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Connecting the traditions of Dia de Los Muertos to the garden

  • By Sarah Smeby OSU Hood River County Extension Central Gorge Master Gardener Volunteer
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Fall has settled into the Gorge, and we’ve seen our gardens begin to fade. The fresh vegetables that have filled our kitchens have nearly finished, leaves have begun to turn and fall, and the joyful blooms of our summer flowers have started to wither.

The challenge of science
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The challenge of science

  • By Charlie Vanden Heuvel Columbia Gorge Beekeepers Association
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The school season has begun once again. One has to wonder if the delight of recess exceeds their interest in book work. Let us explore learning in the absence of those strange words.

Claudia Leash: The Flowers Tell a Story
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Claudia Leash: The Flowers Tell a Story

  • Jennifer Sperry
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At 83 years old, Claudia Leash still unlocks the door to her floral shop before most of downtown The Dalles has finished its first cup of coff…

Home and Garden: Regenerative agriculture starts at home
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Home and Garden: Regenerative agriculture starts at home

  • By Jen Munroe OSU Hood River County Extension Central Gorge Master Gardener Volunteer
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Free: This story appeared in Columbia Gorge News' June 24 Home and Garden section.

You may well love your lawn, and I may not convince you otherwise. But what if it could be so much more?

Native Bees
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Native Bees

  • By Charlie Vanden Heuvel Columbia Gorge Beekeepers Association
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Native bees evolved over millions of years ago as indigenous flowering plants came into being. Each species developed a special relationship t…

Honey Bee Invasions
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Honey Bee Invasions

  • CHARLIE VANDEN HEUVEL Columbia Gorge Beekeepers Association
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The Columbia Gorge region is blessed with significant agricultural plots of land. From berry farms to orchards the landscape is blanketed with flora as the buds open to flowers in hopes of pollination.

Central Gorge Master Gardener plant sale May 10
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Central Gorge Master Gardener plant sale May 10

  • By Margo Dameier Central Gorge Master Gardeners
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HOOD RIVER — Locally grown vegetables, heirloom tomatoes, herbs, annual and perennial flowers, plus a selection of native shrubs will be available at the Central Gorge Master Gardener Association (CGMGA) Spring Plant Sale.