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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Weekly Weeder: Giant and Japanese Knotweed

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          When a plant has “weed” in its common name, it is a warning to all gardeners: plant or allow it at your own risk.   This goe...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

What does active code enforcement look like? Letter to the City of Grants Pass

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Honorable Public Servants, I will come to the October 17th workshop if I can.  I have to make a living, so I may not be able to.  I wil...
Monday, September 19, 2016

"City Council acting against litter"

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MADELINE SHANNON/The Daily Courier  "City Council acting against litter" was the headline in the Daily Courier August 19th:...
Friday, September 16, 2016

The Weekly Weeder--Oxalis corniculata: the weedy oxalis

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        I once thought that I would grow Oxalis corniculata , creeping wood sorrel , as a lawn cover, as it stayed green a...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The Weekly Weeder-- Spotted Spurge, a Constant Irritant

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          Spotted spurge, almost blooming           I liked spotted spurge before some customers decided that they didn’t like it an...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

The Weekly Weeder: Gardening tools you might not think of

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          There are things a professional gardener learns that make the job easier, tools you might not think of as gardening tools.  F...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

The Weekly Weeder: Queen Anne’s Lace is Wild Carrot

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          The bright white umbels of Queen Anne’s Lace, AKA wild carrot, are decorating our roadsides and fields in many places.  These...