We begin potting in March.
PROCEEDS
go toward scholar-ships,
botanical gardens, the JQAHouse Foundation, Penny Pines and more.
If you have
plants to donate contact Pat
503-297-2178
or Barb
503-649-7741
Annual Plant Sale Pictures below
Will Your Amaryllis Bloom Again Next Year?.
If you want your Amaralys to bloom again, keep it like a houseplant all summer and early fall, and trim it back in October. Then put it in a dark place, letting it go dormant for a month, before setting it out to bloom.
Gardening tips from Cedar Mill Women
#1. To keep rodents away from bulbs, sprinkle ground up Chile peppers with bulb when
planting --Annabel
#2. 1 part ammonia to 3 parts water applied near hostas in early spring protects plants from slugs -- Garnet
#3. Willow steeped in water makes natural rootenone - also put willow in with plant in water to encourage rooting -- Jackie
#4. Seaweed is an excellent fertilizer and also
helps plant become established - Robin
#6. November tip, if you haven't trimmed roses,
cut back to knee high, do not compost, spread alfalfa meal about two inches deep around rose
to prevent spores from splashing onto new
growth in spring--Pat Still
PLANT
SALE
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BOOK
RECOMMENDATIONS
Children's Lit. Review: "A seed is Sleepy" by Aston and Long ...another beautiful and informative book. The opening spread with its colorful array of seeds is enough to intrigue any reader. The book relates that some seeds lay in the soil waiting for the right conditions to sprout for months, others take years. Young readers learn that fruits help protect and nourish seeds and that while orchid seeds are no larger then a period, one palm weighs 60 pounds...
Counterclockwise: Committee
writing tags for the 1,000 plants in Pat's living room. Clockwise: Sue Owen, Barb Cushman,Loraine Hacke and Marilyn Berti. Not Shown,
Jackie McClung, Paulette Busch and Pat Still; L. Paulette Busch
inspecting plants in bloom;
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Clockwise: Donna Cotton arranging plants; customer greeting Jackie McClung; Pat Still with plants and rows of perrenials ready to be transported
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle," by Barbara Kingsolver is the delightful story of how her family was changed by moving back to the farm, eating locally produced, in season foods and the gloriousness of living close to the land in a sustainable manner.
BIRDS OF THE SEASON: SPOTTED TOWHEE
These colorful birds can be seen scratching on the ground & they will stay all summer.
ANOTHER SPECIAL BIRD TO WATCH FOR ALL YEAR LONG:
THE VARIED THRUSH --
"A Fancy Robin"
Roger Torrey Peterson called the Purple Finch
" A bird dipped in rasbery juice." It winters in Oregon.
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The Townsend's Warbler (L) & the Hermit Warbler (R) Interbreed in Oregon
GARDEN ART will be back again!
New Hardiness Zone for Parts of Portland Click here for Hardiness Zone Map
