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Experience a historical Sequim lavender farm setting as the inviting entrance to the 13th Annual Gala Garden Show. Stroll our garden walk through a field of lavender, passing through our rusted iron gazebo adorned with drying lavender bouquets. Your eyes will be drawn to our weathered drying shed, potting bench where lavender cuttings are sprouting into new lavender plants, burlap bags brimming with fragrant lavender buds and a stunning copper alembic still for distilling essential oil, the essence of lavender in its purest, most concentrated form. Look for interpretive descriptions of lavender farming from harvest through finished products. This year’s garden walk was designed and assembled by the member farms of the Sequim Lavender Farmers Association: Angel Farm, Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm, Jardin du Soleil, Moosedreams Lavender Farms, Olympic Lavender Farm, Port Williams Lavender, Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm, Victor`s Lavender, Washington Lavender and The Weary Gardener.
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By Kathy Purcell Let’s Get Growing! That’s the theme for the 13th annual Soroptimist Gala Garden Show, March 19-20. As in the past, the venue is the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St. This year’s artwork, “Poppin’ Poppies” by Donna Standerwick, fits the theme perfectly. Perennial poppies start to show up in the spring, inspiring us to get going and get growing. Our gardens are calling us to action. What an ideal time to visit the Soroptimist Gala Garden Show! What does growing mean? Where and when does growth begin? What is needed to sustain it? How can you promote even more growth? You may find surprising answers to these, and other questions, by attending the Speakers’ Series. The Master Gardeners of Clallam County again have assembled an exciting and informative group of speakers for the educational seminars. Come visit and learn how to propagate your own plants. Want to know a great way to recycle all that rain you receive in the fall and winter? You can refresh your garden with reclaimed water. They will show you how a rain garden conserves, cleans and replenishes your waters. It is another example of Mother Nature showing up as a partner in growth. And back by popular demand, two pond experts will instruct you on ways to care for these wonderful water features year-round. Do evergreens bring to mind messy needles and pine trees? Did you know there are beautiful broadleaf evergreens that grow in our area and can be used to enhance your garden? Growth involves tools — of knowledge, as well as physical instruments. Tool sharpening is something you may think you know, but you will have an opportunity to get a few pointers from a tool professional. If you are growing green tomatoes when you want red, come hear an authority share the secret of producing red tomatoes. For full details on the speakers and their topics, see the schedule in this publication or visit www.sequimgardenshow.com. At the entrance to the show you will be welcomed by Soroptimist members wearing Flower Power T-shirts. Your $5 admission allows you entrance to the show for that entire day. New this year is a map of Washington in the lobby. You are invited to place a pin on the map indicating where you live. Once you enter, the Garden Walk will capture your attention and inspire you to get growing. This year the display is designed and created by Sequim Lavender Farmers Association.
Plants need nourishment to grow, and in the big picture, money is the nourishment that allows Soroptimist International of Sequim to do its work. A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, the annual Gala Garden Show is the club’s main fundraiser of the year. The mission of Soroptimist International is to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. The money Soroptimist International of Sequim raises funds local awards such as the Women’s Opportunity Award and the Violet Richardson Award. The money also funds 11 scholarships, plus donations to First Teacher, Healthy Families of Clallam County, including the Soroptimist Back Door Project and Rose House (shelter for victims of domestic violence), Sequim Community Aid and Boys & Girls Club, just to name a few. They also contribute to the Mujeres de Maiz Opportunity Foundation, an organization helping women in Chiapas, Mexico, which was started by several Sequim women. Two local signature projects are the Women in Networks program and the Medical Loan Closet. The WIN Program is a joint partnership between Soroptimist International of Sequim and Sequim High School. The program was founded to increase educational and career opportunities for local young women, with emphasis on nontraditional options. Since 1997, more than 1,400 Sequim High School girls have benefited from the programs, field trips and camaraderie of WIN. Current funding is generously provided by the Hastings Trust. The trust supplies the financial support, while members of SI
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Sequim supply matching hours of service. SI Sequim offers short-term loans of medical equipment such as walkers, transport chairs, bath seats, toilet risers and knee scooters. Items are supplied at no charge, however donations are welcome. For more than 30 years SI Sequim has provided this assistance. The Medical Loan Closet is located across from Sequim High School. Call 360-504-0231 to make an appointment. Returning this year is a garden wagon filled with gardenrelated items for raffle. There also will be a hand-painted Adirondack chair with side table for raffle. The wagon will help make your job in the garden go easier and the chair and table will provide a place to relax and enjoy what is growing. New this year, two local hotels are offering a special discounted rate on accommodations. If you need a place to stay while visiting Sequim, you can contact Holiday Inn Express and Convention Center or Quality Inn. Just mention the Soroptimist Garden Show to receive the special rate. For more information, you can visit www.sequimgardenshow. com. More than 60 vendors will provide items to fulfill any gardener’s dream. From nurseries and local farms, to landscaping professionals and garden tools, to garden art and garden furniture, you’ll discover more than you thought possible. You’ll see some new vendors such as House of Bees, Laughing Creek Productions and “Never Di” Reclaimed Glass. The vendors are happy to discuss your gardening concerns and answer any of your questions. Last year attendees to the show voted for their favorite booth. The vendor receiving the most votes was Vision Landscape Nursery. Some of the written comments included: great design; creative display of plants; noticeable color and texture; nice water feature; informative and helpful staff. Show attendees again will have an opportunity to vote for the most attractive vendor display — not an easy task when you see all of the wonderful booths. New this year is an invitation to exhibitors to vote for their favorite vendor booth. The theme of this year’s Garden Show is “Let’s Get Growing!” We have young budding gardeners right here in our community that inspire all of us to get growing. Through the Sequim High School horticulture class students are learning how to cultivate their talents and potentially grow into gardeners themselves. You can read about them in this publication. Whether you are a seasoned gardener, new to gardening or just someone who enjoys plants, the Soroptimist Gala Garden Show offers something for everyone.
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By Patricia Morrison Coate Ask artist Donna Standerwick what medium she prefers and she’ll say it depends on her mood. One week it might be large-format watercolors, the next pottery, the third woodcarving — and she’s just fine with that. Standerwick, 73, the featured artist for the Gala Garden Show with her “Poppin’ Poppies” on the cover, said she’s enjoyed mixing up media since she first began painting half a century ago. She admits with a smile, “I’ve tried about everything.” She’s motivated, she said, “by different things I see which I visualize as a painting. Curiosity is a big motivator in figuring out how to present a subject. Abstract or realistic, I’m continually experimenting with the media I’m working in. That gives me a sense of satisfaction in my work,” the self-taught Standerwick said. “Sometimes I scrub out everything and get especially pleasing work by starting over again.” After their third child, Standerwick’s husband, John, gave her a set of oil paints and her creativity exploded. “We moved every three years so I got acquainted with a lot of people using other media,” Standerwick recalled. “I did quite a bit of work in all media: woodcarving, sculpture, oils and watercolors. I returned to doing clay work about a year ago. I’m curious about different media and sometimes I combine them.” Among media listed on her resumé are oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, pen and ink, graphic art, carving, sculpture, silk painting, book binding and illustration. “I started in oil but I find it more difficult than watercolors because I have to ‘do it to it’ while with watercolors, I can have a working relationship with the medium — it’s a more
Standerwick also will sell some of her pottery at the Gala Garden Show.
fluid medium than oil. I find both challenging to work with and I enjoy the challenges even after all this time,” Standerwick said. She describes her style as “interpretive realism,” saying it is neither abstract nor photographic. She works from life, sketches and her own photos and experiments because growth as an artist is a core belief for her. She was brought up in Maine, with a fondness for animals, the outdoors and the moods of the weather. These interests led her to do extensive study of native woodcarving arts while living in Alaska for three decades, where she bred, raised and showed her Alaskan malamutes, painting portraits of them. Standerwick is no hobby artist, having owned her own gallery and frame shop in Alaska called the Laughing Loon. She has been featured in more than 20 exhibits, counts dozens of credits for her works in publications, had numerous private and public commissions and is listed in “Who’s Who of American Artists.” Over the years Standerwick took classes from nationally prominent artists and has been an instructor with the Seniors Making Art program started by Washington native Dale Chihuly. Although she’s recognized for her big, bold and bright flowers, she said, “I love doing portraits, too. I see somebody’s face and it fascinates me. I never lack for ideas — I have more ideas than I can paint.” About being selected as this year’s featured artist, Standerwick said, “It was great and I was really excited, pleased and very honored.” She’s just as enthusiastic about being a vendor, selling her pottery and paintings.
Above: Donna Standerwick painted this enviable vista in oil, “Pottery is “My View - Hurricane Ridge.” She also made the frame. something fun to do for the garden show. I’ve been working on plant, orchid and bonsai pots — some Below: Standerwick poses with her abstract watercolor, “Turning Heads.” are good and some belong in the garbage,” she laughed. “I enjoy the gooey messiness of clay work. I like the feel of clay and the response with “I never lack for ideas the clay.” Standerwick’s original — I have more ideas than watercolor, “Poppin’ PopI can paint.” pies,” will sold by silent auction at the Gala Garden Donna Standerwick Show. Bids will be accepted until 3 p.m. Sunday, March 20.
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The mission of Soroptimist International of Sequim is to “make a difference for women.” One way the club does this is through a variety of scholarships and awards in recognition of achievement. Each year Soroptimist clubs around the globe recognize girls who donate their time and energy to causes that make their community — and the world — a better place. The Violet Richardson Award, named for the president of the first Soroptimist club, honors girls who are making a difference through volunteer service. The first-place winner
of this award receives $500, plus $250 is donated to the charity of her choice. The Sequim club also offers an award of $250 to the second-place winner. The local club recipients become eligible for additional awards at other levels within the Soroptimist International organization. This year ’s firstplace recipient of the Violet Richardson Award is Samantha Schock in recognition of her community SCHOCK
service at the Sequim Food Bank. A sophomore at Sequim High School, since 2009 Schock has spent her Saturday mornings volunteering at the food bank. She has recruited three friends to volunteer there. Last year she encouraged t h e S e q u i m Wo l f Pack football players’ organization to solicit food bank donations. They collected more than 200 pounds of food. Schock will receive $500 and $250 will be given to the TJEMSLAND
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Sequim Food Bank. S e c o n d - p l a c e f o r t h e Vi o l e t Richardson Award goes to Andrea Tjemsland in recognition of her service at the Girl Scout Day Camp. Since 2008, Tjemsland has been a volunteer program aide at the camp, working with girls ages 6 and 7. She will receive $250. T h e Wo m e n ’ s Opportunity Award recognizes women who provide the primary source of financial SAVAGE support for their families. The recipient of this award is given $1,000 to offset any costs associated with improving her education, skills and employment prospects. The 2011 recipient of the WOA is Dawn Savage. She is pursuing an associate degree through Peninsula College. Other awards and educational scholarships are awarded throughout the year. Notices of those recipients can be found in the Sequim Gazette at the time the awards are given.
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SATURDAY 10 a.m. Sherry Meith: Vegetative Propagation of Plants, Clallam County Master Gardener 11 a.m. Gary Dougherty: Rain Gardens, Clallam Conservation District 12:30 p.m. Experts Panel: Right Plant, Right Place, plus open question/answer session on landscaping and gardening. Allan Bernards, Neil Burkhardt, Gordon Clark and Bill Wrobel. 2 p.m. Brian Burke and Nick Rampp: Seasonal Pond Maintenance and the Benefits of Pond Plants, Full Spectrum Landscape Co. 3 p.m. Ian Barclay: Broadleaf Evergreens for Year-Round Interest, The Desert Northwest
SUNDAY 1 p.m. Judy English: All About Tomatoes, Clallam County Master Gardener 2 p.m. Lowell Cordas: Garden Tools — Selection, Maintenance and Sharpening, Lowell’s Tools
The Soroptimist Gala Garden Show has grown over the years. It takes some time to go through it all, visiting all the vendors and perhaps attending seminars. The Garden Café offers a lovely escape to relax and enjoy a delicious meal. Here you’ll find Soroptimists waiting to take your order; you can choose from a menu that includes tasty offerings for breakfast, lunch or snacks, as well as a variety of beverages. All the food is created by A Catered Affair, owned by Soroptimist member Sherry Schubert. Breakfast items are all fresh-baked: wonderful cinnamon rolls and two delicious breakfast soufflés. Lunch choices include two tasty homemade soups, a variety of gourmet sandwiches and a tangy Asian chicken salad. There are yummy fresh-baked cookies for dessert or snacks. Beverages available are coffee, tea, hot chocolate, water and various sodas.
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Performing again this year in the Garden Café is harpist David Michael. The lovely, soothing strains of his music are the perfect accompaniment to your relaxing dining experience. Michael was the harpist who performed on the Washington State Ferries in years past. His CDs will be available for purchase. Also in the Garden Café you’ll find informational nonprofit booths and tables arrayed around the room. These folks aren’t selling anything but are there to answer your questions and provide their knowledge and expertise in their various garden-related subjects. So take advantage of this opportunity to add to your knowledge and expertise. Once you’ve enjoyed your meal in the Garden Café, you’ll find yourself renewed, refreshed and invigorated, ready to take on the rest of the Gala Garden Show and tell yourself again: “Let’s Get Growing!”
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Saturday, March 19 12:30-1:30 p.m. Mary Robson, noted Northwest garden expert and author, was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Gala Garden Show. Unfortunately, she is experiencing a serious health issue and was forced to cancel her speaking engagement. Sequim Soroptimist wishes the very best and hope she may join the Gala Garden Show another year. Rather than secure another keynote speaker, a panel of local gardening experts will fill her time slot. Bring your questions on landscaping and gardening to our “Experts Panel.” This is a unique opportunity for you to have your burning questions answered and problems solved by individuals knowledgeable of local environmental conditions and plants suited to this area. Bring your thoughts, ideas, photos and sketches to the panel, but do not bring samples of plants, bugs or diseases from your garden, as they pose a contamination risk to the displays of plants at the show. Our four distinguished panelists are: • Allan Bernards, Vision Landscape Nursery • Neil Burkhardt, McComb Gardens • Gordon Clark, Clark Horticultural • Bill Wrobel, Clallam County Master Gardener For inspiration, the panelists will begin with a brief presentation on “Right Plant, Right Place.”
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Gordon Clark Clark Horticultural, Inc. Gordon Clark is the owner of Clark Horticultural, a company that provides year-round organic landscape management and specializes in aesthetic pruning for residential properties. Clark has a certificate CLARK in environmental horticulture from Lake Washington Technical College, is a Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association certified horticulturist and International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist.
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Clallam County Master Gardener Bill Wrobel has been a Master Gardener since 1984 and is a certified Master Gardener in three states. He is an instructor for MG training classes and has written several articles and given numerous presentations on a variety of gardening topics. Wrobel has WROBEL worked at a retail nursery and was a certified nursery professional and a licensed horticulturist. He is past president of the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam Coun County.
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labor can and will be seen in living classrooms at the Gardening for some Woodcock Demonstration may be merely a pleasant Garden, 2711 Woodcock pastime but for Master Road; the new Olympic Gardeners, it’s a passion — Peninsula Demonstration and has been in Washington Garden near Carrie Blake for 38 years. Washington Park, both in Sequim; and State University Extension Robin Hill Farm, Dryke developed the first Master Road, Port Angeles. Gardener program in 1973 “We’re building the and the concept spread Woodcock garden into nationwide. a p re m i e re e d u c a t i o n To become a Master facility for outdoor/indoor Gardener, training involves classrooms and designing an intensive 100-hour the new OPDG garden,” basic course covering Wrobel said. “The timeline plant science, botany, basic is a function of fundraising ecology, soils, entomology to develop the (latter) and plant pathology. In garden more. So far we have return for this training, the lavender and dahlia gardens newly graduated interns planted, and we plan a agree to “pay back”a rose garden for 2011-2012. minimum of 100 hours of Pervious ADA pathways volunteer service in the will be constructed first as local community over the Seated left to right are new Master Gardener interns Rhonda Summerlin, Carol Wise, Francoise Pearlman, Bev Dawson, Karen Gittleman, Ruth Charles and Barbara Scott. part of the Jefferson County next two years. Veterans Standing left to right are Sandy Katuin, Michael Jakubcin, Kathy Cooper, David Dau, Cindy Deford, WSU Clallam County Master Gardener program coordinator Muriel Watershed Stewardship Nesbitt, Bob Alexander, Cezanne Alexander, Wayne Katuin, Ann Gillam, Michelle Simpson, Sissi Bruch, D.D. Trandahl, Sheryl Charging-Whirlwind, Gary McLaughlin, Ronna also have annual continuing Resource Center project.” Richmond, Sam Hamlin and Jamie Wolff. Submitted photo education and community The Clallam County identifying plants, pests and plant diseases. The Master service requirements to remain in good stead. Master Gardener Foundation is a nonprofit organization Gardeners and KSQM 91.5 have teamed up to broadcast “We have a class annually of 10 weeks of intensive gardening tips and hints at 6:40 p.m. Fridays and 11:40 supported by local businesses, its 76 members, 15 Friends training on gardening-related items and environmental a.m. the following Tuesdays, as well as gardening activity of the Garden and three fundraisers: spring and fall plant stewardship,” said Bill Wrobel of Clallam County Master announcements. Master Gardeners also have a call-in sales and its annual garden tour in June. Gardeners, which began in 1981. “We require 10 hours of program on KONP 1450 at 1 p.m. on the last Monday Of its Garden Gala sponsorship, Wrobel said, continuing education and 30 hours of community service of the month. “I think it’s outstanding that the Master Gardeners for our veterans.” “We have a regular seminar series in Port Angeles and Soroptimists are partners. It gives us a chance In 2010, nearly 2,900 WSU Master Gardeners were and Sequim and we’re able to give presentations at local to put on spring educational seminars for the public active in 32 Washington counties, contributing more nurseries,” Wrobel said. “We’re also lucky to be a partner and to advertise the Master Gardener program. We than 220,000 hours of volunteer service. And, in Clallam with the Soroptimist (Gala Garden) show.” treasure this opportunity to support the programs of County, the 100-plus Master Gardeners logged more than The fruits, literally and figuratively, of the organization’s the Soroptimists.” 10,000 hours of community service. Clallam County WSU Extension charges a fee for the MASTER GARDENER CLINICS training course, but all of its programs for the public Port Angeles: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Mondays from March-October are free. at the WSU Extension Office, County Courthouse, “We have our Youth Enrichment Program where we go to every second-grade classroom in Clallam County 223 E. Fourth St. and teach about gardening and growing plants,” Wrobel Sequim: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturdays from April-September at said. “We also collaborate with local community gardens the Co-op Farm & Garden, 216 E. Washington St. and Native American tribes on various projects and we hold plant clinics in Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks Call the Extension office at 417-2279 for the schedule of during the growing season.” plant clinics at Forks and other locations. Wrobel said plant clinics are popular with the public in
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Sherry Meith “Vegetative Propagation of Plants” Learn about the most common methods of growing multiple plants for very little cost. We’ll review propagation by division, cuttings, layering and grafting. We’ll also discuss factors for MEITH successful propagation: pest control, sanitation, tools, the propagation environment and record-keeping.
Brian Burke and Nick Rampp “Seasonal Pond Maintenance and the Benefits of Pond Plants”
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Landscapers Burke and Rampp will present and discuss various aspects of pond maintenance for each season as well as the benefits of water plants. Spring: Plantings and pond preparation for the warm weather. Summer: Algae control and fish care. Fall: Clean-up and plant care. Winter: Freeze preparation and winterizing your pond.
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Kristi Short Horticulture instructor Sequim High School Spring is in the air and it’s the busiest time of year for the Sequim High School horticulture class. The students experience hands-on learning both in the greenhouse and in the classroom. A 20-foot by 70-foot green house facility is being added on campus. Since February, they have been hard at work preparing more than 20,000 seedlings for use in the popular Sequim city flower baskets. The students learn about soil preparation and proper watering. Each year Sequim has magnificent flower baskets lining Washington Street from Memorial Day through late fall when the blooms give up to winter chill. Baskets hang from lampposts and there are half-barrel containers on the ground. Annually, local businesses and citizens sponsor about 140 individual city flower baskets. Plates with the
sponsor ’s name are attached to the hanging baskets. If you are interested in providing this $100 sponsorship support to the school and city, now is the time to contact Emily Westcott at 360-670-6294. For the first time, this class has been commissioned to create flower baskets for the Port Townsend Jefferson Healthcare Center. Most importantly, however, are the life lessons of proper work ethic, teamwork and responsibility in the workplace.
Sequim High students including Shelbie Lestage, left and McKenna Ridgway, center, plant and care for the flower baskets lining Washington Street with the help of Kristi Short, agriculture and horticulture teacher, right, in 2010. Yearly, the students host a plant sale that benefits the agriculture and Future Farmers of America programs. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
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Story and photos by Patricia Morrison Coate Christie Lassen, who owns a Wild Birds Unlimited franchise with her husband, Marc, sees their Gardiner store as an extension of what Mother Nature provides for birds, animals and humans in home gardens. “Birds are very much a part of a garden. People love their birds,” Christie Lassen said. “My whole feeling is that creating habitat for them is really important — houses, food and baths are great ways to attract birds. We should be habitat managers. In Washington we lose 3,500 acres a year in habitat, so to give back just a little and provide habitat in our gardens is important for birds and critters.” It’s from that philosophy that Wild Birds Unlimited is stocked with all kinds of goodies for birds, from seed and suet to baths and bird boxes. “Bird seed is the backbone of our business. We sell regionally blended, no-filler seed that birds are going to eat. It’s good, clean bird seed. There are no regulations on bird seed and sure, it feels great to buy 20 pounds for $7, but in that sack are seeds the birds won’t eat and you’ve just wasted your money. With our food, they eat it all,” Lassen said. Packages of seed are specialized for different species of birds as are companion feeders in a wide variety of configurations and sizes. “The majority of our feeders are from Wild Birds Unlimited, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year,” Lassen said. “They are extremely well-made, have a lifetime guarantee, are easily cleanable and birds can eat off them. One of the newest is the EcoClean line which has silver ions in the powder coating that inhibits mold, fungus and bacteria — that’s pretty cool!” The store displays and sells feeders for seed, hummingbird nectar and suet in a large variety of prices and sizes. Lassen said there’s a price for everyone while maintaining high quality standards. Birds also are particular about their homes in your yard or garden and Wild Birds Unlimited understands their species-specific needs for raising their young. “Some of our nest boxes are just decorative
but predominately they are functional. Bird houses have to have proper hole sizes, drainage and ventilation, be easily cleanable and be perchless because those things promote the health and safety of birds,” Lassen explained. In addition to a variety of songbird houses, the store carries owl, woodpecker and wood duck boxes that can be used by other species. “We also have nesting materials, poles, predator guards and baffles, bat boxes and mason bee habitats,” Lassen said. “We just started selling honeybee habitats to help the population become strong with garden hives, which aren’t honey hives.” Both flora and fauna will appreciate water available from dripping misters, outdoor fountains and bird baths. The latter range from plain and simple molded aggregate to handcrafted copper founts or sculpted glazed basins with flowing water that are things of beauty. “We sell lots of garden art by Olympic Peninsula and Washington artists — some are whimsical but others also are stunning garden artwork from Walt Massey (Massey Copper), Ray Hammar (Blue Collar Artwork) and Ron Smith, Recycled Relics Ranch. More sight and sound pleasures in a variety of materials are to be found in the store’s collection of wind chimes for the garden — from palmsized tinkling ones to the deepthroated mammoth “Gentle Spirits” example, some 5-feet in length. A new feature at the store is a collaboration with Eagle Creek Nursery in Diamond Point to showcase its native plants and hard-to-find items such as madrona trees and native rhododendrons. If you haven’t visited Wild Birds Unlimited lately, you owe it to yourself and your bird friends to stop by its booth at the Gala Garden Show and the store for all the possibilities in your garden.
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We all have heard the expression “tied to Mother’s apron strings.” But do we know the history of aprons and their importance? Aprons have been around for hundreds of years; long before Harriet Nelson, Donna Reed or Ethel Mertz were seen wearing them on 1950s television. We traditionally think of aprons as just being used in the kitchen, and while that is true, they have served as a cover-up for other tasks that tend to be messy. Think butchers, welders, cobblers, bakers, etc. The principle use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress that grandmas usually wore, or for collecting eggs from the coop, carrying in vegetables from the garden or firewood for the stove. They were a comfort for a child’s tears, made a great hiding place for a shy toddler and served as that last-minute-someone’sat-the-door dust cloth. Today’s aprons are more stylish, more fashionable, but nonetheless still very functional. With the talents of several Soroptimist seamstresses, the Gala Garden Show will feature our very own unique apron – the PocketPal. The PocketPal is a multi-functional pocket apron. It can be used to carry your garden tools, craft supplies, sewing needs, nails and hammer for that light repair job – the uses are endless. Please stop by the Soroptimist table at the Garden Show and check it out. It makes a terrific gift! In July, during the farm tour, the Soroptimists of Sequim will be selling a very chic kitchen apron, along with the PocketPal, at Cedarbrook Lavender and Herb Farm. The kitchen apron has a retro-1950s vibe in bright colors featuring a smart ruffle design — another great gift idea.
Once again the Soroptimists is holding a raffle, with an opportunity to win either a garden wagon filled with gardening goodies or a handpainted Adirondack chair with side table. This wagon will make any gardener’s job a little easier. Add in all of the items that will be included and that is a great raffle prize! The picture to the right shows the actual garden wagon. The goods in the wagon represent the type of gardening items that will be included in the wagon. Deborah Carlson, who painted chairs for prior years’ raffles, used her creativity and artistic talent again to paint the Adirondack chair with side table to be raffled this year. Carlson has been an active member of Soroptimist of Sequim since joining in late 2007. She has many hobbies
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including woodworking, upholstery, flower gardening and stained glass. Tickets are $3 each and the drawing will be on Sunday, March 20, at the show. Participants need not be present to win.
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By Elizabeth Kelly “Do something you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” This popular saying attributed to Confucius, aptly fits Rose Jaeger, co-owner and co-manager of Henery’s Garden Center at the intersection of SequimDungeness Way and Port Williams Road in Sequim. “I was always drawn to gardening,” Jaeger said, and she loved her vegetable gardens. When the opportunity to change careers came more than seven years ago, she and her husband, Tim, moved from Puyallup to Sequim and opened the new garden center. Her husband retired from a paper mill manager ’s job at Simpson Paper Company in Tacoma and she left a position as volunteer coordinator for a Rose Jaeger works with colorful primroses in the greenhouse of Henery’s Garden Center. nonprofit company. Together blackberries) are all available,” she said. Plus, they they opened Henery’s at the site of the former Penhave bareroot roses, of course. insula Nursery. Of the 2.5-acre property, they use Jaeger explained that most plants still are dormant approximately half of that consisting of a small main at this time of year, but they have an abundance of building and an enclosed greenhouse. seeds and bulbs for summer flowers, plus there are “We have made some improvements to make the many plants in the greenhouse. store more enticing,” Jaeger said. “We just got in “As far as flowering plants, our bareroot fruit trees (apples, pears, we have primroses and plums, peaches, cherries and more) pansies, and potted dafand berries (raspberries, bluefodils and others will berries, Marion berries and be coming in,” she Blooming hellebore, a shade-loving plant. said. “We do have in a decorative planter. the hellebore which is blooming now,” Jaeger mentioned. “One good thing about the hellebore (sometimes called Christmas or Lenten Rose) is
that it likes shade.” Jaeger said there will be “new products that we bring in every year.” Some of the new products are gift items that come in the form of “garden art,” such as decorative frogs and bugs to ornament your plants. They also have baskets and planting containers in many shapes and sizes There has been a lot of preparation going on at Henery’s Garden Center for the Gala Garden Show sponsored by Sequim Soroptimist. As a past president of Soroptimist, Jaeger works closely with the annual event, which raises money for scholarships to help women going back to school or back to work, as well as for vocational scholarships. The Gala Garden Show feaPhotos by Elizabeth Kelly. tures 60 to 70 vendors, “all garden-related.” Henery’s Garden Center will have three booths, she said. Henery’s Garden Center is offering these gardening classes: Container Gardens Demonstration on April 2, Moss Baskets on April 9 and 16, plus Spring Containers on April 23. Many of the classes fill up quickly, Jaeger said, and advised anyone interested to call to make a reservation. Besides being attracted to the garden business, a major incentive for Jaeger’s move to Sequim was to be closer to her daughter and son-in law Michele and Mike Henery, who are namesakes of the business. They own and manage Henery’s Garden Center in Port Townsend. An extra-added plus is being close ldren, she to their three grandchildren, said smiling.
HENERY’S GARDEN CENTER 1060 Sequim-Dungeness Way, Sequim, WA 98383 Phone: 360-683-6969 Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday www.henerysgardencenter.com
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