April 28, 2010
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HOME & GARDEN Design, plant selection make the most of small space G
arden design was the topic I recently presented to the Mukilteo Way Garden Club. Today, let’s focus on the small garden, by far the most difficult in which to achieve a balance between plant material and hardscape. Careful plant selection can give you the leaf shapes, size and colors that will make the garden interesting all year and even without bloom. Do repeat plantMaster Gardener ings. Use the same & Mukilteo Community four roses in a row to Garden President screen and add color. by Lois Brown You see your plants www.mukilteogarden.org up close in a small garden. Planting multiples allows your eye to rest. Four different roses in a row give a polka-dot effect.
PROSTITUTION, from pg 3 the group her family would report her missing. They let her return to her family, who contacted police. The hotel rooms were booked in Dalgardno’s name, police said. Dalgardno is a registered sex offender who served prison time for two counts of child rape and one count of child molestation. He at first told police he had no knowledge of the prostitution; he’d just rented the rooms for his friends because they were underage. According to Satterberg’s report, Dalgardno had several sexually explicit photos of the victim and of underage children on his camera phone and on several other cameras. He also reportedly manages the escort web site on which he uploaded the photos. The Bellevue detective said that Dalgardno knew his 16year-old accomplice was underage when he had sex with her and when he took explicit photos of her and posted them on his web site. The suspects told Bellevue police that the woman was a willing participant, both with him and as an adult escort, and Dalgardno claimed the group didn’t owe her any money because she owed them for food, rent, and the clothing they bought her.
Use lattice, hang old windows, or build fences or arbors to create rooms. Make space for storage of tools and materials. Consider a relaxation or conversation area. Often a dining table and chairs are the focal point. Use open, airy see-through furniture to visually enlarge the space. Look beyond your borders to the neighborhood. Block with plantings or screens any unwanted views. Borrow space, trees and vistas from your neighbors that enhance the enjoyment of your garden. Last, but not least, add scented plants and the sound of water for feeling of well-being. Lois Brown is a Washington State University trained Master Gardener of Snohomish County. She is retired from her Garden Coach design business. She is currently co-chair of the Mukilteo Community Garden.
Plant of the month: Ceanothus or wild lilac. The Sunset Western Garden Book lists more than 30 different plants. Ranging from 18 inches tall to higher than 10 feet, this evergreen shrub with small, glossy leaves celebrates spring with vivid blue/purple color blooms of Dark Star that are striking right now. Dan Hinkley has a number of these in his new garden. Ceanothus need good drainage and
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little water, except when first planted. You can prune to control size and shape. Victoria can be pruned in a flat fan shape to give an evergreen backdrop to a border in a small garden. Avoid cutting off branches hat are more than an inch in diameter. You can also control plant growth by pinching back shoot tips during the growing season.
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