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Craig Sailor is the Arts & Entertainment editor at The News Tribune. Last year he planted his first vegetable garden. Focusing on unusual varieties, “Freak of Nature” returns for 2008 with a new crop of uncommon vegetables and flowers. This year he’ll try yin yang beans, giant pumpkins, blue poppies and mutant sunflowers. He gardens at his North End Tacoma home and sneaks seeds in to his mother’s garden at Willapa Bay when she’s not looking. E-mail him at craig.sailor@thenewstribune.com.

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A Gardening Blog
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Posted by Craig Sailor @ 06:23:34 am


Lakewold Gardens

Lakewold Gardens is extending its summer hours “after repeated requests.” During the Lakewood non-profit’s “Summer Nights” program - which starts tonight - the garden will stay open until 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of June, July and August.

The garden, which is opened Wednesday through Sunday at 10 a.m., normally closes at 4 p.m. Admission is $5 adults/ $3 senior/military and free for children 12 and under.

Bonus: their garden shop is offering a 20 percent discount on books and plants during Summer Nights (4 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

After this winter-like weather we’ve been having I called down there Tuesday to make sure there was still something to see. The rhodies are still blooming like crazy, I was told, and the wisteria covered terrace at the Wagner House is in purple glory.

Lakewold Gardens encourages picnickers but remains alcohol free.

Lakewold Gardens
12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW
253-584-4106

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