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Open Daily April 15 - October 15, 2011
Sept. 4th to Oct. 15th
9am - 6pm
(Last entry at 5:15pm)
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| Make A Difference Day | | |
October 22nd, 2011
One week after Ohme Gardens wraps up the 2011 season, the community of Wenatchee will be observing national Make A Difference Day!
Help make a difference in our local Garden! We will need volunteers to help with trail maintenance, prepping areas for next spring, cleaning up flower beds, fern maintenance, and much more.
For more details on Make A Difference Day, visit the website here. To sign up as a volunteer for Make A Difference Day at Ohme Gardens, please email ohmegardens@charter.net!
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| Season's Passholders & Sponsors | | Support Your Local Legacy
Your Season's Pass provides excellent, season-long benefits for you, and enduring benefits for Ohme Gardens. As a self-supporting, not-for-profit venue, we do not receive any tax revenue for support. We count on the generous support of pass holders, sponsors, friends, donors and volunteers to provide the essential funds and assistance we need to care for the Gardens. Memberships are good for one year from date of purchase. Season's Passes are not transferable.
Ohme Garden Sponsors
In-Kind Sponsors
Crescent Bar Golf Course
Enzian Falls Championship Putting Course
Highlander Golf Club
Hooked on Toys
Icicle Junction Activities Center
Kahler Glen Golf & Ski Resort
Kenaston Music Productions
Leavenworth Golf Club
Rock Island Golf Course
RLS Productions
Subaru
Tastebuds Coffee & Wine
Three Lakes Golf Club
Valley Tractor & Rentals
Wenatchee Golf & Country Club
Ohme Special
Gail Cerenzia
Elizabeth Ann Tinics EA
Washington Trust Bank
Douglas Fir
Al Piecka Photography
Martins Market Place
The Brock Family
Kile Tree Service
Western Fir
Stemilt Growers
Wenatchee Valley Medical Center
Grand Fir
Cascade Auto Center
For Season Pass/Sponsor opportunities and for more information, click here.
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Plant of the Month
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Rock Cotoneaster horizontalis
Evergreen, deciduous shrub. Low growing (2-3 ft), wide spreading (to 15 ft), with stiffly angled branches; secondary branching in herringbone pattern.
Small, roundish leaves, glossy bright green above, pale beneath. Shiny bright red fruit makes a beautiful display.
Give this plant room to spread (i.e. bank cover, filler, low traffic barrier).
Source: Sunset Western Garden Book
Also blooming in September:
Agastache
Aster
Campanula Bellflower
Coreopsis
Dianthus
Echinacea
Gauru
Geranium Cranesbill
Gaillardia
Heather
Lavandula
Pearly Everlasting
Rock Cotoneaster
Salvia
Viola Violet
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| Gardening Tips for September | |
- Fall is a great time to plant and divide perennials and shrubs for next year's garden. By planting in the fall, your plants do not endure the stressful summer heat during establishment and have time to form sufficient root systems before the onset of winter dormancy.
- Fall is usually cool and moist and a good time to plant trees and shrubs. Research has shown that roots will continue to grow until the soil freezes. This is true for both evergreens and deciduous plants.
- Rejuvenate cool-season lawns by plugging, reseeding and fertilizing.
- Don't allow leaves to accumulate on the lawn. Rake them up regularly, and store in a pile for use as mulch in your garden next summer. If leaves accumulate on your lawn and become matted down by rain, they may kill the grass.
- You can help leaves break down more easily by running a lawn mover back and forth over the pile. Put the shredded leaves directly onto the garden or compost pile.
Source: Weekend Gardener
Article - Color Garden: Use this landscape design plan to create a garden that's full of color and interest throughout the seasons.
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Welcome to the Ohme Gardens e-Newsletter, thank you for subscribing!
It officially feels like Fall, and we can't wait to see all the fall colors transform throughout the Gardens.
We're also excited to announce that Ohme Garden Season Pass holders (current and those who purchase one through the end of the season) will be able to bring a guest *for free* each day from now through the end of our 2011 season (October 15th, 2011). One guest per day, every day of the week!
Make sure to mark your calendars for the upcoming "Make A Difference Day", October 22nd, 2011. This is a national event and participated in through our entire community. Ohme Gardens will be inviting volunteers to help improve our local Garden from 8am to 1pm on October 22nd.
Our friends at Kabja Concepts have created a preview to anyone who is interested in what "A Walk through Ohme Gardens" would be like! It is now featured on our Ohme Gardens YouTube page.
The Gardens are open to the public 9am to 6pm every day through October 15th, 2011!! If you are looking to book a wedding or event for next year, make sure to call in early as our 2012 Event Calendar is filling up fast!
We're hoping you have time to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather in the Wenatchee Valley, and that we'll see you soon at Ohme Gardens!
Mike Short
Garden Administrator
P.S. Please enjoy a new video created by our friends at Kabja Concepts, featuring Ohme Gardens!
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Ohme Gardens in the News
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Everett Herald - July 18th, 2011
Seattle Times - August 28th, 2011
Northwest Cable News - September 8th, 2011
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| Ohme Gardens Friends Society | |
OG Friends Society News
The next Friends Society Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 at 7pm. Please contact us at ohmegardens@charter.net if you are interested, and we will give you the address of the home where the meeting will take place. Dessert will be served!
It is time to elect officers. President, Vice President and Treasurer, self-nomination is encouraged! The future of the organization is dependent on a passionate team of officers. Please email Ohme Gardens at ohmegardens@charter.net if you are interested in an opening, or solely interested in becoming a "Friend".
It's history in the making, and this program will only bloom with the love and attention from it's local supporters. Please consider assisting the Ohme Garden's Friends Society in putting their best foot forward in 2012!
Established in 2008, this non-profit corporation's Mission Statement is the following: "To perpetuate Ohme Gardens for the enjoyment and education of all visitors."
The Society is governed by a board of directors and is an all-volunteer organization. It plays a key role in the financial stability and long-term viability of the gardens. For more information, click here.
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| Volunteer Opportunities | | 20 Hours = A Season's Pass!
Our valued volunteers roll up their sleeves and help us put our best foot forward.
Numerous volunteer opportunities exist at the Gardens. Volunteers who commit to a minimum of 20 hours of service over the course of the season receive a season pass to the Gardens.
Volunteer Opportunities include (but are not limited to): event set-up/take-down, re-pot starter plants, propagate plants, nursery maintenance, planting, deadheading and weeding. Click here to open a Volunteer Application. Submit it to Ohme Gardens via fax or email, or bringing it to the Ticket Office at the Gardens. |
| 2012 Weddings | | Now is the PERFECT Time to Book for 2012!!
The 2012 Wedding calendar is filling up fast! The Gardens will be open April 15th through October 15th of next year and we have both daytime and evening wedding sites available for both ceremonies and receptions!
Call and set up an appointment with our Garden Director for a site visit if you'd like to see it for yourself before booking the date!
If you'd like to have a copy of our wedding brochure and wedding packet emailed to you, please call 509.662.5785 or email ohmegardens@charter.net! What location is more beautiful and magical? Ohme Gardens is where memories are made!
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| Sunset Yoga at Ohme Gardens | |
A big thanks to the staff at 9th Street Yoga for providing a couple hours of bliss every Wednesday evening for the past two and a half months at Ohme Gardens! Our last evening of class was held August 31st, ending the season with 143 participants over 17 classes. We truly appreciate everyone's support and enthusiasm for this new program to Ohme Gardens, and look forward to offering this experience to all our local and travelling guests next season as well! If you are in the area and looking for a great beginner basic class OR power yoga class, please visit the 9th Street Yoga website for their September Schedule here.
Sunset Yoga
9th Street Yoga and Ohme Gardens combine to provide a yoga experience like no other; breathtaking views, a setting sun and a fantastic stretch. Sunset Yoga!
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Local Artist Love | | |
Local Photographer: Lori Wacker
"I'm 54 and my husband and I have cherry and apple orchards in Sunnyslope. I've lived in the valley for 29 years and my husband has lived here all his life. When I was 8, I begged my mom for a camera. I had to wait until I was 10 and that was an eternity! My mom made me understand that I couldn't just snap a picture, that each photo cost money to develop, so growing up I had to make sure it was a photo worth developing. Later as a young adult, I worked as a photo developer. Boy have things changed with digital cameras. I love the freedom of trial and error and all the fun experimenting with each shot. I am glad to have found the Photography Association of Wenatchee. It's a club for all levels of photography where I learn something new with each meeting."
If you'd like to view more of Lori's work, you can visit her Flickr site here.
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Back Then...
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Sunken Lawn - Early 1950's
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