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Weekly deadheading and disbudding will not only give you a long lasting supply of cut flowers, it will also give you amazing color in the garden. The results pictured are after just one week of work.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Take time to smell, and prune, the roses

THIS YEAR HAS been just spectacular for roses! My very first job in the greenhouse, at age 4,…

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Book discussions begin today

The North Olympic Library System’s Second Saturday Book Discussion Groups begin today.

Jefferson County Master Gardener Candice Gohn will offer tips on growing flowers in Port Angeles on Thursday.

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Flower farmer to offer tips, tricks

PORT ANGELES — “Tips &Tricks from a Flower Farmer” will be presented from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday.

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Bob Cain, far right, offers advice to participants at the June 10 Second Saturday Garden Walk. He will be among those teaching at the garden walk on Saturday.

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Second Saturday Garden Walk set in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Master Gardeners Jan Bartron, Bob Cain, Laurel Moulton and Audreen Williams will discuss how to…

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WAG to host open house at Halfway Home Ranch

SEQUIM — Welfare for Animals Guild plans two open houses for the public, with the first set for…

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First Friday Art Walk in lavender hues

SEQUIM — The color theme for this month’s First Friday Art Walk is purple — the color of…

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Hospice volunteer orientation planned

PORT ANGELES — Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will conduct both an online orientation and an in-person sessions…

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NOLT renews accreditation with national commission

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Land Trust announced earlier this year it successfully renewed its land trust…

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Betty Bellet, front, accompanied by Ron Murphy, both of Port Angeles, pick blackberries near the Olympic Discovery Trail near Lower Elwha Road. The pair said that blackberrys are still not quite in season in most locations, but the discovery of area of pickable berries was worth a picking excursion.

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Berry picking near Olympic Discovery Trail

Betty Bellet, front, accompanied by Ron Murphy, both of Port Angeles, pick blackberries near the Olympic Discovery Trail…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Summer chores, summer tips for gorgeous gardens

JULY IS OFFICIALLY here! It is now the beginning of mid-early summer.

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Evensong service scheduled Sunday for Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Katy Taylor will provide music for an Evensong service from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.…

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Dungeness River Nature Center visitors, from left, Chris McDonald of Port Angeles, Tram Pham of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Paul McDonald of Redmond examine a relief map display of the Dungeness River Watershed on Wednesday in Sequim. The center at Railroad Bridge Park offers a variety of displays and exhibits showcasing the nature and geography of the Dungeness River Valley.

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Visiting Dungeness River Nature Center

Dungeness River Nature Center visitors, from left, Chris McDonald of Port Angeles, Tram Pham of Huntington Beach, Calif.,…

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Camera group’s exhibit opens today

SEQUIM — Olympic Peaks Camera Club’s newest exhibit, “A Photographic Journey 11,” opens today.

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Cougar lecture scheduled

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Nickoli Kallman will present “Cougar and Bear Conflict Management and Prevention” at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

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Radio operator Chris Icide of Joyce, who uses the call sign WY7W, talks to other radio stations while broadcasting from a tent on Saturday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles as part of Field Day, an international competition where partcipants attempt to log as many contacts across the United States and Canada as possible in a 24-hour period. The North Amerian event was coordinated nationally by the American Radio Relay League and hosted locally by the Clallam County Amateur Radio Club.

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Field Day held in Clallam County

Radio operator Chris Icide of Joyce, who uses the call sign WY7W, talks to other radio stations while…

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Cutline: Members of the Peninsula Chapter of Back Country Horseman gathered for at Miller Peninsula State Park for a pre-ride breakfast before hitting the trails for its annual Rhody Ride. The state’s official flower, the pink flowered Pacific Rhododendron, R. macrophyllum, was in full bloom.

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HORSEPLAY: Rhody rides and events make summer fun

IT’S BLOOMING RHODY time! June is the month when our native Pacific Rhododendron’s pink flowers are on full…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Disbudding makes for sensational summer blooms

IT’S FINALLY SUMMER, with perfect weather, sunny skies, vacation days galore and everyone’s garden is coming into full…

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Andrew Lumm, as a pirate, and Rivers Maynard, as Peter Pan, face off with their swords in a pose reminiscent of one of the scenes in Sequim Acrobatics’ upcoming production, “Neverland,” set to be performed this Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. in the Sequim High School auditorium.

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Sequim Acrobats to splash, soar in ‘Neverland’

SEQUIM — Sequim Acrobatics Academy performers have been working for a year to bring a “jaw dropping, thrilling…

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Sequim Lions host Crab Feed Saturday

SEQUIM — The Sequim Valley Lions’ 11th annual Crab Feed is set for 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.…

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Final service set for Clallam Bay church

CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay Presbyterian Church is inviting the public to its final service at 1…