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Upcoming Plant Sales

There will be FOUR events in the next few weeks, so mark your calendars and be sure to stop by one (or all!) of them. All proceeds help benefit our local schools. Each of the sales will offer native plants (note that some are not on the Portland Plant List). Please see below for more details about each sale! Fort Vancouver High School Plant Sale: Wednesday, April 24, 8am-6pm, Thursday, April 25, 8am-5pm and Friday, April 26, 8am-4pm Native plants available: Trees:  Cascara, Oregon White Oak, Vine Maple, Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar;  Shrubs:  Mock Orange, Flowering Red Currant, Red Twig Dogwood, Cascade Oregon Grape, Baldhip Rose, Nootka Rose, Douglas Spirea, Thimbleberry , Serviceberry, Red Elderberry, Blue Elderberry, Black Hawthorn, Salmonberry, Golden Currant, Smooth Sumac, Salal;  Groundcovers : Western Yarrow, Wild Ginger, Sword Fern, Goldenrod, Blue-Eyed Grass, Soft Fruited Bulrush, Tufted Hair Grass, Oregon Sunshine, Maidenhair Fern, Checkermallow, Sedum Spat

Wide Shot Wednesday - Looking across the terraces


I have a hard time finding new photo angles but here is one I've not taken before. This is looking across the three terrace beds. You can't see the steps in the center or the far side because of the plants. You can see Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite' blooming just over the fence. You can also see another red splash, the Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel' that I just wrote about, near the center. The splash of yellow near the center is Cotinus 'Golden Spirit'. The Katsura tree on the left is also providing some yellow color as well. And there is Michael on the far left dutifully watering.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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