ENTREE NOTES.Byline: The Register-Guard Radio station holds annual garden tour Nine gardens will be on the list for this year's KLCC-FM garden tour to benefit the public radio station. The tour will run Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, with visitors viewing gardens in three neighborhoods: North Eugene near Game Farm Road (Armitage Road near Bloomer's Nursery, 2795 Grand Cayman Grand Cayman See Cayman Islands. Drive and 2882 Martinique); the Washington-Madison neighborhood (2100 Madison St., 2365 Madison St., 662 W. 25th Place and 2515 Washington St.); and in the 30th Avenue and Agate Street area (3956 and 3967 Shasta View Drive). Advance tickets cost $10; admission the day of the tour runs $13. Gardens may be viewed in any order during tour hours. Tickets may be purchased via computer at www.klcc.org or at several retail locations: Capella Market, Dotson's Coburg Antiques, Down to Earth, Eugene True Value Hardware, Euphoria Chocolate Company, EWEB EWEB Eugene Water and Electric Board (Oregon) Credit Union, Footwise the Birkenstock Store, Gray's Garden Centers, Home Grown Gardens in Corvallis, Jerry's Home Improvement Centers, Lane Community College Downtown Center, Lane Forest Products, Little Red Farm Nursery, The Meridian, Reed & Cross and Sundance Natural Foods. The day of the tour, tickets may be purchased at any of the gardens. For information, call 463-3000 or (800) 922-3682. Eugene gardener takes top prize for rose David Evans David Evans may mean:
n. Any of a class of cultivated hybrid roses originally developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted especially for their long-stemmed flowers in a wide range of strong colors and for their extended blooming season. rose, called Andrea Steltzer. An amateur grower with 38 rose bushes in his yard, Evans "has been trying for 32 years to win this award, so I'm thrilled for him," his friend Dorothy Buckland says. "But he's too shy ever to tell anyone about his success - someone (recently) asked him how his roses were doing, and all he said was, 'Oh, fine.' ' A news release from KOIN News in Portland about the show said "the long cane and perfect triangular form" of Evans' blush-pink bloom persuaded judges to give him the top award. But Buckland says the tender loving care Evans gives his roses no doubt played a role in his success. "He even puts umbrellas over his bushes" to protect fragile flowers from moisture and heat, she says. Special dinners WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 Marche - 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., 296 E. Fifth Ave. French regional dinner featuring foods and wines of Languedoc-Roussillon. $35 per person; regular menu also available. Reservations, 342-3612; information, www.marcherestaurant.com. Wine tastings FRIDAY Willie's on 7th - 5:30 p.m., 388 W. Seventh Ave. Wines from Eola Hills. 485-0601. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY The Wine Place - 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Highway 101 and Fourth Street, Yachats. Wines from August Cellars, a new winery in Newberg, on Saturday; "Guess-the-Grape" tasting on Sunday. (541) 547-5275 or www.TheWinePlace.biz. Workshops SATURDAY Gray's Garden Centers - 10 a.m., 777 W. Sixth Ave.; 2 p.m., 4441 Main St., Springfield. Stuart Leaton presents interesting landscape plants that don't outgrow outgrow verb To change the relationship with a condition or structure by dint of ↑ age or size; while children outgrow clothing, and certain behaviors, they rarely outgrow diseases–eg, asthma their space, and blooming and nonblooming plants that are ideal for small spaces. Liz Lair talks about planting a drought-tolerant garden and how to prepare for midsummer heat. Free. 345-1569 or 747-2301. Cooking classes SATURDAY EVOO EVOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cannon Beach Cooking School A cooking school or culinary school is an institution devoted to education in the art and science of food preparation. It also awards degrees which indicate that a student has undergone a particular curriculum and therefore displays a certain level of competency. - 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 188 S. Hemlock hemlock, any tree of the genus Tsuga, coniferous evergreens of the family Pinaceae (pine family) native to North America and Asia. The common hemlock of E North America is T. St., Cannon Beach; $19 per person. "Talks and Tastes of Lewis and Clark's Journal" features smoked salmon chowder chowder, stew of fish or shellfish with potatoes, onions, and pork (usually salt pork), thickened with crumbled hard bread. The name chowder seems to have originated from the French word chaudière with buttermilk biscuits; elk minced-meat turnovers; elk jerky jerky see biltong. ; pickled watermelon watermelon, plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Africa and introduced to America by Africans transported as slaves. Watermelons are now extensively cultivated in the United States and are popular also in S Russia. rind and Jeffersonian-style wine. Autographed copies of the Lewis & Clark Cookbook by L. Mansfield will be available for purchase. For reservations, call (503) 436-8555 or toll free (877) 436-3866. Registration may be made via computer at www.evoo.biz/. |
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