As the calendar moves us closer to the first day of summer the gardens are growing like mad! It's been a long time since we updated the photos on the page. Please see the slideshow on the left column for photos taken in April and June this year. Click the preview and the pics open in a new tab full size. Or simply click here.
Take a look at the new tab at the top of the page. We are adding descriptions of the plants that we grow in the gardens too. Descriptions for the flowers and herbs will be posted soon. In the meantime, we will be working in the gardens during the summer, if you should pass by and see us give us a wave!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
2012: The year in review
Master Gardeners have been busy working in the gardens since early spring. It's been a wet spring, but things are shaping up nicely. The gardens are a work in progress, as any garden should be. We have many changes in store and hope to be able to post those for you soon.
The gardens were a big success in 2012, so before we get too far in the 2013 growing season we wanted to share with you some of the facts and photos from last year. Public interest in backyard vegetable growing has been increasing and the gardens offer an opportunity to showcase sustainable gardening practices.
The Kitchen Garden
Volunteers harvest and package seeds for sale in the Visitor Center. Proceeds from the sales totaled $340 in 2012. This "seed money" is used to purchase supplies for the educational activities. Food crops from the demonstration kitchen garden were donated to Milwaukie Center seniors.
Volunteers
The heirloom rose garden at this site was researched and developed by Erica Calkins, author of Hatchet, Hands & Hoe. The garden was planted in 1992 and 1993 and is now in need of restructuring and renovation. Northwest Rose Historians are a group of individuals dedicated to preserving our region's oldest blooms, dating from the early settlement days of the Oregon Territory. The End of the Oregon Trail Pioneer Garden is on their list of places to see heritage and old garden roses. Members have met with Master Gardeners to provide suggestions for revitalizing the rose garden and will provide on-going consultation.
Historic Oregon City has a goal to improve signage at the site and to provide 24/7 information to the public. We hope to make improvements to our signage for individual plants and crops, and to provide related horticultural information via the Master Gardeners™ link on the Center's website. A Visitor Center provides information about points of interest and events in Clackamas County and throughout Oregon. More public events will be scheduled at the site in 2013 and there will be additional opportunities for MG volunteers to provide information to the public.
The gardens were a big success in 2012, so before we get too far in the 2013 growing season we wanted to share with you some of the facts and photos from last year. Public interest in backyard vegetable growing has been increasing and the gardens offer an opportunity to showcase sustainable gardening practices.
The demonstration kitchen garden serves as an educational tool for the public. Master Gardeners make presentations on sustainable gardening and related topics to student groups and other visitors to the site. Volunteers made 640 public contacts in 2012.
Volunteers harvest and package seeds for sale in the Visitor Center. Proceeds from the sales totaled $340 in 2012. This "seed money" is used to purchase supplies for the educational activities. Food crops from the demonstration kitchen garden were donated to Milwaukie Center seniors.Volunteers
Fifteen Master Gardeners participated in the project this year. They tallied over 80 hours of primary service in preparing for and giving presentations to student groups and to adults (Speakers' Bureau). Volunteers provided 223 support hours which involved pruning, planting, garden maintenance, watering, harvesting, and seed collection.
Heirloom Rose Garden
The heirloom rose garden at this site was researched and developed by Erica Calkins, author of Hatchet, Hands & Hoe. The garden was planted in 1992 and 1993 and is now in need of restructuring and renovation. Northwest Rose Historians are a group of individuals dedicated to preserving our region's oldest blooms, dating from the early settlement days of the Oregon Territory. The End of the Oregon Trail Pioneer Garden is on their list of places to see heritage and old garden roses. Members have met with Master Gardeners to provide suggestions for revitalizing the rose garden and will provide on-going consultation.
End of the Oregon Trail: Historic Oregon City
Historic Oregon City has a goal to improve signage at the site and to provide 24/7 information to the public. We hope to make improvements to our signage for individual plants and crops, and to provide related horticultural information via the Master Gardeners™ link on the Center's website. A Visitor Center provides information about points of interest and events in Clackamas County and throughout Oregon. More public events will be scheduled at the site in 2013 and there will be additional opportunities for MG volunteers to provide information to the public. 
We are looking forward to a productive year in the gardens. If you are interested in being involved please let us know by sending us an email.
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