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“ F o r If one’s home is one’s castle, the garden is an extension o f it.”
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(quoted from English Country Gardens by Clarke & Perry)
An oval shaped sign reading, “Somerset West” identifies a white-trimmed shingled
cottage, the home of Julie and David Lewis. The Lewises had the sign made in England on
one of their trips to visit David’s family. Somerset is the name of a county in southwest
England where David was raised. They added “West”, where he eventually chose to live in
the United States and where he met his wife Julie.
The couple met in California. Julie was an elementary school teacher and principal of a
grade school in Marin County, California. David moved to the United States in 1974 and
became an American citizen. He has a degree in agriculture, but not wanting to work with
cattle or farmland in states like Kansas or Texas, he decided to move West, and obtained
work in California selling cars.
Among the many interests they found they shared, gardening and antiques became
important parts of their lives. Moving to Portland in 1988, where Julie had been raised,
they opened an antiques shop in the Sellwood district called “Lewis Antique Shop.” Their
love of growing flowers was soon evident as they decorated the front of their shop with
tubs of flowers. Their idea caught on, as other businesses in that district realized that the
beauty of flowers draws customers.
After they closed their antiques shop, the Lewises decided to move to Cannon Beach and
live full time in the small beach cabin they had purchased. Moving from a large home to a
smaller home is always a challenge. Their collection of fine antiques and paintings
inherited from David’s father, a watercolor artist, and their love of gardening, have created
one of the most charming homes and gardens on one of Cannon Beach’s “presidential”
streets. Their home and garden are their castle.
Beyond the arbor gate bordered by a picket fence, their front yard is filled with many
varieties of annuals and perennials. By late summer, the path and porch steps are nearly
covered by the vigorous growth of well-tended flowers.
The front porch is a cozy nest where one can sit either on a bench or a porch swing
flanking their front door. This is a place to enjoy the garden, the flower-filled planters that
line the steps, or to watch the butterflies that light on the tall Buddleia bush planted on the
west side of the house.
Window boxes under every small-paned window are filled with lobelia, geranium,
petunia, daisies, and many other flowers. Each window is dressed with Scandinavian-
style white lace curtains, a backdrop that adds charm to the flowers and the white trim.
Their small cottage is placed on the lot to give room for a large back yard. A deck off the
back of the house is bordered by large wooden planters. Some are trellises, on which
David plants sweet peas in memory of his mother, who always had these flowers in her
garden in England. In the back comer of their yard is the compost pile. This where they
plant nasturtiums, which eventually cover the debris. The flowers and shrubs, in many
varieties, are havens for butterflies, bees and birds.
Continuing projects to improve their garden is important to both the Lewises. Gardens
never stay the same year after year. There is always something to change, add or improve.
Last year they sadly lost their prize Lavatera shrub. They replaced it with the Buddleia.
Even though they both work full time (Judy is manager of The Buttery, a gift shop, and
David works at Haystack Gallery’s fine art and framing), they set aside time to garden or to
visit gardens or garden nurseries looking for new plants to try. Because of their
enthusiasm, their large back-yard lawn may eventually disappear entirely.
Their newest adventure might be to build a greenhouse and cold frame so as to continue
gardening throughout the year, or raised beds to grow dahlias.
“David,” Julie said, “If we should raise cactus, vaterlillies, or pompoms?” Answering
David’s quizzical look, “Dahlias, David. There are many different varieties.”
Their garden is an example of other gardeners’ dreams.
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The eternal checkout question is * Which is better
paper or plastic bags"? Unfortunately the answer is
not as simple as we would like. The production o f
both paper and plastic consumes energy', utilizes
natural resources and produces pollution. Plastic is
made from petroleum while paper is made from
wood chips. Both have the capacity to use recycled
content materials in their production processes. The
paper industry routinely uses recycled content
materials The plastic industry is making strides in
their use o f recycled content materials. Many
vendors prefer plastic bags as they are less expensive
and require less storage space
The real difference in the paper verses plastic
question is in the differences in their disposal.
Plastic bags can be recycled but generally are not.
Many stores set up recycling depository bins but only
5% o f the bags collected are recycled. The other 95%
are sent to landfills. Plastic bags and plastic film
materials comprise 50% o f the plastic in landfills.
Plastic is not biodegradable so it stays in the landfill
stream. Paper bags however, are a valuable
commodity in recycling. They are easy to recycle and
are collected w ith cardboard. The paper industry
nationwide routinely uses recycled cardboard and
brown paper bag stock in production o f new products
which reduces the use o f natural resources.
Like all recycling questions the best approach is to
avoid using the material in question. I f you must use
a disposable product (bags are considered disposable
products), then reuse it before recycling it. The best
solution would be to carry reusable bags or baskets,
but this is not as easy as it sounds. I myself have
some lovely reusable bags which I forget to use 80%
o f the time. Many times a bag is unnecessary and the
customer can request no bag. You may also request
that items not be double bagged or individually
bagged and placed into another bag. Most stores give
you credit for bringing in your own paper bags. As
w ith everything the most important issue here is
consumer awareness. You have the ability to say no,
change your habits and th ink about the consequences
o f your actions.
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“PLEASE DON’T TAKE OUR FLOWERS” is a sign Dolly Hutchinson and Mary
Westmorland were forced to nail on the fence of their house on Jackson Street, hoping to
stop vandals who are cutting off the blossoms of the Gandiflora (Peegee) Hydrangea. The
blossoms of this tall, upright shrub can grow from ten to fifteen inches. In the fall, their
white blossoms turn to a pink bronze color. They make beautiful bouquets and are easily
dried to preserve for many years. They are prized for their shape and color.
Beware, intruders. Leave the blossoms on the plants for others to enjoy. Cutting the
blooms not only harms the shrub, leaving it bare and unsightly, but the owners would like
to share the blossoms with their friends and prune the shrub at the proper time in the
spring.
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