Tag: PNW winter gardens
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Tucking in your garden to awaken next Spring
By OraLee Branch, OSU Hood River County Extension Central Gorge Master Gardener Volunteer A rose bush winter-pruned, surrounded by clean burlap Photo by OraLee Branch As the vibrant colors of autumn fade and the crisp chill of late fall settles over the Columbia Gorge, our gardens begin their long winter slumber. For us gardeners, this…
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Winter gardening in the Columbia River Gorge
By Sarah Smeby, OSU Hood River County Extension Central Gorge Master Gardener Volunteer Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash Many gardeners button up their vegetable gardens in the fall, and turn their attention to some other activity until those warmer months arrive with the promise of another season! You may be someone who exhales in…