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Tinkerbelle's
Pond Tips
 Tinkerbelle Hughes
Warm Weather Alert
Take special precautions when using
algaecides during the summer, when the temperatures reach the 90s to 100+ degrees. They can become harmful to
your fish by depleting the oxygen in your water, which is already in
short supply when the weather is warm. It is best to skip your
treatments until the temperature cools or use a beneficial bacteria product
instead.
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July Classes Saturday 3th 10 am Building Ponds & Waterfalls
Saturday 10th
10 am
Planting Your Pond with Aquatic Plants
Sunday 11th11 am
"Pondless" Urns and Bubbling Rocks
Saturday 17th
Building Ponds & WaterfallsSunday 18th11 PM Watergardening in Containers
July 24 - August 01Hughes Water Gardens Waterlily and Invitational Art Show
Extended gallery hours
July 16th - August 8th
Preregistion is requested All classes are free and last from 1 to 2 hours long.
Classes take place at our Nursery.
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Our Mailing Address
25289 SW Stafford Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062
Spring and Summer Hours
Monday - Saturday
9 to 6
Sunday
10 to 5
Our Telephone
503-638-1709
Copyright (C) 2008 Hughes Water Gardens. All rights reserved
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Miniature Garden Train at Hughes
Garden railroad of Odell & Hazel Lee. |
Garden railroading is the fastest growing segment of the model train hobby. Because of the miniature ponds many times incorporated in railroad gardens, Hughes Water Gardens has many customers involved in this fun hobby.
Through July Rose City Garden Railway Society is graciously
setting up a fabulous miniature garden train for Hughes
to help celebrate our Waterlily Festival and Art Show towards the end of the month.
Miniature garden trains have something of interest for everyone, be it trains, flowers or ground covers, miniature water feature, miniature buildings and figures or creative vignettes that spark the imagination.
Fun for all ages.
For more information click here.
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Hughes Water Gardens
Waterlily Festival
&
Invitational Art Show
July 24th - August 1st, 2010
Please join us at Hughes Water Gardens for our Seventh Annual Waterlily Festival and
Invitational Art Show. This event will take place in the beautiful water gardens
and nursery owned by Eamonn Hughes, renowned water feature designer. Artwork has been created for this show by
over 30 regional artists, including a number of pieces inspired by the display
gardens and setting of Hughes Water Gardens. Artwork will be available for purchase. This year
we are adding a new twist to our festival. You may have heard of the "Farm to the Table" movement, well this year
we will be featuring "Farm to the Party" with many local vendors showcasing their
cheeses, fruits, veggies, CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture), local wines,
chocolates and more.
Extended Gallery Dates - July 16 - August 08
In support of our artists, we have extended the dates for our Art Gallery. It will be open a week before and one week after the
festival.
GALA IN THE GARDEN ~ ARTISTS' RECEPTION
Friday Evening July 23rd from 6:30 - 8:30 pm
You are invited to stroll through the
water gardens during a midsummer's evening to meet and get to know the artists. Guests will
enjoy light appetizers, music and wine tasting.
This event is open to the public.
First Weekend Events
There will be a variety of artist's demonstrations, classes and informational booths. A Schedule of events will be available soon.
VICTORIA LILY BLOOM NIGHT
Thursday Evening, July 29th 6:30 - 9:00
pm
Experience Tropical Immersion during our
evening viewing of the Victoria lily as well as a variety of other night blooming tropical waterlilies. Some of the Victoria waterlilies present at Hughes during
this event should be blooming on this evening. This is the leading Victoria
Waterlily display on the West Coast. Join us for guided tours of our
diversified and wonderful waterlily collections.
Second Weekend Events
There will be more artist's demonstrations, classes, and a
variety of informational booths. An event schedule will be available
shortly.
25289 SW
Stafford Road
Tualatin, OR 97062
503-638-1709
Monday -
Saturday 9 am - 6 pm & Sunday 10 am - 5pm
All events are
free.
Discover the Joy of Water Gardening at Hughes Water Gardens
Please bring 2 cans of non-perishable food for our food drive to benefit the Oregon Food Bank.
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Waterlily Festival & Invitational Art
Show
Artist Showcase
Susan Frohnmayer
Susan Frohnmayer is a northwest photographer who has been actively
photographing a wide range of subjects for over fifteen years and
professionally for five years. She has a passion for close-up photography
but has created a portfolio that includes running horses, landscapes,
and nature images. She says, "it is a journey and the destination keeps
changing."
Her work is hanging in many homes and has been shown
in local art shows, hospitals, businesses, and most recently in a
permanent collection in a physician's office and a cancer clinic at a
Portland hospital. She likes to put together a selection of images that
create a mood or evoke a feeling of peace and calmness in stressful
settings.
Susan also designed this year's Beautiful Waterlily Festival Poster.
"It is the love of beauty and spirit that inspires my
passion for photography. Everywhere there are wonderful images, very few
are ever captured. When it is possible to record a moment in time and
place that warms the heart or speaks to the soul it is truly a gift.
Sharing those moments with others gives me great pleasure and
satisfaction." -Susan Frohnmayer
For more on Susan's work click here.
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Egyptian Papyrus with a Red Banana | From statuesque to diminutive,
this family creates
"A Penchant for Papyrus"
When you think of papyrus,
you may think of Egypt and papyrus "paper" festooned with colorful paintings, but did you know that papyrus is also beautiful water garden plant?
This dramatic plant gives a tropical feeling to a
Water Feature.
When combined with the large leaves of Canna lilies and
Elephant Ear Taro you can have a Tropical Paradise! Break out the
Barbecue and Tiki Torches!
We have many varieties of Papyrus of various heights and
hardiness. One
example of a large Papyrus is the Egyptian Papyrus, which reaches heights of 6 to 10 feet. For a smaller selection, we have Dwarf Papyrus that grows 1 to 2 feet tall. Most papyrus have to be brought
into the house for the winter, however one of the hardier
varieties is the Umbrella Palm, Cyperus
alternifolius. Unlike most Papyrus, this variety can be over-wintered outdoors with protection.
There is a Papyrus for everyone here at Hughes
Water Gardens.
Umbrella Palm
Cyperus alternifolius
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For more on the plants that Hughes carries click here.
If you would like to shop for water plants on-line click here
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