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By Erica Browne Grivas Contributing writer

Last year was a blockbuster year for gardening businesses — ­ and 2021 is already breaking those records.

According to a news release on prnewswire.com, Ferry Morse seeds, the nation’s largest home garden seed retailer, announced in April that first-quarter sales had outpaced even last year’s, and a spokesperson for Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds confirmed the business’s January sales were up 500 to 600 percent from a typical year.

Locally, at City People’s Garden Store in Madison Park, after last spring’s somewhat rocky transition to curb-side pickup, sales have rebounded and then some, owner Alison Greene said.

The 30,000-square-foot site offers indoor and outdoor plants, gear and gifts.

“It’s been a crazy busy year,” Greene said.

“Sales overall have been very strong.

“We didn’t quite know what to anticipate this year,” she added, stating outdoor living has been big, especially furniture and cedar planters and raised beds, and houseplants “continue to be off the charts.”

“People are happy to be out shopping,” Greene said. “They are happy we are still here.”

Greene is scouting for a new location for her business since the site was sold and is pending development into an apartment building.

Magnolia Garden Center is also “busier than it has ever been,” owner Chuck Flaherty said, and after 24 years, Flaherty should know.

Magnolia Garden Center takes up about a city block and focuses on helping the urban gardener. Flaherty said the business’s cozy size means customers enjoy personal service. Like many nursery owners in Seattle, he has been scrambling to untangle a snarled or broken supply chain caused by the pandemic.

“We’ve had a lot of disruption in the supply chain, and we expect that to go on for a while,” Flaherty said. “You either can’t get it, there’s a huge delay in getting it, or you can’t get parts for it.”

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Photo courtesy City People’s Nursery City People’s Garden Store in Madison Park is having a busy 2021, with outdoor living items popular among customers, as are houseplants, owner Alison Greene said. Other nursery and garden center owners in Seattle report similar experiences.

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Region offers many summer outdoor activities Compiled by Erica Grivas Contributing writer

For people excited to get out this summer but maybe not quite ready to jump into the pending post-mask world with both feet, Seattle has a broad range of outdoor activities that offer a change of scene and good exercise.

In these days of constant change, it’s best to double-check event details with the organizers before heading out the door — and bring a mask in case they are required.

U-Pick Berries or Flowers What’s more summer than a fresh-picked berry that doesn’t even make it to the basket? Seattle is ringed with organic farms offering a season of fresh picking, from June strawberries to July’s blueberries and raspberries. Some even offer less common ones, like aronia and marionberries.

People should start a search at the PickYourOwn website, checking the Washington page for each farm’s highlights, https://www. pickyourown.org/WA.htm. Call or check a farm’s Facebook page to see that the fields are open for harvesting that day.

In addition to berries, megafarm Remlinger Farms in Carnation, https://remlingerfarms. com/, offers pony rides by day and firepit dinners by night, available by separate reservation, as well as

a park. On a smaller scale, local favorite Bybee Farms in North Bend, bybeenimsfarms.com/, offers views of Mount Si. At Cottage Heirloom Gardens in Duvall, cgblueberries.blue/), visitors can find berries and, later in the season, pick bouquets of sunflowers for their fall tables.

Out on the Water In kayaking, distancing comes built-in. Seattle’s Agua Verde Paddle Club kayak and paddleboard rentals, https://aguaverdepaddleclub.com/, in Portage Bay offers easy access to tour the houseboats of Lake Union, the flora and fauna of the University of Washington Arboretum or just people- and boat-watch. Reservations are not necessary for rentals, which cost $21-$28. As of this publication, rentals are open every day but Wednesday, but hours change seasonally.

Canoes and kayaks are available at the UW’s Waterfront Activities Center near Husky Stadium, https://www.washington.edu/ima/ waterfront/boat-rentals/, open Thursday through Sunday in June, and Wednesday through Sunday in July for $14-20. Reservations are required.

Green Lake Boat Rentals has crafts for every age and activity level. It even welcomes dogs. Find kayaks, row boats, pedal boats, water bikes, sailboats, fishing or beach gear and a “water ham-

Photo by Erica Grivas Green Lake Boat Rentals has crafts for every age and activity level. People can rent kayaks, row boats, pedal boats, water bikes, sailboats, fishing or beach gear and a water hammock. mock” for the ultimate lounge pad. Rates are normally $25-30, but residents who arrive before noon can grab any rental for $18.

No reservations are necessary. A café offers snacks, sandwiches and ice cream. Call or check the web site for open hours.

Game On Golf and tennis are two activities that have remained popular through the pandemic, since it’s easy to play them with distance

from partners. In Seattle, Interbay Golf Course and Driving Range, http://www.premiergc.com/, has mini golf, a driving range and a full course. There is a maximum of four players per golf or five for mini golf, and at the range, masks are currently required if sharing a stall. It is open daily, and rates vary.

As well, the 705-yard Green Lake Pitch & Putt, http://www. greenlakegolfcourse.com/, also open daily, now requires same-day

reservations by phone at (206) 632-2280. Rates are $10 or $8 for seniors and children.

Numerous public park tennis courts are available through reservations through a city permit. Call 206-684-4764 for information.

In addition, two popular indoor courts have reopened.

At Sand Point Tennis Center, camps, singles nights and tournaments have resumed, and masks are optional for fully vaccinated guests.

Kennedy Knox wins 2021 SWGA City Championship Courtesy of Melissa Ries Kennedy Knox of Rainier Golf and Country Club defeated Kim Sheck of Sahalee in the final round of the Seattle Women’s Golf Association City Championship Thursday.

Knox won her match on the 28th hole of the 36-hole championship finals.

Knox who recently also won the 28th Washington Women’s Amateur championship has committed to play for the women’s golf team at the University of Washington in the fall.

Ranging in age from 18 to 80+, 96 golfers from 14 clubs participated in the four-day tournament at Broadmoor Golf Club.

The event adopted the theme “La Vie est Belle,” which means

Life is Beautiful in French, and the hosting Broadmoor golf professionals, staff and volunteers all contributed to the atmosphere by wearing red berets and red scarfs.

The Seattle Women’s Golf Association is comprised of 14 clubs from around the Seattle area.

In existence since 1927, the organization supports competitive amateur women’s golf by hosting team competitions, individual competitions and an annual city championship for member clubs.

In 2022, the SWGA Championship is scheduled to be held at Rainier Golf and Country Club.

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A basket of gems

By Steve Lorton Tree Talk

Photo by Mary Henry Because they’re happy in a limited root run, tolerant of a good deal of drought, have handsome and colorful foliage and spectacular late summer flowers, sedums make excellent container plants.

Like many garden stories, this one begins in England. If you’ve traveled through the country villages of the sceptered isle, you’ve probably noticed stone houses with stone shingles on their roofs.

Atop these shingles, you may have seen low plants growing with waxy leaves, sometimes in bloom.

These are stonecrops (sedum angelicum). Their presence is no accident. As has been the practice for centuries, these native plants were encouraged to grow there.

They act as insulation, keeping indoor heat in during winter and repelling summer heat. They provide food and some habitat for birds and insects. They even have uses in naturopathic medicine.

Their decorative component is a byproduct.

Once a stone shingled roof was put in place, small sprigs of the stonecrops were tucked in among the roofing stones. They root easily with a minimum of water and organic material, but as they grow,

they trap bits of debris. Birds provide manure for fertilization. Their fine roots pull moisture from the stone and store it in their leaves.

The starts expand into clumps, and the clumps spread, forming a mat on the roof.

Native to Western Europe, these little stonecrops belong to the sedum genus. With over 600 species, sedums span eight pages in Liberty Hyde Bailey’s encyclopedic Hortus Third. The common name stems from the fact that they are often found crawling over stones in spots of the landscape where they receive ample sunlight and are open to catching rainfall when it arrives.

In the last century or two, other low-growing, mat-forming sedums have been brought into cultivation and, in some cases, even added to the gardens of English stone roofs. These, too, are now referred to as stonecrops.

Nurseries abound with these small sedums, usually sold in 4-inch pots. You’ll find them in a vast

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The Seattle Kraken recently announced the hiring of Dave Hakstol as the first head coach in team history.

Joining the Kraken denotes Hakstol’s 26th consecutive season as a head or assistant coach, serving across the NHL, NCAA and USHL. He joins Seattle from the Toronto Maple Leafs where he was an assistant coach.

“I am incredibly proud to announce Dave Hakstol as the first head coach of the Seattle Kraken franchise,” Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis said. “Dave possesses great experience, a strong work ethic, a solid technical understanding of the game, and the remarkable ability to communicate clearly and effectively. I look forward to working with Dave as we strive to build a team our fans will be proud of.”

Hakstol said in a press release he was honored to be selected for the position.

“When I first saw the arena, I was blown away — it is such a unique venue,” he said in a press release. “I am looking forward to being a part of the group that builds a team that plays with pride, passion and selflessness for the city of Seattle.”

Hakstol, 52, spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with Toronto, primarily responsible for coaching the team’s defensemen.

He recently served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, leading the team to the playoffs in two of his three full seasons, posting a record of 134-101-42 (.560 points percentage).

“We are so proud of the momentum built for this franchise to launch,” Kraken CEO Tod

Leiweke said.

Prior to joining the Flyers, the longtime NCAA coach spent the previous 15 seasons coaching the University of North Dakota, spending 11 of those campaigns as the powerhouse program’s head coach.

From 2004-15, North Dakota reached the Frozen Four seven times, the most of any program during that span.

Overall, he compiled a 289143-43 record (.654 winning percentage) in 475 games, captured three regular season conference titles, four Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championships, and was named conference coach of the year twice (2008-09 and 2014-15).

Under his watch, more than 30 UND players went on to play in the NHL. He was named a finalist for national coach of the year in eight of his 11 seasons.

Before joining North Dakota, Hakstol served as the head coach and general manager of the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League from 19962000, and was named USHL coach of the year following the 1997-98 season.

Internationally, Hakstol is a two-time silver medal winner with Team Canada at the World Championships (2019 and 2017).

The Warburg, Alberta, native and his wife, Erinn, have two children, daughter Avery and son Brenden.

The Seattle Kraken’s Expansion Draft is in 27 days on July 21, followed by the NHL Draft on July 23-24. The puck will drop for the team’s inaugural season at Climate Pledge Arena in the fall.

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The evening will include include traditional Japanese food and drink and feature the world premiere of award-winning composer and native Seattleite Paul Chihara’s “The Garden of Enchantment,” an original chamber work for violin, percussion, and cello performed by members of the Seattle Symphony.

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Photo courtesy Swansons Nursery Swansons Nursery Marketing Director Aimee Damman reported that customers were eager to get into their gardens as soon as possible this year, leading to a ‘blockbuster April.’ Other nurseries in Seattle have stated their sales this spring have been better than average.

GARDENING, FROM PAGE 1 For instance, Magnolia Garden Center had some furniture early in the season, “…but that’s long gone,” Flaherty said, and he wasn’t able to find a replacement.

Many cited snags in getting supplies from overseas, whether pottery from Germany, Italy or Vietnam or furniture from France, and in finding plants to meet the staggering demand ­— both indoors and out. Many vendors issued limits on orders to parse out their stock.

Because everyone is competing for the same plants, owners have to be diligent to keep up with ordering. Urban Feed’s Kristi Robertson said, “I’ve had to log on [to my computer] on my day off to order plants the day they become available,” Urban Feed and Garden owner Kristi Robertson said. “If I don’t, they’re all sold out.”

Still, she said sales at Urban Feed and Garden in Columbia City are up 70 percent from the same time last June.

“This, by far, is my biggest year in both growth and numbers,” Robertson said.

Urban Feed and Garden offers supplies ranging from garden to pets and is one of the few places in the city a person can both buy chicken feed and order a custom “catio.” Robertson’s biggest items continue to be vegetable starts and chicken feed, but she has noticed an uptick in perennial sales.

Sales remain strong at other nurseries, as well.

“It has been the biggest spring we’ve ever had, I would say, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up, either. ... I think when people were home with the pandemic last year, they started focusing on their gardens, and they are enjoying spending more time outdoors.” ­­­­— Gillian Mathews, Ravenna Gardens owner Ravenna Gardens at University Village, which offers a selection of indoor and outdoor plants and gifts, has benefited from its outdoor location, which became a safe haven for pandemic shoppers, owner Gillian Mathews said.

“It has been the biggest spring we’ve ever had, I would say, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up, either,” she said. “Our sales are up about 35 percent this year, to date, which is huge. We’ve seen unprecedented growth versus previous years. I think when people were home with the pandemic last year, they started focusing on their gardens, and they are enjoying spending more time outdoors.”

Often vegetables and herbs are the on-ramp for new gardeners, and owners reported they were for a horde of new gardeners last spring. Those sales continue to be strong, but several nurseries are seeing an expansion into perennials, trees and shrubs, as well as decorating outdoor spaces for lounging, entertaining and, of course, outdoor Zooming.

“We’ve never sold as much

furniture as we have this year,” despite delays in shipments from France, Mathews said.

Swanson’s Nursery in Crown Hill, a 10-acre destination with a café, koi pond and reindeer during the winter holidays, has also experienced great interest in outdoor living from customers, from furniture to pots and decor, Marketing Director Aimee Damman said. Sales overall year to date are up from both 2019 and 2020 in “nearly every category,” she said. Another difference this year was customers were eager to get into their gardens as soon as possible, calling or posting earlier in the season with plant requests or questions on seed starting, leading to a “blockbuster April,” Damman said.

Among plants, people are still buying vegetables but have been asking for pollinator-friendly plants and colorful perennials to mix with their edibles. Damman thinks 2020’s new gardeners “got the bug” and are expanding their borders mentally and physically out from their raised beds.

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Three tips to follow for a healthy return to activity and sports in children M any adults have admittedly been more sedentary in the last 12 months than ever before in their lives, but what about kids?

It is true, over the pandemic, children have had similar routines to adults with virtual classes, reduced play dates and fewer opportunities to be active.

We all recognize that keeping kids active was a challenge before a global pandemic; now there is an added obstacle of returning our children to a healthy level of activity without causing more harm than good.

Rushing our children back into activity can cause overuse injuries and even structural damage.

Overuse injuries affect children similarly to adults, and a sudden increase or a sudden change in activity can cause an unwanted stress or strain that is only resolved with forced rest and

aid the muscles, tenrecovery for days, weeks dons and ligaments or even months. in adapting to rapid Here are some helpful growth of the skeletal ways to think about resystem as it lengthens turning your child to an and can go a long way active life in a safe way. in preventing muscuTip 1: Know when lar injuries in rapidly they are growing. growing children who Peak height velocity are active in sport. is the point at which Tip 2: Track the child is growing at their fastest rate and Dr. Dan Michael their activity.

Activity trackis often described by Northwest Sports ers like Garmin, parents as a “growth Fitbit, Apple spurt” and increases Watch, etc., can be the child’s risk of helpful for kids, too. By chartinjury significantly.

By tracking your child’s height ing how active they are, you can every week, or biweekly, you can begin to see trends, and generally see when they are starting to grow sharp increases in activity should significantly in a short time and be followed by a short period intervene with activity modificaof recovery on a weekly basis of tion. monitoring.

One of the most valuable For example, if your child is accustomed to playing sports with interventions that you can make their friends or running around is daily stretching. Stretching will

the neighborhood, and then soccer season starts, you may want to impose some restrictions to progress their activity level at a slower rate if they are growing faster than usual.

Generally, there are no highquality absolute recommendations that fit all children, but a change of 10 to 15 percent in activity volume and/or intensity is generally well tolerated by most humans.

While most children tolerate far higher percentages week to week, a sudden increase that is maintained for more than a week or two can put the child at higher risk.

Tip 3: Support their activity with good nutrition.

If you are reading this, you probably reside or spend a significant amount of your time in the Pacific Northwest where the sun shines only part time, and where the rain fall keeps people indoors

for most of the year.

Lack of sun exposure causes vitamin D deficiency, and most experts will recommend that people who live along this latitude of the world supplement vitamin D3 as an essential vitamin (“essential” means our bodies cannot make this vitamin and an external source is required).

Vitamin D3 is the active form of vitamin D and is important for proper bone health and immune function, which is essential for growing and active children. A simple pediatric multivitamin would provide some level of D3, as well as other essential nutrients that can supplement a less than optimal diet.

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Delving into diving in local waters

By Richard Carl Lehman Revisiting the Park

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here were many good times spent on our 12foot yacht, but we were now in our teens. As the neighborhood was changing, so were we. We continued to enjoy the lakes around us with waterskiing, parties at friends’ homes on the lake and even sailing. Both the Red Onion and the Attic sponsored baseball games at remote lakes like Angle Lake, Pine Lake, Lake Sammamish and others.

All of these activities necessitated refreshments, but we never thought of how good we had it back then, cost-wise. Beer was a dime, schooners a mere 35 cents, hot dogs and chili around 45 cents each. There was no lack for companionship either since various flight crew and college kids found Madison Park to be a haven.

It was time to put our minds to a physical feat. I had read a SCUBA diving magazine and mentioned it to my friends.

Everyone was all in to pursue this new endeavor.

Two dive stores had just opened: one on Lake Union owned by Sheila St. Clair and her husband, Dave, who had previously built 40-foot+ fishing boats, and Frank Wolfe and his wife, Marlene, who owned West Seattle Dive Shop. A club was started at the Lake Union shop called “Mud Sharks.” Frank Wolfe’s club was called “Marker Buoys.”

Our years of diving for coins from the Kirkland ferry served us well. We even attempted a couple of dives using an old paint compressor and hot water tanks cut in half with a window (dive hood).

It was a short-lived attempt due to the thermal layer at 12 feet, and due to increased pressure, the compressor shut down. Air was an important part of a dive.

Consequently, it was decided we would become certified, which meant taking classes involving written and pool tests.

Miraculously, we all passed and took our first dive in Lake Washington in Madison Park in the dead of winter. A few gathered to watch us in our rented gear as we sunk in the water, leaving a trail of bubbles. We headed east past the dock, but what we saw was uneventful. There was a small coal car (not railroad size) and logs, bottles and a very sandy bottom.

Off to join the big guys, we drove to the Edmonds Dry Dock, a popular dive spot. We dove in

30 feet deep, just north of the ferry dock from a boat and sank into a world of color, sea life and clarity never imagined. Lake Washington was and still is dark.

We were stoked and proceeded to dive under all the structures. Our enthusiasm spread, and some new friends joined us.

A few members of our dive group were Dick Turner, Michael Thim, Kim Matson, Gary Kidder, Bill Porter, Tom Askey, Dennis Boyle and John Welsh. SCUBA club members received benefits like dive trips. One was from Sheila’s husband, Dave, (Lake Union shop) who offered an overnight trip on one of the fishing boats he built including two tank dives in the San Juans.

Frank from West Seattle Dive Club called the harbor patrol requesting that an old 40-foot boat be sunk at Alki Beach. The answer was “NO!” as it was a navigational hazard. Oddly, on that clear, moon-lit night, a large boat loaded with rocks, concrete and anything sinkable was towed by a small cruiser to a home for aging craft. Divers removed the plugs, chopped holes and sunk with the boat down to just beyond the kelp line at 40 feet to its final resting place. That boat is still there and also remains a popular dive spot.

Frank would often call us saying, “Clear day, wanna poke your head under the water?” Without fail, it was a resounding “Yes!” One such day, we drove south about 30 miles to dive Three Tree Point, https://seattledivetours. com/best-dive-sites/three-treepoint/.

After parking the car, the three of us walked down a winding trail to the beach. No one was there but a three-masted schooner off in the distance. Slowly, we entered the water and followed the slope downward through kelp, seaweed and various sea anemone.

Near the schooner, there was a clanking sound around 50 feet, and we saw the ship’s anchor buried in sand amongst a huge tree stump and branches. We surfaced and yelled, “Captain! Is your anchor, OK?” to which he replied, “No, I’ve got to cut it loose, and it’s too expensive!” Luckily, we divers were all super gung-ho, so were able to unwind the anchor and give it scope in sand nearby.

After surfacing, we said, “You’re good to go, Captain!”

He summoned us aboard, and we noticed it was a first-class ship and that the crew was mostly bikini-clad young women.

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They served us champagne and lunch, but we kept wondering where did they get all that champagne? We spent the rest of

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hell did all that champagne come from? Feeling fine and having had much laughter, we exchanged phone numbers.

We carefully grabbed our masks and dove into the water, careful not to drown for all we consumed.

When we got to shore, we sat on the beach and watched the schooner sail into the distance into the setting sun. It was a better-thanaverage dive trip.

There are more dive tales to tell, stay tuned. social emotional academic artistic

Tiffany Lynn Bigham,

M.N.P.L.| MLK F.A.M.E. Executive Director | Seattle, WA

Tiffany Lynn Bigham is a Kansas City native but has called Seattle home since she was a little girl! She graduated from Seattle University with her Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership and prior to that was a Division I Track & Field studentathlete at Portland State University.

Tiffany has worked with organizations the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County and the College Success Foundation; is the current college & career lead at Garfield High School and now, the newest Executive Director of the MLK F.A.M.E Community Center! Building strong communities rooted in youth advocacy is her passion and she works to provide equitable access to enrichment programs abound.

Understanding the rich history of the Central District, as well as the efforts of MLK’s founding members, Tiffany's mission is to foster a positive sense of belonging and develop a wide-range of activities for members of all-ages in King County. She looks forward to growing within her role as the newest leadership of this amazing Black-Owned and Operated gem and is extremely enthusiastic to get to know you all!

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SEDUMS, FROM PAGE 3 assortment of leaf shapes and shades of color: blue, gray and silvery blue, light and deep burgundy, gold and assorted greens. My all time favorite is sedum spathulifolium, our Northwest native with its tightly packed rosettes of foliage in bluish gray, tinged with reddish purple. The variations make for a kaleidoscope of color and form when put together. The combinations are only limited by one’s imagination.

It’s important to note, here, that not all members of the sedum genus have this low, sprawling growth pattern. In October of 2020 this column carried a story about S. spectablie (reaching a height of 18 inches) and S. telephium (a 2-footer). The Mexican native S. oxypetalum stretches up to 3 feet. The cascading branches of S. morganianum (commonly called Donkey’s Tail) can dangle 3 to 4 feet, beloved for hanging planters, a much-loved houseplant for sunny windows.

Because they’re happy in a limited root run, tolerant of a good deal of drought, have handsome and colorful foliage and spectacular late summer flowers, sedums make excellent container plants.

An assortment of stonecrops, massed in a shallow pot, makes for an excellent, low-maintenance show for a sunny patio. You can go away for a weekend, even a week, and not worry about watering. There are a few tricks to growing them successfully, however: a good soil mix, judicious pruning, regular, albeit infrequent, watering, and feeding.

Stonecrops want loose soil so that their hair-like roots can go down and spread out, anchoring them and searching for water, which they’ll store in their leaves. A good soil consists of two parts potting soil to one part poultry grit. Poultry grit is the crushed granite, sold in bags in farm supply stores. It is fed to chickens and turkeys to fill their gizzards for grinding food. As these stonecrops grow, tip prune them to keep the plants thick and bushy. Do this in the spring when they emerge from their winter hibernation, giving them time to set flower buds.

Water plants well weekly. Feed them with a liquid fertilizer, mixed at half strength, every other week, late April to October.

A number of years ago, I put together the pot in the photograph above. In the center I used the upright, stocky sedum “Chocolate Drop.” I wanted to use a dark red, rounded leaf and a serrated blue leaf around the base. What are they? I really don’t know. The blue one might be S. “Sunset Cloud,” the red one could be S. “Voodoo.” There are hundreds of named varieties and always new ones coming onto the market. The two here came from a friend who had them. I snipped off about seven or nine shoots (always uneven numbers for good luck) and trucked them into the pot. They are so easy to get started. A year later, I was snipping them back and giving starts away.

About 25 years ago, I’d salvaged an old, cracked birdbath. Using a masonry bit on my electric drill, I made two drainage holes in the bottom of the bowl, then filled it with the potting mix. Off at the nursery, I bought one of everything I saw … all colors and forms. Not only was the bowl large, accommodating a vivid assortment of plants, the pedestal elevated the show to just below eye level, giving it even more impact.

At that time Rosemary Verey was living. The vaunted British garden designer and author published over a dozen garden books and, among other noteworthy clients, she’d designed for Prince Charles at Highgrove and Elton John. Rosemary and I had been friends since 1985. I’d visited her often at her famous garden, Barnsley House. She always blocked off a few days to visit my family and me when she was in North America.

On one of those visits, she walked into my entry garden and spotted the birdbath. She stopped, suddenly, upon seeing the stonecrop-filled birdbath.

Her arms went straight, down and slightly out, fingers stretched out, palms flat and facing forward (her customary reaction to seeing something that surprised and delighted her).

After a pause she shouted out, “It’s a basket of gems!” My buttons popped.

I’m warming up to repeat that defunct birdbath trick again. Anyone out there have a cracked birdbath to unload? Better yet, having read this, use it (or some other container) to produce your own basket of gems.

Outdoor places to stay cool this summer Pools and Water Areas Wading pools (noon-7 p.m. unless otherwise listed) • Volunteer, 1400 E. Galer St., Saturday through Tuesday • East Queen Anne, 160 Howe St., Thursday through Sunday • Powell Barnett, 352 Martin Luther King Way, Thursday through Sunday • Dahl, 7700 25th Ave. N.E., Saturday through Tuesday • Soundview, 1590 N.W. 90th St., Saturday through Tuesday • Bitter Lake 13035 Linden Ave. N, Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun • Green Lake, North 73rd and East Green Lake Drive North, Thursday through Sunday • Van Asselt, 2820 S. Myrtle St., Thursday through Sunday • Delridge, 4501 Delridge Way S.W., (12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.), Saturday through Tuesday • South Park, 8319 Eighth Ave. S., Saturday through Tuesday • Lincoln, 8600 Fauntleroy Ave. S.W., Thursday through Sunday Spray Parks (11 a.m.-8 p.m. every day) • Beacon Mountain at Jef-

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ferson Park, 3901 Beacon Ave. S. John C. Little, 6961 37th Ave. S. Lower Judkins, 2150 S. Norman St. Georgetown Playfield, 750 S. Homer St. Highland Park, 1100 S.W. Cloverdale Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave. N. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave. E. Northacres Park, 12800 First Ave. N.E. Yesler Terrace Park, 917 Yesler Way

Lifeguarded Beaches (noon to 7 p.m. week days and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays):

• Matthews, 9300 51st Ave. N.E. through Sept. 5 • Madison, 1900 43rd Ave. E. through Sept. 5 • Mt. Baker, 2301 Lake Washington Blvd. S. through Sept. 5 • Seward, 5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S. through Sept. 5 • West Green Lake, 7312 W. Green Lake Dr. through Sept. 5 • Magnuson, park entrance at N.E. 65th and Sand Point Way N.E. through Aug. 28 • Madrona, 853 Lake Washington Blvd. through Aug. 28 • Pritchard Beach, 8400 55th S. through Aug. 28

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Generally speaking, that’s pretty true, but whether you’re new to cannabis or want some new tricks, here are some clever ways to deal with getting too baked: 1.Learn from the experience.

Ok, I had to make this number one because the best way to deal with getting too high is to take precautionary steps to not get too high in the first place. There’s not (yet) exactly one surefire way to come down immediately from THC, so while the next steps offer some common hacks, remember that the number one trick is prevention.

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2.Drink water! Drymouth is no joke, and drinking extra water will aid your body in the process of flushing out the excess cannabinoids. Try adding lime or lemon or some electrolytes!

3.Get distracted. It might seem difficult at first, especially if you’re experiencing a mind-racing type of effect. Regardless, if you can find a way to distract yourself from the feeling of being super super stoned, or find a way to ease into it, you won’t even notice the effect anymore. Sometimes, if you’re really stoned, it can be hard to

even think of a clever distraction.

Some ideas are: calling a friend and having small talk, watching the movie or reading the book you’ve been meaning to get around to, taking a long walk outside, try drawing or painting, listening to music, or eating food. Which brings me to the next point: 4.Eat something! Certain foods, like mangos, are believed to enhance rather than subdue, a high. But as a frequent flyer myself, whenever I eat something I tend to be less-high after, especially for larger meals.

Heavier foods seem to work best.

Spring for sandwiches or wraps, protein items, or anything with rice. Once you’re done eating, the high will feel much more manageable.

5.Try CBD. Seriously. It might seem odd to counteract a THCoverdose with more cannabis, but there are several scientific studies, and plenty of anecdotal evidence, suggesting that CBD can be a “cure” for being wayyyyyyy too high. However, one recent study showed that adding CBD to THC flowers in a vaporizer actually caused new users to report feeling a little more stoned than a pure THC mixture. The findings are limited, because typically, CBD is administered several minutes, or potentially several hours, after initial consumption of THC. The theory is that CBD and THC both interact with cannabinoid receptors, and by using the CBD

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second, it’s able to modulate and buffer some of the initial psychoactivity of THC. 6.Rebounding off of #2, start making a playlist for your favorite songs that you’ll listen to if you get too high again. Music can be extremely comforting, and while you distract yourself by exploring soothing music this time, you’ll have a playlist of comfort ready in case it ever happens again.

7.Practice strategies you use for coping with stress in your day-to-day life. Stress, anxiety, and sometimes even paranoia aren’t only side-effects from THC, they’re also common emotions we experience in our day-to-day lives. And, while many people feel helplessly not-in-control of their emotional processes, learning to combat the intense anxiety caused by overconsuming THC can potentially help you develop strategies (such as deep breathing, mindful thinking, or stress toys) to implement even when you’re not too high.

Hopefully some of these tips are helpful the next time you find yourself feeling too baked. But just remember, THC is relatively shortlived, with a maximum effect for about 2-hours when inhaled. Plus, one of the amazing things about weed is that you’re never in actual danger from consuming too much THC. So, try to relax and enjoy the short ride!

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