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Gardening

Sauvie Island Farms Welcomes Visitors this Fall

Sauvie Island, originally Wapato Island, is approximately 10 miles north of Portland, Oregon. It is the largest island in the Columbia River and one of the largest islands in the U.S. Located at the junction of the Columbia River to the east, Willamette River to the south and Multnomah Channel to the west, the island’s […]

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Gardening

Bellevue Botanical Garden’s fuscia display knocks your socks off with color

One of the most varied and colorful displays in the Bellevue Botanical Garden is the Fuscia Garden. It was redeveloped in 1992 and now after two decades the some 100 varieties are gi-normous and laden with the most amazing and delicate flowers you can imagine. Each plant appears to compete with the bedazzle-power of its […]

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Travel

Joshua Tree National Park Offers Bloomin’ Beautiful Dessert Experience

By Leslee Jaquette On our most recent trip to Joshua Tree National Park 140 miles south of Los Angeles, my son, Adam, and I had the unbelievable good fortune to arrive the day after a big rain. The desert was in extravagant, full bloom! Although I had to visit the park’s website to put names […]