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 Episode 11 - June 17, 2006

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Judy Alleruzzo

Happy Father’s Day!  Time for dads to relax and enjoy their weekend.  We have some special stories just for dad on this week’s Garden Time.

This week we featured... 

Portland Nursery Strawberry Social

If it’s Father’s Day, it means strawberry time at Portland Nursery at 90th and Division (503-788-9000).  We paid a visit to Bebhimn Smuda of Portland Nursery to learn about all the events of the 12th annual strawberry social.  Every year, Portland Nursery combines the best of local strawberries with a touch of community involvement.  With local music, earth friendly products and free shortcake for Dad on Father’s day, you can’t go wrong.  Plus by simply printing the coupon from their website you can save an additional 15% on your plant purchases during this weekend.  Just look for the large inflated strawberry only at 90th and Division for a wonderful kick-off to your summer season.  Bring a can of food for Portland Impact and get a free 4” strawberry plant of your own to take home.

Backyard Birds

The sign of a healthy garden is not only based on color.  The amount of wildlife you attract is an indicator of the health of your garden.  Scott Lukins from Backyard Birdshop (503-635-2044) joined Judy to talk about ways of attracting and keeping our local birds in your garden.  He demonstrated different types of feeders including fly through feeders, ground feeders and hummingbird feeders and why each is important.  He also talked about the importance of choosing the right seed for the type of bird you want to attract.  Water is also essential for a healthy bird population.  Scott demonstrated accessories for attracting birds to your water features and bird baths.  If you have questions about attracting birds to your garden, feel free to contact the Backyard Birdshop.

Hughes Water Bowl

Adding a water feature to your garden, deck or patio may not be as expensive or time consuming as you think.  We went to Hughes Water Gardens (503-638-1709) to learn how easy and inexpensive it is to assemble a small water bowl.  Eamonn Hughes showed us how easy it is to create a beautiful water feature with a small list of ingredients including a bowl, pump, rocks and a few plants.  The plants he used included Canna “Watermelon”, Columbia Sedge, water lettuce and fairy moss.  In less than 15 minutes you can create a simple water feature that can live indoors or outdoors and provide unending joy.

Kindergarden:  Shish-ka-bob Pot

Most dads love to grill.  Our Kindergarden segment combines gardening and grilling.  Our young volunteers, together with Amy Bigej of Al’s Garden Center (503-981-1245) put together a pot that contains all the essentials for creating a tasty, mouth-watering shish ka bob.  Peppers, cherry tomatoes, onions and zucchini are all planted in one pot and even includes a Rosemary spear to cook them on.  It’s a perfect gift for the dad who grills and a great way for fathers to do a little gardening with their sons and daughters.  We found everything we needed at Al’s Garden Center in Woodburn, but you can find  the same plants at your local independent garden center.

Pest Patrol:  Spittle Bug

Our pest this week really isn’t a pest. It’s more of a nuisance.  The spittle bug is easy to find at the base of branches on your smaller shrubs and plants.  It’s easily identified by the ball of spit in which it lives.  What is interesting about the spittle bug is that is does no real damage to your plants.  If the spit bothers you simply wash it away with a hose.
 

 
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