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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Forty-eight dedicated Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener volunteers have been recognized for service to their counties and communities. The awardees are among the nearly 2,300 Master Gardeners who work with Extension to share their knowledge of sustainable gardening practices across 27 Oregon counties and 85 educational gardens. In 2021,
“Il faut cultiver notre jardin (We must cultivate our garden).” Voltaire, “Candide,” 1759
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Get dazzled by dahlias: Colorful flowers not fussy to grow, put on a show By Kym Pokorny, oregonlive.com
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CORVALLIS – Dahlias are addictive, at least for Julie Huynh Moore, an Oregon State University master gardener, who plans to grow 2,000 by the end of May.
That’s quite an accomplishment for anyone, but considerably more for Moore, who lost her home and all 1,200 of her dahlias in the Labor Day wildfires. When she was allowed to return after nine days, the ground was empty. Not one of the fully blooming dahlias were left. Surprisingly, after a couple of weeks, sprouts starting showing, but when she dug them up, the tubers were too small to produce quality dahlias so they all came out.
Learn to grow colorful, dazzling dahlias in Oregon
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Posted Apr 05, 2021
Julie Moore, owner of Julie s Dahlias, digs in her dahlia bed. Photo by Hal Moore.Courtesy of OSU Extension Service
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CORVALLIS Dahlias are addictive, at least for Julie Huynh Moore, an Oregon State University master gardener, who plans to grow 2,000 by the end of May.
That’s quite an accomplishment for anyone, but considerably more for Moore, who lost her home and all 1,200 of her dahlias in the Labor Day wildfires. When she was allowed to return after nine days, the ground was empty. Not one of the fully blooming dahlias were left. Surprisingly, after a couple of weeks, sprouts starting showing, but when she dug them up, the tubers were too small to produce quality dahlias so they all came out.