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Beautiful plants abound at Pass Creek Nursery

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With spring well on its way, it’s time to say goodbye to all that is gray and dreary. Our focus now is on welcoming the fresh air and bright colors.

Spring is a time for new beginnings, and everything is in bloom. Why not have your home follow suit? Here are a just a few inexpensive ways to freshen up your home decor for the new year.

ass Creek Nursery is located at 2361 Umpqua Highway 99, 3 miles off I-5 (exit 162) on the way to Drain, Oregon.

Bob Nash bought the nursery in 1971 from Vern Thomas and ran it for 25 years. The business passed through several owners after Bob retired. In 2009 the nursery was sitting vacant and Travis Nash decided to try running the business with his family after 30 years of being a logger. With a lot of advice from his parents and a LOT of hard work, they made it through the first year and decided to try it

Think Lighter Say so long to heavy drapes and thick throws. You can do a lot to brighten up a room by changing out your linens.

Introduce throw pillows in pastel colors and exchange the chenille for a soft cotton throw. Open up those heavy drapes, give them a good dusting and allow the sunshine to warm the room.

The lighter and brighter a room becomes, the more like spring it will feel.

Bring in Fresh Flowers Whether you pick up a fresh bouquet at the supermarket or potted ferns are more your style, there is nothing like adding a little greenery to liven up a room.

Bringing a little piece of nature indoors will help connect the inside of your home to all that is blooming outside.

Change Up Your Art The most important feature when it comes to choosing art is sticking with what makes you happy. Choose pieces that give you joy while giving your space a whole new look.

Even changing out your photos for newer ones or snapshots from vacation can update your space in a hurry.

Declutter Winter brings with it an influx of decor for the holiday season. While that extra cheer is welcomed in the colder months, that same decor can begin to feel oppressive once the seasons begin to change.

Spring is the time to take inventory of your things — store holiday decor, go through the stacks of magazines and put away items from other areas of the house that have migrated into your main living space. Make everything new.

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again, and now they are starting on their eighth season. The nursery has been in the Nash family for three generations. Grandparents Bob and Emily Nash still come by from time to time to check up on what's happening.

The nursery is open from the first of March to the Fourth of July. Their goal is provide healthy, vigorous plants for the garden and yard at reasonable prices with friendly, honest customer service. They grow most of the plants that we sell at their nursery.

Hanging baskets and patio pots are a specialty. They custom design all of our baskets and patio pots.

Pass Creek Nursery has a full line of vegetable plants for the garden. They also carry a nice selection of fertilizers and insect sprays.

Pass Creek Nursery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., They are closed Sundays. For more information call us at 541-8362699, or come on by and see what they have to offer for your gardening needs.

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Spring Energy-Saving Tips With the start of a new season comes a fresh opportunity to find ways to save energy and money.

The following tips from the U.S. Department of Energy can help.

1. Service your air conditioner. Easy maintenance, such as routinely replacing or cleaning air filters, can lower your cooling system’s energy consumption by up to 15 percent.

Also, the first day of spring could serve as a reminder to check your air conditioner’s evaporator coil, which should be cleaned annually to ensure the system is performing at optimal levels.

2. Open windows. Opening windows creates a cross-breeze, allowing you to naturally cool your home without switching on air conditioners. This is an ideal tactic in spring, when temperatures are mild.

3. Use ceiling fans. Cooling your home with ceiling fans will allow you to raise your thermostat four degrees. This can help lower your electricity bills without sacrificing overall comfort.

4. Cook outside. On warmer spring days, keep the heat out of your home by using an outdoor grill instead of indoor ovens.

5. Install window treatments.

Energy-efficient window treatments or coverings, such as blinds,

shades and films, can slash heat gain when temperatures rise. These devices not only improve the look of your home but also reduce energy costs.

6. Caulk air leaks. Using low-cost caulk to seal cracks and openings in your home to keep warm air out — and cash in your wallet.

7. Bring in sunlight. During daylight hours, switch off artificial lights and use windows and skylights to brighten your home.

8. Set the thermostat. On warm days, setting a programmable thermostat to a higher setting when you are not at home can help reduce your energy costs by approximately 10 percent.

9. Seal ducts. Air loss through ducts can lead to high electricity costs, accounting for nearly 30 percent of a cooling system’s energy consumption. Sealing and insulating ducts can go a long way toward lowering your electricity bills.

10. Switch on bathroom fans. Bathroom fans suck out heat and humidity from your home, improving comfort.

Planting season in Oregon According to Oregon State University, Cottage Grove falls into Zone Two for planting in the Willamette Valley.

It offers 150- to 250-day season and is described as warm days, cool nights; length of season may vary from year to year. Gardeners in the Rogue and Willamette valleys enjoy an excellent climate for gardening and a wide variety of fertile valley soils. Warm, sunny weather in late spring, summer and early fall provides good growing conditions with a minimum of garden plant diseases. Year-round gardening is possible, with mild winters where temperatures seldom drop below 20 degrees.

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Spring Cleaning Checklist Once spring weather hits, most people get the itch to dust out the corners and coffers for a truly fresh start to the New Year.

But many homeowners focus their attention on the inside of their houses and ignore important maintenance on the outside. Consider the following updates to give your home a spring overhaul.

Windows and Doors Windows and doors are the most common places for leaks, which can allow hot summer air in and cooled air out. As you clean, look for cracks in the caulking and weather stripping. If you notice any fogging up of glass in windows or doors over the winter, this could be a sign that the weather seal has been compromised.

Air Conditioner Maintenance Just as you (hopefully) serviced your furnace in the fall, it is important to give your air conditioner the once over before you need it.

This includes replacing the filter and checking hose connections. Performing this chore in the spring means you won’t have any surprises come summer.

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Exterior Walls, Roof and Attic Do a perimeter sweep of the exterior of your home once all the snow melts away and you’re sure the last frost has come and gone. Look for damaged areas, especially near the gutters and foundation. Any openings are an invitation for water and small critters such as carpenter ants and termites.

Additionally, it is important to check over your roof — especially after a rough or particularly wet winter. Make plans to have any cracked or missing shingles replaced by a roofer.

The Garage This is one “room” that gets ignored when it comes to our spring-induced zest for organization. In fact, 86 percent of Americans can’t even fit their cars in their garage for all the stuff they store in it. It is time to reclaim the garage.

Gather up recycling and take it to your local center. Organize the items you’ve been saving for the garage sale you still haven’t hosted and donate them. Grab a broom and give the garage floor a good sweep.

No matter what level of clutter your garage houses, odds are it could use some TLC.

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Living the Cabana Life When spring arrives, summer is just a hop, skip and jump away. There is nothing like relaxing by the pool on a hot summer’s day.

Thinking ahead when it comes to your pool will ensure you are party-ready come warmer weather.

Putting in a Pool Thinking of adding a pool to your backyard oasis? Here are few things to keep in mind as you plan.

• Know the basics of what you want before requesting quotes. Do you want an above- or below-ground pool? What general size are you looking to install?

• It’s also important to be flexible on size if you aren’t too constrained by your property. Allow yourself the imagination of going a little wider or longer than you first considered.

• Understand the difference between vinyl, concrete and fiberglass. Not every material suits every need.

Refreshing Your Existing Pool Diligence is required to maintain a clean, safe and attractive pool. By staying on top of pool maintenance, you will ward off major costs down the road.

Here are some key steps: • Drain your pool cover and clean it before storing it for the season.

• Inspect your pool’s tile or lining and look for cracks or potentials for leaks.

• Consider adding water to your pool.

Proper water levels are important for your pool skimmer to run properly.

• Turn on all equipment to make sure everything is running properly. If there is a problem, you don’t want to find out the weekend before a pool party.

to be sure they are clean and safe.

Winter storage can produce mold or break down certain materials — weakening them and making them unsafe. Replace toys and floats that have been compromised and give toys that have survived the winter a good scrub before using them.

Don’t Forget About the Toys It is always a good idea to inspect your pool toys and floats before every season

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Big things come in small packages Territorial Seed Co. builds an international brand locally Did you know that the average distance any supermarket-bound vegetable or fruit travels to the store is 800 miles? But a gardener’s own fruits and vegetables move from the garden to the table within minutes, with every ounce of nutritional value intact. Tom and Julie’s first Territorial Seed catalogs offered a fresh-fromthe garden look and alternative, as Tom focused on expanding selections of customers’ favorites; more tomatoes (from 15 varieties to 75), then sweet peas, garlic, year-round lettuces and sunflowers for the birds. After the regional catalog came a national catalog and a Canadian catalog.

Their Winter Garden Catalog, first published in 1988, remains the only winter garden catalog in the United States.

7 In 1987, Tom and Julie invested in 44 acres for trial grounds at London Springs south of Cottage Grove Lake. Each year Territorial’s research garden staff grows and evaluates thousands of varieties for best taste, Northwest hardiness, and good germination. More recently they began reclaiming older, favorite vegetable varieties sometimes shelved by their seed suppliers. Harvesting their very tiny product has been their biggest challenge. In Lorane, they dried the bean pods on ground tarps and winnowed the seed from the pods by hand. Then they tried grinding tomatoes in a garden variety chipper-shredder and fluming the seeds out, similar to panning for gold. But seeds still keep their age-old secrets of survival, and Territorial’s seed saving techniques range from natural fermentation to the newest processors. Today they grow almost 20% of the seed they offer, especially lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash.

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Dan's Plants happy to serve Cottage Grove In business for more than 30 years For more than 30 years Dan's Plants has been working to bring the best quality and variety of flowers, plants, produce, soil, grasses and planting containers. When visiting Dan's Plants it is more than just a typical walk through green houses. Customers quickly learn that Dan and his Wife, Peg truly care about making sure that each visitor is greeted with an old fashioned warm and caring welcome. For the past 5 years Dan and Peg have hosted a Planting Workshop.

This year will be their 6th year. Each year, it gets bigger and better.

Their goal is to provide a fun relaxing day for young and old alike. It gives family and friends a chance to come together, and take part in creativity, and fun. Dan and Peg enjoy watching what each person creates.

Everyone is different in how they create, but each person is left smiling with pride at the end of the workshop. Vendors and face painting will be available at the Planting Workshop. Visit Dan's Plants on Facebook to see photos of the previous year's Planting Workshop.

Dan's Plants also offers gift certificates, and they are set up to take debit cards for purchases. This year's workshop is on Sunday, April 15, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $15.00 and will include a potting container along with your choice of plants. There will also be door prizes and drawings. Joe's Diner will be cooking hamburgers for $6 and pulled pork for $7 inlcueds chips and a drink. Happy Planting!

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Change of Season, Change of Linens

We tend to shut our homes up during the winter months and perform our own version of hibernating. And while we enjoy the cozy feeling this hibernation provides, it also can induce poor circulation of air and accumulation of dust and germs. Washing and changi-ng out your linens is a necessary stage of spring cleaning. Go through every room thoroughly, and be sure to wash any winter items before storing. By the end, your home will be a brighter, cleaner version of itself.

Bedrooms Say goodbye to all those heavy comforters, and welcome in light summer quilts.

Changing out your bedding for lighter fabrics in an attractive print will go a long way toward freshening your bedroom. Since spring can still be cool, keep a cozy but light throw at the foot of your bed. Not only does it make for an easy grab in the middle of the night, but will soften the look of your spring bedding.

Living Areas Think throws, pillows and draperies. Not only is it good to change out these items for their lighter counterparts, but it also is smart to begin storing excess. Spring requires fewer layers, so start putting away what you know you won’t use. Give your draperies a good wash and inspect your blinds. Keeping a space clean and bright is the trick to a quick “freshen up.�

Kitchen Towels and Door Mats These often are forgotten items that can have a major impact on the freshness and cleanliness of your home. Winter weather can be hard on door mats — both indoor and outdoor. Replacing these with fresh mats will not only help keep the effects of spring showers out of your house but gives you the opportunity to introduce a spring design.

And don’t forget those kitchen towels. After all those holiday meals, they’ve most likely been more than pulling their weight. If you don’t want to purchase new kitchen cloths, run your current ones through the wash with a good dose of bleach, and dry them with a few drops of your favorite essential oils.

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Behaviors few people may give a second thought to can dramatically impact the planet in a negative way. For example, according to Worldwatch Institute, 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year, less than 1 percent find their way into recycling bins.

The end result of that waste is the deaths of around 1 billion birds and mammals each year due to the ingestion of plastic.

If that information elicits deep emotions, perhaps this is the year to embrace a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Recycling and reusing is a good place to start, but there are other ways to embrace green-living practices in everyday life. • Plan a spring garden. Explore the possibilities of a vegetable garden and planting some fruit trees. Growing your own food can reduce reliance on commercially imported food products. Plus, the plants and other greenery will contribute to the environment in a positive way, by providing animal habitats and filtering the air. • Rely on fresh air and natural light. To cool or even warm up a home, use outdoor air rather than turning on the HVAC system the moment you feel uncomfortable. Natural sunlight coming through windows can warm up a space and illuminate it adequately. • Reduce reliance on motor vehicles. The organization TreeHugger says currently there are around 700 million cars on the road, producing 900 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Bicycling or walking to the store or school, and carpooling to work can help reduce these emissions. • Use natural cleaning ingredients. Vinegar, baking soda and citrus oils can be used to clean and deodorize, reducing reliance on harmful cleaning chemicals. • Opt for paperless whenever possible. Reduce paper waste by signing up for paperless billing and receipts. Try paying bills electronically, which will cut down on the number of paper bills and envelopes that end up in the trash. • Conduct a home energy audit. Find out if your home is hemorrhaging energy and money by conducting a home energy audit. A professional energy audit will check for water and air leaks, HVAC system efficiency, insulation levels, window quality, and much more.

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Habitat for Humanity: Envisioning a world where everyone has a decent place to live Building Dignity Habitat builds houses alongside families who demonstrate need and willingness to partner with the organization. Families invest hundreds of hours of their own “sweat equity” labor into the houses. Their monthly mortgage payments help fund the construction of more houses. Inadequate shelter binds a family in struggle.

A Habitat home frees them to enjoy self-reliance and self-respect. Children benefit, neighborhoods are changed and communities are improved.

Building Relationships Modeled on biblical principles, Habitat’s solution to the blight of substandard housing is popular with people of many political, professional, ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds.

This is the essence of Habitat — inviting diverse individuals to find common ground through using a hammer, sharing a common goal and building relationships as well as houses.

Building Community Habitat fosters reconciliation as people join together to build houses.

In Northern Ireland, Protestants and Catholics work side by side on Habitat building sites. In Jordan and Egypt, Muslims and Christians are building bridges of hope. In South Africa, black and white residents heal wounds and form bond of friendship with their neighbors. And in Cottage Grove, we are working to make a difference in our own backyards.

Together we can build our community into a place that welcomes everyone.

Together we can help our neighbors.

Together we can make the world a better place, one home at a time.

Freshen up rooms for spring with a new coat of paint Today’s paint products offer homeowners the flexibility to easily change the look and “feel” of a room — or a houseful of rooms, including walls, cabinets, furniture, accessories and trim items — by changing the color of a painted surface or adding paint to achieve a decorative effect. Paint options General Finishes Milk Paint is a high-tech, water-based acrylic paint for interior and exterior use that is available in more than two dozen colors, ranging from Dark Chocolate to Tuscan Red. It is easy to apply, durable and simple to repair and can be mixed to create new colors or combined with General Finishes water-based glazes and stains to create custom paints and decorative effects such as distressing, antiquing and color washing.

Rust-Oleum® Chalked Paint is a water-based, ultra-matte finish for interior applications that can be used alone as a simple covering paint or to achieve decorative effects such as distressing or dry brushing to give any project a one-of-a-kind look with a vintage feel. It applies easily with brush or roller; spraying is not recommended.

Dress Up Your Windows Windows are major players in home design.

How they are dressed and framed from the exterior lends to the curb appeal of your home.

Keeping them clean and dressed with drapery inside will affect the overall mood of a room and how much natural light a room receives. All of this is to say don’t ignore your windows.

Adding or Repairing Shutters Shutters add so much to the curb appeal of your home. Making sure yours are in good shape is a worthwhile investment. Each year, inspect your shutters. Do they need a new coat of paint? Are they secured properly with no loose screws? If your home lacks shutters, consider adding them.

There are few architectural styles that shutters work against, so be sure to consult with your local window and gutter installation company.

Dressing Window Boxes If you have window boxes, spring is the ideal time to clean them out and prep them for foliage. Swing by your local hardware store or nursery and choose annuals with lots of color to fill them. If you do not currently have window-

boxes, consider adding them to the mix. Window boxes add texture and flare to the exterior of any home.

Introducing New Draperies If you recently replaced your drapes or love the ones you currently have, don’t underestimate what a good cleaning will do for them. Check the tags and see if yours are machine washable. If not, you may have to take your drapes to the dry cleaners. This trip will be well worth it when you see how much brighter they look rehung across your windows. a Good Power Wash After a winter full of dreary weather and high wind chills, your windows are not at their peak performance when it comes to light. Give them a good scrub inside before heading outside to hit up their exterior panes. If your windows are double-hung, this will be a much easier task.

Always follow safety instructions on cleaning equipment, especially when you’re dealing with glass.

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This is a great first-step product for those new to HVLP spraying. It is easy to use and sprays milk paint, stains, sealers and lacquers. Check your paint manufacturer’s directions for use in sprayers.

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• QuikBENCH™ Portable Workbench is a lightweight, easy-to-set-up portable workbench with a 30" x 24" work surface that is 32" high and capable of holding up to 300 lbs. Convert two QuikBENCHES™ to sawhorses, and together they can hold up to 2,000 lbs.

• Painter’s Pyramids, New and Improved 10-pack allows homeowners to paint, flip and paint without having to wait for the first side to dry. Pyramids now include tabs and slots on the bases so they can be screwed down to make permanent finishing platforms or joined together to create more stable temporary applications.

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Spring Garden Planning This spring, plan your best garden ever — or maybe even your first garden ever.

The first step to achieving a well-organized garden is planning. Here’s what you need to know.

Talk With Local Experts If this is your first time planning a garden, consult with a regional garden-planting guide. You can find one at most hardware stores or nurseries.

If you are a seasoned pro, you probably are already familiar with the timing of your last frost, but you might find some new information by checking with your local professionals.

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Seeds Vs. Seedlings If you are just starting out, seedlings are a safer option. There is no need for you to nurture seeds from infancy when you’re trying to get a handle on your gardening strategy.

If you prefer to grow your own, start your seeds inside several weeks before your last frost date.

Create a Worksheet This is where you decide what you want to plant, how much of it you want to plant and which vegetables you want to plant next to one another.

Tomatoes, peppers, zucchini squash and lettuce are good vegetables for beginners.

Don’t forget to contact your local nursery to see what grows best in your area.

Beginners: Choosing a Plot Choose a location on your property that receives a lot of sun. Vegetables need at least six hours of direct sunlight each day to grow properly. You also need a space with good, loose soil.

If a large garden intimidates you, consider a raised bed. You choose the size and even create a separate area for each vegetable, only taking on what you want.

Skipping the Veggies You also could skip planting vegetables altogether and stick with herbs. Not only are they great for seasonal cooking, but they also smell fantastic and each has a unique beauty to it. Plant in beds or in

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