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rWLDLlTC Available tl The Cannon Beach Book Company & The Cannon Beach 'YkrooAh He U-nter until ¿ \ x x k e s Are u»:ik W c \ o + s o V uprooW Bull W p, t f t 3ot»t€ cases m b c I y under He M Vw'STeA ânA t^om e cases st»lte AA kt A S° fan) dements o? ouf sky. Cham ber o f Commerce |o H eZ p-ere oV +A ocean ÇI#oZ Vltdi The > H eîryipA A uasheA v p s w d V’vo H e ¡s ¿ear. s ^ ‘" ^Oft recent Vjk Aides b u t uipèà \ke SaAs Vet-oV +M<W^ passes, «lundrtk Hem H H t Sea ’ vuiftW V» -As years crop. PERFECT Cannon Beach Gift Bits & Pieces A BOOK OF POEMS BY B arbara G ray I llustrated by N ine (9) C annon B each A rtists ANTHONY STOPFTELLO = = = = = = = Architect Earth friendly architecture Consultant - Educator Passive solar design Conscientious material use Licensed in Oregon and Washington o r AU proceeds are given to the Cannon Beach Children's Center 1 3 1 0 Lake S t • FOB 72. Ilwaco, WA 9 0 6 2 4 ( 2 0 6 ) 6 4 2 - 4 2 5 6 •JUNE’S GARDEM* A com m on d en o m in ato r th a t th re a d s th ro u g h m o st sto ries I've read of w h y people beco m e avid g ard en e rs is th a t som eone in sp ire d th em a t an early age to be o b serv an t of n a tu re and its b eau ty . My g ra n d m o th e r w as m y te a c h e r. She w o u ld take m e on field trip s to M ultnom ah Falls an d C row n P oint to see th e w ild flo w ers th a t bloom ed th e re in th e spring o r w e 'd v isit o th e r riv e rs an d stre a m s aro u n d th e P ortland a re a w h e re fern s an d m oss and flow ers t h a t loved w a te r g rew . If she w a s n 't fam iliar of som e of th e p la n ts o r b ird s w e saw , she w o u ld tak e o u t h e r sk etch pad an d d ra w th e m in d etail to la te r re se a rc h th e ir id en tificatio n . U n fo rtu n ately I do n o t h ave any of those sk etch es, b u t she did leave m e w ith the legacy to be o b se rv a n t and cu rio u s of n a tu re an d its b ea u ty . I did b eco m e an avid g ard en er, if th a t m eans: a p erso n w ho co n stan tly se a rc h e s for new p la n ts to ad d to an alread y full garden, so m etim es digging into a bulb p la n ted la st fall; an d c a n n o t b e a r to pull o u t flo w ers th a t h a v e se ed ed in u n p lan n ed areas, o r passio n ately enjoys th e q u ie t h ours s p e n t w eed in g o r w atch in g th e v isitin g hum m ingbirds zoom through th e g ard en th en h o v e r to feed from a flo w er full of n ec tar. My g ra n d m o th e r also ta u g h t m e m y "savings in stin ct". H er fav o rite saying w as "W aste not, w a n t not". I th in k she in v e n ted th e w o rd s "To recy cle". My g ard en sh ed som etim es doesn t h ave room for shovels, rakes, and o th e r tools. It's full of p ru n e d b ra n c h e s saved to hold up tall flow ers, jars an d b ask ets of co llected seeds c ro w d its sh elv es w ith d ried flo w ers and w e e d s fo r a w in te r bouquet. N um erous sized p lastic an d clay pots, w ate rin g cans, a hose I n e v e r could coil, and tw o old ca n v as ch a irs th a t n ee d n ew seats. W h a t are y o u r stories? Did som eone in sp ire you to g ard en o r ex plore th e fo re st and o u r coastline? T here are m an y people living n e a r o r in Cannon B each w ho have d e d ic a te d th e ir tim e and know ledge to help o th e rs le arn ab o u t o u r en v iro n m en t. The books I’ve found h elp fu l to id en tify th e n a tiv e p la n ts and b ird s are; nn astai W ildflow ers o f t he Pacific Northwest by Elizabeth L. Horn. T h e A udubon S o c ie ty Field G uide to N orth A m erican Wildflowers, P ete rso n Field G uides of W estern A udubon S ociet y Field Guide to North A m erican Birds. W estern Region. (Still only *10 3 'TK.s excess •-' o£ Bull * ■ • (cSwIoe U'-tvuel as 9 H?or{ Hose vrUinj fo VU ] 4ÎPK Io gather up;{s fonj i dVfpery Ajtks. Ground up, j A keu/ws a* SjvVV.^tr- Çor jardeuers. L ' Certa-a oH^s W AeuiseA oÇ 4\at.nû and He Uài.oos uwAHs i^of s i^ n ;ntVutreris (s«e W oH<r arVsV't creaVons f+lM-oykoJi issue). An enjoyable p astim e w ith y o u r ch ild ren i a w in te r d ay is to s ta r t a w indow -sill rd e n together. Try grow ing a sw e e t jtato e vine. S ele c t a potatoe th a t has m any Fes. Place it u p rig h t in a c le a r glass m ta in e r h alf filled w ith w a te r. E very o th e r iy o r so refill th e glass w ith fresh w a te r. Don th e p o ta to e's eyes w ill sp ro u t and grow vine. A vocado pits can be sta rte d th e sam e ay. Peel off th e o u te r h a rd skin from the it Place th e n a rro w end in a position to be sld o u t of th e w a te r. In se rt toothpicks to alance it on th e rim of th e glass, leaving the ulbous end in w a te r. Out of th e h arro w end stem w ill grow . W hen th e stem p roduces ju r leaves o r m ore, p la n t it in a p o t of soil, e su re and place th e p la n t in a w indow Fith p len ty of light. Any c u t off tops of ro o t vegetables w ill row n ew leaves if placed in a shallow dish f VZ3.tSF. In A storia th e re used to be a S candinavian hop an d re sta u ra n t. One w in te r day a riend an d I sto p p ed th e re for lunch. On the window-sill a p o t of sn o w d ro p s w e re loom ing. The o w n e r of th e r e s ta u ra n t had ilanted th e bulbs in a cu p of d ir t and inclosed th em in a c le a r plastic bag tied a t h e top w ith ribbon. The tied plastic bag icted like a sm all greenhouse. She explained h a t she had only slightly d am p en ed th e soil >efore tying it shut. No m ore w a te r had jeen added. W h a t a tr e a t to see those lo w e rs on th a t w in te r day. Question: Do you p la n t y o u r edible peas Dr s w e e t peas in February? A nsw er: No, I w a it u ntil th e end or M arch o r into A pril to p la n t th e peas m th e ground. Our co n tin u an ce of rain can ro t the peas if p lan ted too early . B ecause w e h av e m ore m o istu re in th e coastal a ir and cooler sum m ers, th e edible peas w ill pro d u ce pods through th e su m m e r season and sw e e t peas som etim es co n tin u e to bloom u ntil late fall. Add com post and fertilizer to th e soil; peas are heav y feeders. P rovide a stu rd y su p p o rtin g trellis to tie th e pea vines secu rely as w e h av e strong su m m e r w inds. Question: How do you say th e nam e of th e pink bloom ing shru b I saw all o v er Cannon B each la st sum m er? L av ato ry -ia. nsw er: No, Pat, it's L avatera, and th e ;ed flo w er you s e n t fo r m e to identify is tia, n o t Gotcha! ease send y o u r gardening ex p erien ces, nents, o r questions about coastal m ing to: J u n e 's G arden P.O. Box 74 Cannon Beach, OR 97110 B o i 802. N Hemlock St. Cannon Booch. 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