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Local motorcycle club collects food for Arlington Food Bank By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The local Calaveras Motorcycle Club helped collect food for the Arlington Community Food Bank. Members and volunteers created a drive-thru donation site on Olympic Avenue on Nov. 14 to collect food for the holiday season. "We're just trying to collect food and money donations for the Arlington food bank," said Red Garett, Calaveras member and one of the organizers of the drive. He said the event was held because the club knows food banks need support for the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons and the club also wanted to support the food bank because of the pandemic. See FOOD on page 5
Mayor Nehring holds virtual coffee klatch Mayor covers variety of topics including COVID, budget and development during Nov. 9 coffee klatch By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Calaveras Motorcycle Club member Jeff Moss accepts a donation for the Arlington Community Food Bank during a food drive on Nov. 14.
Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring talked about COVID-19, the city's new budget and future development during his most recent virtual coffee klatch on Nov. 9. City officials try to provide public meetings for the community to ask questions of public officials every couple of months, although because of COVID-19 the last three such meetings have been held online. One of the issues Nehring talked about was the city's recently passed twoyear budget. "It was a rollover budget. We didn't do a whole lot new," he said. "There
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Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring talks about the budget during a virtual coffee klatch meeting with the public on Nov. 9.
were a number of plans we discussed with the City Council in February, before the pandemic hit, but we thought it would be prudent to take care of the essentials right now." The pandemic is creating uncertainty regarding incoming tax dollars, and so
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M'ville civic campus on track for 2022 opening The pandemic has not caused delays or budget changes for the Marysville civic campus By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville's new civic campus is still on track to open in 2022 and on budget despite complications from the pandemic. The campus will be a consolidation of various Marysville city departments which are currently in multiple buildings. "If you've driven by there, it's coming up quite rapidly. It's exciting to see that come up," said Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring during his Nov. 9 coffee klatch. "We thought there might be a few hiccups through the COVID-19 situation but
they've managed to keep the project on time and on budget," he said. The project will house Marysville courts, the police department, public works, the jail and the departments currently housed in Marysville City Hall. "The spring of 2022 is when we're anticipating occupation," said Gloria Hirashima, chief administrative officer with the city. The public voted for a sales tax to replace the current Public Safety Building in 2018, and those funds will pay for that portion of the civic campus. A lot of the remaining cost of the project is planned to be paid for by selling the current City Hall and other buildings. "We're currently working on the plan for See CIVIC on page 2
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the selling of those buildings," said Hirashima. As the city has grown through annexations and natural population growth many of the city's departments have run into space issues.
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the law enforcement and court functions of the city, but now there are multiple buildings around the city. "As the department has grown we have had to separate out a lot more, which causes a lot more operational difficulty," said Hirashima. "It's a lot more efficient in terms of working back and forth," to be in the same building. Marysville residents are likely to see similar benefits. "In terms of doing business with the city you will have a single place to stop by," said Hirashima. The architectural design of the new campus is meant to represent the city as well, she said. "We really designed it with how we want to present to the community," said Hirashima. There is also an area that is part of the design where events can be held. "We anticipate the city
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will sometimes use it like a park presence," said Hirashima. The civic campus has been part of the city's plans for more than a decade. "We started solidly planning a site about four years ago," said Hirashima, who said the campus was part of the downtown master plan adopted in 2008. "We're really looking forward to the completion of the new campus," she said.
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Local officials see unprecedented COVID case numbers By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com State and county officials are seeing unprecedented COVID-19 case numbers and are encouraging a recommitment to safety measures to prevent a return of lockdown measures. "If we had a dashboard, every light would be blinking red," said Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers during a Nov. 10 county briefing. "We're breaking COVID case records and really heading into uncharted territory. The third wave appears to be the largest wave yet," he said. For the county that means an average of 187.7 cases per day per 100,000 people from Oct. 25 to Nov. 7. That breaks the county's previous two-week record of 129.1 cases per 100,000 people. County and state officials have put the target at under 25 cases per 100,000 people for a safe reopening. Snohomish County is doing better than some other parts of the state though, which are seeing even higher rates. "The number of cases per day steadily increased, starting in early September," said Dr. Kathy Lofy, state health officer with the Washington State Department of Health, during a Nov. 10 state briefing. "What's very concerning to me is that there has been an accelerated rate of growth," she said. The number of cases in the state is also higher than it has ever been and occurring throughout both eastern and western Washington. Lofy said the increased numbers are not a result of an increase in testing, since the amount of testing done in the state has remained relatively stable since July. Local cities are also seeing higher numbers with both Arlington and Marysville at relative peaks. Arlington's most recent
count saw 117 active cases, the highest of any weekly count. The most recent report from Marysville saw that the COVID-19 rate was more than 300 cases per day per 100,000 people, which is higher than it has ever been during the pandemic. Spitters said local contact tracing shows new cases coming "in from all directions," including from people gathering socially indoors, from individuals going to work and from school cases. "Unfortunately, too many people are getting tired and increasingly frustrated with the need to follow public health interventions," said Spitters. "While that is understandable, recent data is highlighting the consequences of that." "Pandemic fatigue" can cause many people to be frustrated with continued social distancing, said Dr. Kira Mauseth, of the Washington State Department of Health's Behavioral Health Strike Team. "The exhaustion we're feeling is totally real right now," she said. "All of us have a need to have a fun celebratory holiday, and the temptation there is to downplay the risks to get back to that normalcy, but it's really critical not to let our guard down." Officials do not want to go back to measures taken in the spring to lockdown all but the most essential businesses. "If we don't push the curve back down we will almost certainly have to go backwards," said Somers. "We're at the point where if we cannot take actions socially than we will have to take actions that will hurt our economy, and no one wants to do that again. Unfortunately if we continue on this trajectory, at some point we may need to," said Lofy. Somers said previous local action was taken in con-
junction with state action and expects the county to continue working with state health officials. "Throughout this year we've tried to coordinate with adjacent counties and the state," he said. "It's better to have a widespread, broad reaction to this." A second 'stay-at-home order' is on the table, said Somers, although if those orders are given again they will likely be "more nuanced." The biggest concern for health officials is a hospital system stretched beyond its capacity. Too many COVID-19 cases "would overwhelm our hospital's ability to provide care, not just for COVID, but for all needs," said Dr. Chris Spitters, health officer for the Snohomish Health District. Hospital capacity can falter through many different avenues, said Spitters. "It's not just bed, and personal protective equipment, but staffing is a major problem," he said. Dr. John Lynch, medical director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic at Harborview Medical Center, said during the state briefing that COVID-19 treatment has improved, but it is still not safe. "Despite learning about this and having more tools than ever, people are still getting very, very sick, ending up in the ICU and dying," he said. Many hospitals have been preparing for a third wave of cases in the fall but they are still limited by staff available, said Lynch. "We need those folks to be able to come to work and continue providing care," he said. The coronavirus is most fatal to elderly individuals, but COVID-19 still remains dangerous to all age groups. "Although our older adults are more likely to get severe disease, end up in the ICU or die, all ages can have bad outcomes," said Spitters.
He noted that 20 percent of Snohomish County deaths over the last couple of weeks have been from people under 50 years of age. Since hospitalization typically comes two to three weeks after initial case reports, Spitters is concerned about hospital capacity in the near future and said even drastic measures taken now may not be enough to avert a crisis. "It's much like we're driving on ice. Even if we hit the brakes we're still going to see movement," he said. Officials are encouraging similar safety measures as they have in the past, including the use of masks, postponing all gatherings, avoiding businesses that don't follow health guidance and to make a bubble of five or fewer social contacts outside the household. With the holidays coming up, officials are requesting individuals to not have large family gatherings. "For those of you that want to have a small Thanksgiving, please make it outdoors and please make it no more than five people outside your home, and include a two-week quarantine before," said Lacy Fehrenbach, deputy secretary of health for COVID-19 response with the Washington State Department of Health. Many individuals are
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vaccine though, she added. Any vaccine produced will have to meet the same safety standards a normal vaccine would. "We know that vaccine safety is a big priority for the people of Washington," she said. The state does not know how allocation or timing of handing out a vaccine will go and has to wait for manufacturer reports before they can plan those details out, said Roberts. On Sunday, Nov. 15, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced a four-week statewide set of restrictions in response to the increase in COVID-19 cases. For more information about those restrictions go to https://bit. ly/2H7jsKX.
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M'ville accepting comments on ADA plan By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The city of Marysville is accepting public comment for their plan to improve public right-of-way for people with disabilities. Individuals can review the draft plan at marysvillewa.gov/1032 and submit comments until Nov. 24. The plan is a requirement of the American with Disabilities Act. "It's a federal requirement for cities with over 50 staff members," said Marysville City Engineer Jeff Laycock. "And it's more of a requirement for organizations that are the recipients of federal funds." Work on the ADA transi-
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the city passed a budget that continues current projects and staff without anything new. "We believe at some point we'll be able to go back to the City Council and ask for some budget amendments," particularly if the economy bounces back, said Nehring. COVID-19 cases have shot up in Marysville, said Nehring. "I don't think it's a secret to anybody that COVID cases are climbing rapidly throughout the nation, and the world," he said. The city's rate is now well
tion plan began last year and was formed after consideration of public comment, workshops and surveys. "We've identified certain areas that the public has had concerns with," said Laycock. The majority of the plan is looking at areas where pedestrian access is insufficient for those with disabilities. "We have an inventory of all the sidewalk ramps in the city," said Laycock. They have looked at all the curb ramps that do not meet ADA standards with requirements such as spacing and sloping. City staff also looked at areas that don't have sidewalks.
above the county's rate and they saw 75 cases in the first week of November according to Nehring, which broke the city's record of 49 cases in a week. "We're at a crucial stage here where we are asking people to do everything they can to help get these numbers back down to where they're manageable," said Nehring. He acknowledged the amount of sacrifice that people have been making this year. "I know folks are weary, I'm weary, we're all tired of this," said Nehring. Because of the continuing pandemic the city's holiday events have been canceled
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"It's really about making an inventory about what's out there," said Laycock. Intersection access was also one of the considerations. "There's also some looking at push buttons at signals because they have to meet a certain standard for the ADA as well," said Laycock. The city of Marysville's Human Resources Director was also reaffirmed as the ADA coordinator, who receives and handles ADA grievances, a responsibility they already had. "We're also identifying the funding mechanisms to get some of these problems fixed," he said.
said Nehring, including the Tour of Lights and the Merrysville for the Holidays parade. "We are trying to do some fun things but the Merrysville for the Holidays parade won't be a part of that, unfortunately," said Nehring. There will be a virtual lighting of the tower. "We have a Christmas lights contest and we're asking people to decorate their homes," said Nehring. A map of those homes will also be available so families can tour them if they wish. Nehring also talked about development of many parts of the city. "There's a number of things that we can see in our
"We want to develop a plan to help overcome those barriers." Although the plan is a federal requirement, the city is not obligated to commit to a hard deadline to complete the plan, said Laycock. "The city will continue to fund those improvements through capital development," he said. In recent years a lot has been done through the city's Transportation Benefit District, which uses the majority of its funds to maintain roads through asphalt overlays. When maintenance is done, typically sidewalks are upgraded if necessary as well, said Laycock.
downtown I think," he said. "Unfortunately we're not in a good economic time to start new things." One resident asked about mix-used development, which mixes business and residential spaces more than most development does. "I think it's a great idea and I think it's something that Marysville is ready for," said Nehring. "We do have areas zoned for that and we try to recruit to that." Some residents had concerns over the new owners of Glenwood Mobile Estates and worried if prices increase there the community could be dispersed. "I hope they take into account the great residents
"Each time you're overlaying a street you also update the ramps for compliance," he said. The older areas of the city have the most access problems for residents with disabilities, often because they were built before ADA restrictions were in place. "I'd say there's a higher concentration in our historic downtown area," said Laycock. "Anything that is built now is built up to standard." After public comment on the draft plan, city staff plan to recommend it to the Marysville City Council, who will likely consider to approve or reject by the end of the year, said Laycock.
there. There is a lot of people that have put in a lot of time to make that a great community," said Nehring. He acknowledged the city has little power to interfere in the market in this case though. "There's not a lot legally that the city can do to protect you," he said, although he noted that higher levels of government do have some powers if they wish to use them. A number of transportation projects were also discussed, including the I-5 and SR-529 interchange that will provide a new route off of I-5 into downtown Marysville. That interchange is expected to begin construc-
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tion 2022 and be finished in 2023. Because of state budget shortfalls the project could have been postponed. "We got a little scare when the state legislator told us they may need to delay that project," said Nehring, but the funding is still on track. A train overcrossing at Grove Street is in the works, although only the design work is funded for that project, which was partially funded with state funds. "That's a good sign because if the state helps to pay to design it a lot of times they'll pay to construct it," said Nehring. Grove Street was identified as the best train overcrossing for the city because it wouldn't block access to businesses or other main roads like other projects would. Sidewalks are still important for the city, said Nehring, and the city is working on sidewalks for roads without them. "Every new area with construction in the city will have sidewalks," said Nehring, however some areas are older or were annexed in and didn't have those requirements, and therefore lack those new requirements. "We try and prioritize the areas around schools," for sidewalks. Nehring has held his last three coffee klatch events online as Facebook Live events and said the city may keep holding them online even after the pandemic is over. "We're typically reaching well over 100 people here," said Nehring, when typically the in-person meetings drew about 20 to 30 residents. "There are some things we're learning how to do during this difficult time that I think we'll keep doing," he said.
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"It's not exactly COVID related, but we know right now people are going through a lot of hard times," said Garett. This is the second time the club has helped the food bank, and the first time was this year as well. "We helped them out a little earlier when COVID
hit," said Garett. At that time the club raised about a ton of food and $1,800 in cash. "We knew they were having issues because there wasn't a lot of food floating around," said Garett. "We love Arlington and everything the food bank does here is fantastic." Garett hopes the club can collect a similar amount in this drive as what they collected earlier.
"It's going very well. Last time when we did it the weather was a lot warmer," he said. In addition to donating food, many people have dropped off cash donations, he said. "The cash is coming in well and that's good because the food bank knows what they need," said Garett. The club wanted to provide something to the community and chose the Ar-
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lington Community Food Bank because they help people who are from Arlington. "The Arlington food bank has always been a great thing in this community because it all stays local and that's what we're trying to do, help local families," said Garett. He said he knows the
need is high right now because of the significant amount of economic problems caused by the pandemic. "No one wants to go hungry right now. We're all going through hardships. During this time there's usually families in need, but with COVID everything is twice as bad," said Garett.
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"There's so many layoffs and small businesses shut down," he said. Garett said he appreciated all the people who stopped by for the food drive. "Thanks so much for everyone that came out," he said. "Even just a dollar or change, that all adds up and helps families."
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This fall marks the 50th anniversary of an event that sparked the landmark ruling by federal Judge George Boldt in U.S. v. Washington that upheld our treatyreserved rights to hunt, fish and gather. It was Sept. 9, 1970, the height of the Fish Wars that had rocked western Washington since the early 1960s. The state of Washington refused to recognize our treaty rights, and when we tried to exercise them we were arrested – often beaten – and thrown in jail. Our boats, motors, nets and other gear were confiscated along with any fish we might have caught. Treaty rights are civil rights, just like your right to vote, and are protected under the U.S. Constitution as the “supreme law of the land.” To defend our rights, tribes mounted a nonviolent resistance effort patterned after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s strategy in his civil rights campaign. “We marched with Dr. King, and when we returned home, we continued the struggle by protesting, getting arrested, getting out of jail and doing it all over again,” wrote our longtime leader, Billy Frank Jr. “We had a fish camp under the Puyallup River Bridge and the state came down on us that day, just like they had many times before, to stop us from exercising our treaty right to fish. They gassed us and threw us all in jail. But someone else got gassed that day, too. His name was
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Stan Pitkin.” A U.S. Attorney for western Washington, Pitkin was part of the crowd that came to watch the arrest of more than 60 men, women and teenagers. Troubled by what he saw, he took the first steps to file U.S. v. Washington on behalf of the tribes, which led to Judge Boldt’s 1974 ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Boldt decision in 1979. In 50 years we’ve gone from fighting one another to honoring the struggle that has led us here today. Today the bridge spanning the site of the “Puyallup Bust” has been named the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge, or yabuk’wali, which means “place of a fight.” Still, the fight for recognition of treaty rights continues throughout the world. Today in Nova Scotia, Canada, the Sipekne’katik and other First Nations are experiencing violence and threats from non-Indian fishermen and others as they try to exercise their treaty-guaranteed right to harvest lobster. Despite a 1999 Supreme Court ruling upholding the First Nations’ treaty fishing rights, the Canadian government has done little to address the issue.
The Boldt decision established us as natural resources co-managers with the state and upheld our right to half of the harvestable salmon returning annually to Washington waters. But 50 percent of nothing is nothing, and that’s the direction our salmon stocks are heading. The reason is that we continue to lose salmon habitat faster than it can be restored and protected. It’s easy to get discouraged about salmon recovery and other natural resources issues given the unprecedented rollback of environmental protection laws over the past few years. Those who were gassed, beaten and arrested underneath the Puyallup River Bridge on that day in 1970 were also discouraged after years of effort. But they didn’t give up and neither will we. It might take another 50 years or more to achieve salmon recovery, but we will get there. Indian people have always lived in western Washington and we always will. We will never stop fighting for the health of our cultures, communities and natural resources – and we will never stop defending our treaty rights.
Being Frank is a monthly column written by the chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the NWIFC chair, the column represents the natural resources management interests and concerns of the treaty Indian tribes in western Washington.
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RAVE RAVE: While 2020 has been a challenging year, for some families it's been much more challenging than for others, Thanksgiving next week should serve of a reminder of all that we do have to be thankful for, even in these difficult times. And, if you can, please donate to the local food banks so that they can help local families in need.
family is unfortunate, it is a small price to pay to help get the virus under control. We can't fully open our businesses, schools, churches, etc., until it is safe for everyone to do so. By making a small sacrifice now, you are helping to prevent everyone from having to make an even greater sacrifice in the future.
RANT: COVID cases continue to increase in the county, state and nation and officials are asking that there not be any large gatherings for Thanksgiving. While not being able to gather with friends and
RAVE: With Christmas a little more than a month away, many people are probably already starting their holiday shopping. Don't forget to support local businesses when you're doing your shopping.
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Hilton Pharmacy becomes Hilton & Company The downtown Marysville staple is under the same ownership but has sold the pharmacy portion of the business By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
The former Hilton Pharmacy in downtown Marysville has reopened without the pharmacy and is now Hilton & Company. The store on the corner of Third Street and State Avenue has been a staple of the downtown for just over a century now. The new Hilton & Company opened on Nov. 2 after closing for renovations and a full remodel. "That was kind of a soft opening because we still have a few things to do," said owner Mary Kirkland. "We're excited to be open and back on the street and seeing people we know and love." The pharmacy department and their records were sold to Rite Aid. "It was just time for me. I don't have anybody in my family that wants to own a pharmacy," said Kirkland. She said it is very difficult to run a small, independent pharmacy these days. "The industry has gotten harder and harder to participate in and still run a
pharmacy that allows us to give boundless service. It's just kind of the nature of healthcare," said Kirkland. The new store continues with its previous selection of gifts and other items. "We hope that we can still be a place where people will still enjoy shopping for gifts and home decor," said Kirkland. The remodel helped provide more space to display their items as well. "Because we have more room we can bring in more selection," said Kirkland. Wellness items continue to be provided by the store. "We started that with the pharmacy and we still have specialty vitamins, homeopathics, aromatherapy, and locally produced CBD topicals and Elderberry syrup," said Kirkland. There is also a clothing boutique section at the store curated by Lorene Wren, former owner of another downtown Marysville business, Wrenhaven Vintage Market. "Lorene's knack for creating trendy, yet practical and affordable wardrobe collections is one of her
many strengths and it is delightfully evident when you see our new clothing boutique," said Kirkland. The clothing boutique includes new lines such as Karen Kane, Democracy and Angie, she said. The remodel of the store changed a lot of the store's interior. "We got down to the bones," said Kirkland. "We did all new drywall, all new flooring." Most of the pharmacy fixtures have been changed into either showcases or repurposed as a reception desk. The outside of the building has been repainted and new signage and entry doors are planned to be installed soon. "All the changes make for a fresh start and we hope a pleasant surprise when customers come back to check out what we've been up to for the last three months," said Kirkland. As work was being done on the building, Kirkland's contractors discovered a bit of history as well. "When we were doing the remodel we had taken
all the wallboard off the wall and discovered the old wall underneath," she said. The original wooden wall from the general store Crain and McCann, the predecessor to Hilton Pharmacy, was still in place. A portion of that wooden wall has been left exposed and been restored, and Kirkland put up some pictures and information about the history of the downtown there. Customers are glad to be back in the store. "People are so supportive welcoming us back," said Kirkland. "We have lots of visitors and they have been saying 'gosh, we're glad you're still here,'" she said. Kirkland also enjoys being able to reopen. "From our side it's good to be open and talking to people again," she said. Customers will see familiar staff at the store as many are returning, said Kirkland. The store will also provide a holiday open house on Nov. 20 and 21. Kirkland said it was spread out
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Hilton & Company owner Mary Kirkland stands in her remodeled store on Nov. 13. While removing some of the old wall Kirkland found some of the original century old wooden wall underneath and restored a portion of that wall which she is standing in front of.
over two days to ensure there are not too many people gathered in the store during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kirkland said she is glad to be able to continue running a Hilton store in downtown Marysville. "I am so happy to be in business on Third Street
and to continue as a family-owned business with its 100-year-old legacy of serving Marysville and the surrounding communities," she said. "We love that we are part of the historic downtown Marysville neighborhood and that we will still be part of all the upcoming events."
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Protect gardens from freezes Winters in the that will be comnorthwest can be ing our way… unpredictable. As 1. First of all, if I look around my it is below freezneighborhood, I ing in the yard, can still see trees stay out of it until (like my neighthings thaw out By Steve Smith bor’s corkscrew — this is espe willow) that are green as cially true with lawns. Just grass and completely foli- remember to “keep off the ated, while next to them grass” whenever it looks are maples that are fully frosty or you will be leaving denuded of all their sum- dead footprints everywhere mer leaves. My hostas have you step. mushed down to nothing, 2. Protect container but the roses are still bloom- plantings. While a Japaing. Such is the nature of nese barberry may be hardy our Pacific Northwest falls/ to minus 40 degrees in the winters. You just never ground, it can freeze “deader know when that hard “kill- than a doornail” in a coning frost” is going to hit, but tainer where the whole soil if you are not ready to deal mass can freeze and kill the with it, then you very well roots. I think that for the might suffer some serious most part containers are fine losses. Here are some tips to down to the low 20’s, espemanage the freezing events cially if during the day the
mercury returns to above freezing. If you want to err on the safe side, consider wrapping your containers with burlap or blankets and/ or move the pots closer to the house or a protected area. Just remember to remove everything once it warms up again. Never use plastic over the top of plants as it can heat up if the sun comes out and it will cook them. 3. In our mild climate, vegetable gardens will continue to produce as long as we keep the hard frosts away. I have a marvelous late season crop of broccoli, lettuce, and spinach that is looking good that I don’t want to lose, so I have already set in place some row cover that I can pull up and over them when I know it is going to freeze. Sometimes as little
as a 5 degree increase can make all the difference in the world. 4. Hold off on any hard pruning. Severe pruning should be left until after the hard freezes are over, which for us is usually February. Selective or what I like to call light pruning can be done at almost any time of the year, as long as it is above freezing. 5. Watering. Yes, plants can sometimes need extra water in our winters, especially beds and containers that are under the eaves and don’t receive any rainfall. If we go a week or two without rain, then consider splashing some water around the yard to moisten the foliage of evergreens such as rhodies and conifers. 6. Mulch. Organic materials such as bark, compost,
Steve Smith's winter garden. wood chips, or even fresh leaves, when spread over the bare ground an inch or two thick, work wonders to protect against freezes - not to mention the soil building benefits and weed suppression they provide. Just remember not to bank them up high against trunks and crowns of plants. Your goal is to protect the roots, not the stems. Fortunately, since I moved to the northwest over 30 years ago, our winters
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have become increasingly milder (USDA has actually changed our zone from 7b to 8b) and even when we do have an “artic blast”, it rarely lasts more than 7 to 10 days. Consider taking some of the above steps and your garden will be that much happier come spring. Stay safe and keep on gardening!
Steve Smith is the owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached at sunnysidenursery@msn.com.