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The Best of Spring |
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The Pacific Rhododendron,
Rhododendron macrophyllum, is blooming now. This is one of the most
beloved of our northwest native shrubs. The reasons are simple:
-The elegant foliage sets off
their large clusters of orchid-like blooms.
-They can be left alone to grow
more than 10 feet tall or trimmed in almost any shape desired.
-They are easy to grow, need
minimal care and will even grow under conifers.
-They are outstandingly
beautiful both cultured or "wild."
This plant is the subject of the
feature article in the May NW Native Plant Journal, online now, ready
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NW Native Plant Journal--May 2012 |
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Your personal copy of our May journal is waiting for you now. Download,
print, save a copy to your local computer, the choice is yours. It's a
big issue with scads of things you will find useful.
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On my plate right now:
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Remembering Wally--so many fond recollections.
I've found some old email conversations that illustrate the way he
spoke of the native plants.
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The blog is coming together. Sometimes the
words flow and other times they drip. Inspiration is a fickle muse.
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Building a search engine for the website for
better browsing.
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But first, putting three resource lists on the
website: nurseries, landscape pros and sources for internet
info--all focused on native plants, of course.
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ABOUT WALLY
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Once upon an autumn weekend (I think it was around
1995), a fellow gardener and I planned to visit a
nursery close to Salem, Oregon. I'd found a small ad
in the local newspaper's classifieds offering native
plants for sale. The idea of including natives in
our gardens was novel and intriguing. I was sparsely
acquainted with this genre,
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A
letter to our readers
from Diana
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NW Native Plant Nursery, started twenty years ago by
my dad, Wally Hansen, was closed in November 2010.
The nursery and the tens of thousands of plants
were, sadly, innocent victims of an ongoing divorce.
I will spare you the details; suffice it to say, the
Court in its wisdom will eventually determine the
status of the remaining living plants at the
Nursery. . . . . . . . .
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