Tracy Erfling N.D.
Naturopathic Physician
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1010 Duane «Astoria, Oregon 97103
Phone: 503-325-9194 • Email: erflingnd^hot mail.com
A GARDEN IS A GARDEN IS A GARDEN
Gertrude Stein said, ‘A rose is a rose is a rose.’
D oesn’t everyone know what a garden is? A
place to plant flowers and vegetables, a place to enjoy
rainbows o f colors, and different scents like lavender
and roses; gather the first new crop o f peas, watch the
butterflies, bees and birds, rescue a red-coated black-
dotted ladybug that has fallen upside down, or watch
a spider spin a web in an intricate gossam er pattern.
After spending the w inter reading garden
magazines and two new garden books, I found that
m y 21-year-old garden is not up to standard. It
doesn’t have an exact style as these writers suggested.
I did, however, learn som e histoiy about traditional
styles o f gardens in foreign countries.
Thickets o f shrubs and sm all trees that were
first used to protect crops from wandering wildlife or
to define boundaries turned into sculptured hedges in
W estern Europe centuries ago. France and England
were given credit for introducing the art o f shearing
plants into different forms: topiary, espalier and
other shapes like knot, spiral and box. The m ost
elaborate design, called a maze, is planting and
shaping plant material into a network o f inter­
com m unicating paths. The first m aze m ust have been
created by a v eiy im aginative gardener. The
traditional style o f an English garden includes som e o f
these sculptured plants.
In warmer countries, Spain, Italy and Greece,
where there is less rainfall, containers were used for
planting and placed near the com m unity water
fountains. Fountains, containers, and other
em bellishm ents becam e more important in the garden
as the local artisans in these countries developed their
skills o f design.
The Eastern countries, China and Japan, used
natural resources as an extension o f their spiritual
beliefs when designing a garden. The best description
o f this style I’ve read is in Sunset’s book on the art o f
Bonsai. “In traditional Eastern thought, hum ans are
only one part o f the natural world, no different from -
or superior o f - a rock, a tree, a bird. The difference
in Eastern and W estern thought can be sum m ed up as
coexistence versus dom inance.”
America is a com bination o f cultures, and so
are American gardens. I decided to take a walk
through my garden to see what style I might have
created.
I found daffodils and snowdrops in bloom even
though it was Februaiy, a pink violet; rays o f sunshine
shone on the waxen-like yellow bloom s o f marsh
marigolds that have seeded throughout the flower
beds; a deep pink flower o f a Kafir lily bloom ing along
with primroses. A form o f primrose called ‘Cowslip’
had formed buds, and there w as also a rose bud on the
‘Double Digit’ rose bush I had yet to prune. The
geranium s I’d left on the deck even had a few flowers;
som e tiny pink flowers o f the hardy fuchsia dangled
over a m ound o f dirt. The m oles were active again.
I determ ined m y garden has a style. Nature
has created it.
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Clatsop County Master Gardeners*
S p rin g (garden in g S e m in a r
Saturday, April 28th, 2001
9am - 4pm; Doors open 8:15am
C latsop County F a ir and E x p o C enter
W allu s k i L o o p R d., o ff H w y 2 0 2
A storia, O R
C all the O S l i Extension office at 325-8573 fo r inform ation
~Featuring~
A n n L o v e jo y , G ard en Design
Lovejoy, an internationally known author and speaker, will be the
keynote speaker at the general session She w ill teach two classes on
garden design and hold one open question and answer session
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M o r r is W o rth in g to n , H o m e O r c h a r d M a n a g e m e n t
Specializing in the fruit tree, Morris has been a Tillamook Master
Gardener since 1983. He owns Moriyn Nursery, which specializes in
apple trees for the Pacific Coast Learn which fruit trees belong in our
climate and how to care for them
G re g o ry L u m & K a th y B o w ser, H a n g in g F lo w e r Pouches
These local M aster Gardeners w ill demonstrate how to plant and care
for hanging flower pouches A $10 material fee is necessary for this
course, and you go home with a completed hanging pouch Please pay
$10 material fee with registration.
E m m y R o ach , A U A b o u t H erb s
A local herbalist and owner o f Columbia River V iew Marketplace and
Greenhouse, Emmy will discuss the History o f Herbs, Maintenance and
Propagation o f Herbs, and Designing with Herbs
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Integrative Massage
CranioSacral Therapy ----- -S *.*'
Reiki Master • Yoga
Aromatherapy * Reflexology
Certified Herbalist
Nutritional Consultation
Schedule o f Events
Doors open
8:15
9 -9:15
10:45-noon
Harmonizing Body-Mind-Spirit
P atrice T ilxa , l m t
12 Years o f Service
Design, o r A l l A bout Herbs
Lunch - concession stand available, or bring your own
Explore vendor booths, register for door prize drawing, or
Noon
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Gift Certificates Available
(503) 436-9004 C annon Beach
As soon as any man say o f the affairs o f state, What does it matter to
me? The state may be given op as lost. Rousseau
visit demonstration garden
Choice o f one session Ann Lovejoy, The N a tu ra l Care
2:15-3:30
(iard e n , o r H o m e O rchard M anagem ent
Choice o f one session Ann Lovejoy, {fu a tio n and
Answ er on (iard en Design, o r H ang ing Flow er Pouches
4pm
Doors close
Registration form
Name—
Address
City------
Phone—
Welcome and introduction
Choice o f one session Ann Lovejoy, Sustainable (iarden
(return pre-registration and payment by April 20th)
Seminar prices: pre­
register $15 by April 20th
----------------------------------------------------- & $ 18 after April
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20*.Single class $7.50.
Tongue Point Student
and youth 4 * -12* grade
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free
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Add $10 supply fee for
flower pouch class
V ie ta i M c f l f e e
C.hnicaTJferfiaiist
Certified Nutritionist
503 325-3471
Attorta, Oregon
Herbalanti
nutritional
guidance for
Allergies
Arthritis
•Digestive
complaints
H'eight concerns
'Health care fo r
men and women
and more
Session 1: Ann Lovejoy - opening remarks
Select your preference for each session
Session 2: sustainable garden__or herbs__
Lunch: box lunches will be available from Carol's
Concession or bring your own brown bag lunch
Session 3: natural care garden__or fruit trees__
Session 4: design discussion__or flower pouches
T o ta l e n c lo s e d
Make checks payable to:
Clatsop Co. Master
Gardeners Assoc
Return to: 2001 Marine Dr., Rm 210, Astoria, OR 97103
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