Over 60,000 plant entries, including cross references to alternate names. Listings for 330+ retail nurseries, both mail order and walk-in. Covers the entire western region of the United States, plus British Columbia. This book tells you where to go in your area to find the plants you’ve been looking for and which nurseries have display gardens – or – how to order those plants by mail, from anywhere in the country. Common name/botanical name index, cross-referenced to plants listed in the book.
Over stocked with zucchini?
Try out this crowd-pleasing vegan zucchini bread.
ZUCCHINIBREAD [Vegan]
Preheat oven 350 degrees
Ingredients:
1½ cup Sugar
½ cup Oil
3 cups Whole Wheat Flour [ option: 1½ white, 1½ wheat]
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
3 tsp. Cinnamon
3 tsp. Vanilla
2 cups Grated Zucchini
1 cup Chopped Pecans [or Walnuts]
¾ cup Water
½ cup Raisins [optional]
Mix all together- pour into 2 oiled & floured loaf pans or 1 bundt pan.
Bake 350 Degrees for 1 hour…………….This bread freezes well.
Are you seeing web structures like this on your tree branches?
Don’t be alarmed, these caterpillars are known as Hyphantria cunea or fall webworms. These webs are not tent caterpillars. Tent Caterpillars appear in the spring and are found on the outside of a much smaller web close to the trunk of a tree. Fall webworms enclose themselves inside their web with their food at the end of a leafy tree branch.
In Oregon, fall webworms are commonly seen in black walnut trees, willows, fruit trees and cottonwoods. Their silky webs are unsightly in the landscape and the fuzzy caterpillars inside are unpleasant to deal with, but they rarely kill a tree.
Control Methods:
Mechanical – On small trees and reachable branches, nests can be cut out and destroyed. Infestations need to removed as soon as you see the web, and before the caterpillars mature to their instar stage when they move outside the web.
Biological– The bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis is effective against fall webworms and therecommendation is to spray the leaves just outside the existing tent so when the caterpillars expand their tent they will feed on the treated leaves and die.
Predators and parasites can be effective in controlling fall webworms. The Grange suggests breaking a hole in the web to allow birds, stink bugs, wasps, and other caterpillars to feed on the webworms. But, the Extension Service cautioned about using a high pressure nozzle to make an opening in the web as this action can disperse caterpillars onto other branches,spreading webworms throughout your trees.
Chemical– If you feel your infestation requires more drastic actions you should consult a pest-control specialist about chemical controls.
Please Read More Here….
Mail Tribune article:
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110814/LIFE/108140305&cid=sitesearch
Oregon State University Extension Service:
Julia Sommers’ August Garden of the Month article about Scenic Park has been published in the Ashland Daily Tidings.
Read Here:
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110822/NEWS02/108220306&cid=sitesearch
All– The final chapter of my NewYorkSocialDiary travel articles:
Rome; the gardens at Tivoli’s Villa d’Este; andSamuel Johnson’s London home.
I want to share these pictures with the Garden Club, and to encourage any world-travelers to visit that amazing place!
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| Winding downhill path to North Main with view of Grizzly |
Scenic Park-
August Garden of the Month is Ashland’s newest park: Scenic Park, a 1.5-acre neighborhood park at the dead end of Scenic Drive that can also be accessed from North Main and the dead end of Greenbriar Place.
The city bought this parcel in 2000 to build a neighborhood park in compliance with its Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which states that every Ashland resident should be within a quarter mile of a city park. It took a decade to get Scenic Park up and running, but you could say it was worth the wait: it’s a gem.
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| Stairway down from Greenbriar Place |
The park has sweeping views of Grizzly Peak and the mountains, which you can enjoy from a long bench or picnic tables at the top of the park, which sweeps down to North Main. There are two playgrounds for children — one for preschoolers, the other for older children with climbing wall and a view of Mt. Ashland. The park’s winding path is ADA-accessible, which makes it a popular spot for Linda Vista patients and their families.
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| Long bench gives sweeping views of Grizzly |
Scenic Park is herbicide and pesticide-free and was designed for low maintenance. The irrigation system runs perpendicular to the hill to save water, and the lawns are tree-less and edge-less for easy mowing. Native rock from the site was incorporated into pathways, seats, and retaining walls. Deutzia cuttings from Lithia Park and fountain grass recycled from Siskiyou Boulevard medians can be found near the North Main entrance. Plum and apple trees from the original site continue to bear fruit.
A community garden near the Scenic Drive entrance has 10 well-maintained plots protected by deer fencing. (The garden’s waiting list is about a year; call 541-488-6606 for more information.) Plumbing was installed nearby for possible bathroom and drinking fountain in the future.
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| Deer Fenced Community Garden |
The Parks and Recreation Department planted about 35 trees in 2008, including red-blooming horse chestnut, black maple, maackia, upright hornbeam, redbud, Hall’s hardy almond, Italian oaks, Vanderwolf pines, blue spruce, flame willows, cinnamon, fruiting quince, hackberry, ornamental cherry, and a parrotia. A neighbor has already used the quince in a pie.
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| Scenic Drive entrance leading down to playground with climbing wall |
Shrubs, with drought-tolerance in mind, include vibernum, saponaria, lavendar, yarrow, Jerusalem and Russian sage, poppies, Oregon sunshine, hybrid manzanita, silk tassel, rock rose, forsythia, germander, and low-growing sumac.
Railroad-tie steps lead through small fields of native grasses and wildflowers. In 2009, hundreds of bulbs were planted, mainly along the North Main entrance: narcissus, tulip, daffodil, iris, crocus. They already produce a spring show.
In the top corner of Scenic Park is Mary’s Grove, planted by her friends with five Italian oaks in memory of Mary Douglas, a former park neighbor.
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| On-site rocks used in retaining walls |
With input from the community, neighbors, and the Parks and Recreation Commission, the master plan for Scenic Park was drawn up by Lango.Hanson Landscape Architects of Portland. Construction documents were provided by KenCairn Landscape Architecture of Ashland, and hardscape was constructed by Batzer Construction of Medford.
Because Scenic Park is a neighborhood park, there are only three parking spaces (made of permeable paving) at the Scenic Drive entrance, intended primarily for community gardeners and maintenance vehicles. You can park nearby on Maple, Scenic or Greenbriar and walk in. – Julia Sommer