Slide Show: Visit Luscher Farm
There is a huge City of Lake Oswego community garden on the property – I’ve never seen so many creative and beautifully-maintained plots!
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A luscious clump of red Oswego tea (Monarda didyma) grew in one of the community garden plots. You can taste the sweet and spicy-floral nectar by pulling out the individual red tepals – the nectar collects at the base. Just make sure yo
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Oregon Tilth’s Organic Education Center is at Luscher Farm. There are many demonstration plots showing food crops being grown using different methods. I gleaned some interesting ideas.
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One new thing I learned about my all time favorite food: potatoes can be grown in partial shade and within a bale of straw. Nice idea! Let me know if you want more info on doing this.
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In flower now at the Rogerson Clematis Collection garden at Luscher Farm – Clematis crispa.
Twining delicately around a bird bath, this pink clematis (Adagio) only grows a few feet tall – perfect for the small garden.
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The farmhouse is surrounded by blowsy cottage gardens stuffed with clematis vines, interplanted with shrubs and perennials. It’s a great place to see the versatility of clematis in the garden – they can twine up the trunk of a tree or into
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