Nurseries sponsor tours, garden events.Byline: The Register-Guard One Lane County garden center and two display gardens will participate Sept. 15-23 in the 2007 Le Tour des Plants, A Garden Center Excursion excursion /ex·cur·sion/ (eks-kur´zhun) a range of movement regularly repeated in performance of a function, e.g., excursion of the jaws in mastication. , produced by the Oregon Association of Nurser- ies. Bloomer's Nursery, 89719 Armitage Road in Eugene, is one of 36 garden centers in Western Oregon This article is about the region of Western Oregon. For the University, see Western Oregon University. Western Oregon is a geographical term that is generally taken to apply to the portion of the state of Oregon that is west of the Cascade Range. to host festivals, exhibits, workshops and entertainment. Activities at the various garden centers and specialty nurseries range from antique antique. The term has been used collectively to designate classical Greek and Roman works of art, particularly sculptures; as an adjective to indicate an object, a period, or a style of ancient or early times; and as a noun, for objects of art, furniture, rugs, garden fairs, to fall planting seminars, to wreath-making classes, to music and barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. celebrations. In addition to the offerings at the garden centers, Le Tour des Plants has arranged free public tours of four display gardens in Oregon not typically accessible to the general public. They include: A private garden tour at 2324 Olive St. in Eugene, 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 15 (enter through the alley at the back of homeowner's property). Bloom River Gardens, 39744 Deerhorn Road in Springfield, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 16. Terra Nova Terra Nova may refer to: In geography:
Monrovia, 13455 S.E. Lafayette Highway in Dayton, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 15 and Sept. 22. For information visit, www.oan.org or phone (503) 682-5089. |
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