'JU N E S GARDEN'
Village of Flowers
(cont'd.)
Flowers! W h o w ants to be
responsible
to take care of
flowers
or
ho w
the
street
looks? To o much trouble. It's
e n o u g h to try to m a k e a living!
W e wor k ar o u n d the c lock in the
s u m m e r months at the height of
the tourist season, then in the
winter, log, fis h or starve.
There's
no
extra
money
for
plants,
nor
time
for
their
care. This exp r e s s e s the f e e l
ings of the sh o p k e e p e r s up to
the early 1960's.
The "turning point" and
new
begi n n i n g s
are
best
described
in
Chapter
6
of
Terence
O'Donnell's
book,
A
P l a c e B y the Sea. This book
t e l l s the story of how, a fter a
series
of
disastrous
events
like the 1964 tsunami wave and
in 1967 h igh tides a c c o m p a n i e d
by w est w inds of g r e a t v e l o c i t y
t h a t flooded the town, a g r o u p
of
enthusiastic,
dedicated
c i t i z e n s were inspi r e d to r e
b u i l d Cannon Beach into one of
the
most
desirable
b each
communities
on
the
Pacific
Coast.
The first physical change
was the b u i l d i n g of the south
wing
of
Sandpiper
Sguare.
M a r g a r e t M c C l u s k y w r o t e about
W a t k i n s and Clark, "the d r e a m e r
and the d r e a m m a k e r that became
p a r t n e r s in a series of b u i l d
ing p r o j e c t s that w o u l d change
the
image of Ca n n o n Beach."
D u r i n g the 1 9 7 0 's whe n the old
s k a t i n g rink was r e b u i l t into
w h a t is now the C o a s t e r T h e a
ter,
o ther
small
buildings
across the c o u r t y a r d then held
the US Bank, the Pu f f i n and the
n a u tical shop Fair Winds. L a n d
s c a p i n g was added. D. K. Smith
p l a n t e d the w e e p i n g c h e r r y tree
t hat is still t here in front of
the
theater.
S mith
plan t e d
o t h e r t rees t h r o u g h o u t town and
e n c o u r a g e d others to plant m ore
t rees and o b s e r v e A r b o r Day.
Barbara Watkins, o w n e r of The
Pu f f i n shop, loved the color
pu r p l e
and
planted
purple
b l o o m i n g azaleas in front of
h e r shop. T here is also still a
c a m e l l i a shrub in front of Fair
W i n d s that was p l a n t e d long
ago.
In the b u i l d i n g that holds
the boo k s t o r e then o wned by
M a r y Fraiser,
and the small
sho p next to it, o w n e d by David
L e w i s and J e f f r e y Hull in the
early
1970's
fea t u r i n g
wire
s c u l p t u r e and paintings,
the
p o r c h had flower boxes along
the
railings.
Lee
and
Mary
Estabrook,
who
had
r e c ently
r e t i r e d and b u i l t and ope n e d a
flower
sho p
called
H a y stack
Gardens, as friends of Lewis
and Hull, for a time, at no
cost,
plan t e d and m a i n t a i n e d
t h e i r flower boxes.
For several y ears Esta-
brooks' Garden Store and the
large garden the co u p l e created
adjoining
the
store,
was
a
favor i t e place for m a n y of us
to p u r c h a s e plants and stroll
t h r o u g h the garden,
learning
mor e about w h i c h plants best
th r i v e in our coas t a l weather.
The
E s tabrooks
also
had
a
s e r v i c e of c a r i n g for indoor
plants
in many Ca n n o n Beach
businesses.
Lee
and
Mary
Estabrook
bot h have g a r d e n e d all their
lives. T heir sole p u r p o s e when
the y
ope n e d
their
shop
and
plan t e d t heir large ga r d e n was
to serve the c o m m u n i t y through
the g l o r y of God w h o in their
eyes is the real d e s i g n e r of
plants.
This
garden
still
thrives, now u nder the o w n e r
s hip of Steve M a r t i n ' s M a n a g e
men t
Corporation.
The
Esta
br o o k s now live in Portland,
but spend much time
helping
their
daughter
l a n dscape
a
large piece of p r o p e r t y she is
d e v e l o p i n g in Warrenton.
Dav e
Haggerty
and
J ohn
Ward
bo u g h t
the
Dri f t w o o d
R e s t a u r a n t in 1975. Haggerty,
wh o is also known for grow i n g
bea u t i f u l roses,
p l a n t e d and
m a i n t a i n e d the w i n d o w boxes. He
k ept
the
boxes
filled
with
seasonal flowers, pansies being
one of his favorites.
In 1972 T i m Ke l l e r started
his landscape m a i n t e n a n c e b u s i
ness
for full and p a rt-time
homeowners
needing
care
for
t h e i r lawns and flower beds.
One
in
particular
is
the
W i l l iamsons'
ga r d e n
where
K e l l e r cares for t heir roses
and
hydrangeas.
K e l ler's
la n d s c a p i n g
business
still
thrives.
Jude
Lally
star t e d
her
lan d s c a p e b u s i n e s s in 1977 and
m a i n t a i n e d it for seven years.
She p l a n t e d the first g a r d e n in
front of the M a r i n e r M a r k e t and
a n o t h e r in front of The K e e p i n g
R o o m R e s t a u r a n t that is now the
Bistro. Her b u s iness included
p r i v a t e homes such as G o v e r n o r
West's. One of her f a vorites is
M i l d r e d S c h n i t z e r ' s cou r t y a r d
o r i e n t a l - s t y l e garden.
In 1977 Stephen Tuckman
and C indy M cKee m o v e d to Cannon
Beach.
Tu c k m a n ' s interest in
g a r d e n i n g star t e d in the 6 0 's
w h e n he lived in Santa Cruz,
California. The U n i v e r s i t y of
C a l i f o r n i a in Santa Cruz had an
experimental,
fully
organic
v e g e t a b l e garden. A l s o at that
t i m e a c o m m u n e wa s d e v e l o p e d on
five acres in the Santa Cruz
M o u n t a i n s that was called Camp
Joy. On t hese five acres the
people of the comm u n e raised
enough
organically-grown
v e g e t a b l e s to feed m a n y people.
This is w h e r e T u c k m a n learned
the v a l u e of m a k i n g and using
c o m p o s t and g r o w i n g plants in
rai s e d beds. Whe n e v e n t u a l l y
Tuckman
and
McKee
m oved
to
C a n n o n Beach,
the y used the
same m e t h o d s to garden, as they
a c g u i r e d properties.
The first b u s i n e s s p r o p e r
ty t hat was bought to remodel
and cr e a t e a gar d e n was a small
motel
on
Brainier
Street
c a l l e d the Blue Top. The few
o n e - s t o r y units w ere event u a l l y
sold
separately
as
private,
individual cabins. The raised-
bed l a n d s c a p i n g in front of the
building
was
plan t e d
w ith
flo w e r i n g shrubs and p e rennials
d e s i g n e d much like a cott a g e
garden.
This
ga r d e n
is
no
longer there; the p r o p e r t y has
s ince bee n re-s o l d m a n y times.
W h e n they b u i l t the one-
story,
cottage-like
style
H e a r t h s t o n e Inn on the corner
of J a c k s o n and Hemlock, they
planted
shrubs
of
Pieris
(andromeda)
and V i b u r n u m and
lo w - g r o w i n g perennial plants.
T h e s e plants that wer e planted
long
ago
still
successfully
a dorn
this
charming,
small
motel.
Before L a l l y phased out
her landscape b u s i n e s s in 1984,
she
had
he l p e d
Tuckman
and
M c K e e l a n dscape and m a i ntain
their
properties;
however,
L a l l y gives full cr e d i t to the
c o u p l e ' s s e lection of plants.
T u c k m a n ' s interest in g a r d e n i n g
and
working
w ith
landscape
d e s i g n e r s s e lecting plants that
are attra c t i v e and w i t h s t a n d
coastal w e a t h e r has con t i n u e d
to e n h a n c e m a n y more of his
business
prop e r t i e s
he
has
a c g u i r e d since.
M c K e e still gard e n s at her
o c e a n f r o n t Sea Sprite Motel on
Nebe s n a Street. The individual
units are d e c o r a t e d with w i n d o w
boxes, and a small ga r d e n in
the p a r k i n g lot features an
arbor. In the summer the w i n d o w
boxes are filled w ith annuals
and the arbor
is comp l e t e l y
c o v e r e d with P o l y g o n u m auber-
tii,
commo n l y
called
Silver
Lace Vine, w hich is a climber.
Flowers
are
creamy
white,
b l o o m i n g in a frothy mass from
late spring to fall.
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in
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and guide l i n e s of the City's
newly-formed
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improving the physical look of
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these improvements brou g h t more
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shop o w n e r s added landscaping.
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landscape
businesses
were
established
and
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i mprovement
to
all
d o w ntown
areas continued.
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