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home & garden 2013CONTENTS

For the garden Weeding out pain — Gardening with back and joint problems

Digging soon? — Be sure to phone 8-1-1 for safety’s sake

Enduring blooms — A few garden favorites that will return year after year

Gardening for all — A few tips for the visually impaired gardener

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For the home Global wool — Bringing quality wool carpeting to the North Olympic Peninsula

Lucky trends — Find out more about the 2013 home decor forecast

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1 — This home on the AAUW Kitchen Tour fea-tures reclaimed wood from pine from a San Francisco building. See Pages 8 and 9 for more information. Photo courtesy of AAUW Port Townsend.2 — Find out how to paint the exterior of your house like a pro. See Page 5 for more information. Photo by Metro Creative Graphics. 3 — A few tips for the visu-ally impaired gardener, turn to Page 15. File photo. 4 — Learn why you should add perennials to your garden on Page 10. Photo by Brenda Hanrahan.5 — This kitchen remodel by Trisa & Co. in Port Angeles recently won a “Modest Budget, Big Impact” Northwest Design Award. See the before and after design photos on Page 12. Photo by Pam Schoonover-Russell.6 — Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics (VIMO) free clinic is partnering with First Step Family Support Center, WSU Clallam County Extension and Port Angeles Victory Gardens to awaken wellness in people living with or at risk for diabetes. See Page 3 for details. Photo courtesy of VIMO.

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If you suffer from back, knee, hip or shoulder problems, you might think that gardening is not for you. Think again!

Gardening has many benefits for people with musculoskeletal problems. It can help strengthen muscles, maintain flexibility and improve balance — all good things. But care must be taken not to aggravate existing problems.

The following hints will help you take the pain out of gardening if you suffer from back and joint problems:n Modify your garden to be more accessible.

Raised beds reduce the need to stoop or squat. Beds that are 6 inches to 12 inches high might be sufficient for gardeners with minor back problems; beds 2½ to 3 feet high (or elevated on legs) might be necessary for those who need to garden from a sitting position.

Raised beds should be less than 4 feet wide (or 2 feet if you can approach the bed from only one side).n Container gardening is another tactic. Just

about any annual and many perennials can be grown in containers. Containers can be placed within easy reach on a deck or patio and often can be tended from a sitting position.

The downside is that containers can be heavy and dry out faster than in-ground gardens.n Select plants that require less care. Native

plants, plants with low water requirements and plants that live for more than a season decrease the amount of time you must spend tending the garden.

Ground covers reduce the need for weeding, water-ing and mowing.

Dwarf fruit trees (which are half the height of standard fruit trees) make pruning, fruit thinning and harvesting easier.n Purchase tools that make gardening easier.

Long-handled or telescoping tools allow gardeners to work from a sitting or non-bending position and extend their reach.

Lightweight tools, made from aluminum alloy, carbon fiber or plastic, are less fatiguing to use. Tools with special grips or cuffs that fit onto the forearm can relieve hand, wrist and arm strain and increase strength.

A lightweight hose with an on/off valve at the nozzle end limits trips to the faucet. Watering wands facilitate watering of hanging baskets and across deep beds. Self-locking hose connectors make it easier for those with stiff hands and wrists to

Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics (VIMO) free clinic is partnering with First Step Family Support Center, WSU Clallam County Extension and Port Angeles Victory Gardens to awaken wellness in people living with or at risk for diabetes.

In the “Growing Healthy” initiative, clients from VIMO and First Step will help plant, tend and harvest garden plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles.

Participants will:n Learn how to garden by working with Master Gar-

deners.n Get to taste and prepare foods from the garden

using healthy recipes.n Talk with nutrition experts.n Take home vegetables and fruits as they ripen.To make gardening easier for project participants,

volunteers will build raised gardening beds and elevated beds (beds on legs).

Clallam County Master Gardeners will provide gardening advice and lead walks on the second Friday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. to highlight what is happening (or should be happening) in the garden.

The Fifth Street Community Garden is located at 325 E. Fifth St., just off Peabody, across from Port An-geles City Hall, and includes more than 50 individual plots that are each 9 feet by 12 feet.

The garden was developed on city property in 2011 with a vision to connect people to the earth and their community through growing food. The public is wel-come to visit the garden.

“Growing Healthy” is for clients from the VIMO free clinic and First Step Family Support Center who have diabetes or are at risk for diabetes.

For more information about the “Growing Healthy” initiative, contact Zoe Apisdorf, VIMO development coordinator, at [email protected] or phone her at 360-457-4431.

Betsy Wharton, left, of First Step Family Support Center, Jeanette Stehr-Green of WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners and Volun-teers in Medicine of the Olympics, Laurel Moulton of WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners, Hank Gibson of Port Angeles Victory Gardens and John Danks, standing, of Port Angeles Victory Gar-dens are busy planning Growing Healthy garden plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. Photo courtesy of VIMO

WEEDING OUT PAINGardening with back and joint problems

connect a hose to the faucet or a watering tool.Padded kneelers (stools with raised handles) can

help gardeners who have difficulty getting up from a kneeling position. Most kneelers, when turned upside down, can also be used as a stool for tending raised beds, resting or other activities.n Use your body, a gardening tool, wisely.

Keep your back straight and bend at your knees, not at your waist. When digging, stand directly behind the soil you are digging and lift only small shovelfuls.

Instead of squatting which strains knees, try working on all fours, sitting directly on the ground or kneeling on one knee with the other foot flat on the ground. Be creative until you find a comfortable position.

Keep frequently used tools close by — in a tool belt, apron or container — to limit stooping and trips back and forth to fetch different items.

Don’t let back or joint problems prevent you from the joy (or benefits) of gardening!

// story by JEANETTE STEHR-GREEN, a certified WSU Clallam County Master Gardener //

Don’t let back and joint pain prevent you from enjoying gardening. Follow the helpful tips in this article to have a more productive and less painful growing season.

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With winter forgotten and spring in the air, many homeowners are packing away their snow boots and rolling up their sleeves to get started on long-await-ed home improvement projects.

Across the country, homeowners and professionals alike will plan landscaping and home-improvement projects that require digging this season.

During the transition into “digging season,” Com-mon Ground Alliance (CGA), the association dedi-cated to protecting underground utilities and the people who dig near them, reminds homeowners and professional diggers that calling 8-1-1 is the first step towards protecting you and your community from the risk of unintentionally damaging an under-ground line.

Every digging project, no matter how large or small, warrants a free call to 8-1-1. Calling this number connects you to your local one-call utility notification center.

Installing a mailbox or fence, building a deck and landscaping are all examples of digging projects that should only begin a few days after making a call to 8-1-1.

Here’s how it works:1. One free, simple phone call to 8-1-1 makes it

easy for your local one-call center to notify all appro-priate utility companies of your intent to dig.

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2. When you call 8-1-1, a representative from your local one-call center will ask for the location and description of your digging project.

3. Your local one-call center will notify affected utility companies, which will then send professional locators to the proposed dig site to mark the approxi-mate location of your lines.

4. Only once all lines have been accurately marked, roll up those sleeves and carefully dig around the marked areas.

There are nearly 20 million miles of underground utility lines in the United States that your family depends on for everyday needs including electric, gas, water and sewer, cable TV, high-speed Internet and landline telephone.

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“Just Shorn New Zealand Wool is a collection of farm-to-floor wool carpets and rugs made from the most durable wool in the world,” said David McCrorie, co-owner of McCrorie Carpet One.

“The benefits of wool carpeting over those made with other materials are numerous. Just Shorn is a quality yet very affordable product that is better for your health and for the environment.”

McCrorie said the cooperative agreement with Carpet One and Just Shorn farmers has made quality wool carpeting more affordable than ever before.

“We have basically removed the middle man,” he said.“We buy wool directly from the farmers who care for

and manage the 20,000 sheep that produce the wool. The farmers take the wool directly to the carpet mills, which manufacture the wool to the specifications our customers want and need. Before, we had multiple distributors and manufactures which added to the cost for customers.”

Purchasing wool carpeting is a long-term investment that can last for generations with minimal care.

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“Wool is also extremely water resistant despite its remarkable absorption capacity,” he added.

The complex outer cell structure of wool allows liquid to form into droplets rather than soaking in.

“Wool lets go of soil up to 25 percent more than other fibers,” McCrorie said.

“Although Just Shorn carpets are not stain-treated, the natural resistance of wool fibers provides people with time to act, as liquid spills stay on top of the carpeting longer.”

The environment benefits from wool carpeting as well because wool naturally removes pollutants and allergens from the air.

“Wool doesn’t emit harmful gasses and actually absorbs humidity and pollutants from the air which improves the overall air quality of your home,” McCrorie said.

“Wool can trap dust and allergens that aggravate respiratory conditions and asthma so dust will not be air-borne again if you vacuum regularly.”

In addition, wool is a 100 percent renewable and biode-gradable resource. Wool is made from keratin, an insoluble protein that, under normal conditions, has a natural resistance to water, mold, acids, rot and sunlight.

At the end of its life, wool will degrade naturally, releas-ing valuable nutrients as a slow-release fertilizer.

“The farmers in New Zealand take incredible care of the sheep that produce the wool,” McCrorie said.

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McCrorie and his brother and business partner, John McCrorie, met many of the New Zealand farmers during the farmers’ visits to the United States when discussing and forming the cooperative agreement.

The McCrories hope to visit the farms in person some-day to learn more about Just Shorn day-to-day operations.

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A splash of colorIndustry leader Pantone’s annual fashion color report

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Its softer-hued palette of Dusk Blue, Lemon Zest, Afri-can Violet, Grayed Jade, Linen and Tender Shoots is emboldened by Monaco Blue, Poppy Red, Emerald and Nectarine. There is also a move toward pure color palettes such as cream and sea glass, khaki and white, or neutral with a pop of yellow.

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Cooking up smartThis year’s contemporary kitchen includes European

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Value-oriented remodels remain popular with home-owners incorporating existing flooring, fixtures, cabinets and/or appliances into their design plans to save money and retain favorite design elements.

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Chrome and polished nickel will appeal to the emerg-ing “Y” generation and baby boomers modernizing their retirement homes.

Tall, slender outdoor lanterns in contemporary, cottage and transitional styles will work well for those in smaller urban spaces.

Heavy metalHome furnishings will also shine in 2013. New metals

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faux animal print metallic provide texture and reflective light in the textiles arena.

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Adding an on-trend color such as cranberry or velvety chocolate to a soothing palette of muted tones and delicate detailing creates timeless interiors, and incorporating vintage pieces fosters a sense of nostalgia, heritage and solidity.

Woodn’t it be nice?This year’s trendy furniture boasts reclaimed wood or

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A long winter season can leave you and your fam-ily longing for outdoor activities.

Before you head for some fresh air fun, you need to get your home in order for the spring and summer months ahead.

Spring cleaning can be a drawn-out chore, but that can change this year.

The key to a quick and painless deep clean in-volves staying organized, having the right tools on hand and keeping track of time to ensure a quick and efficient job done right the first time.

Follow these spring cleaning tips:

SPRING CLEANINGTips for making your to-do list a breeze

ASSIGN AND ATTACK: Everyone contributes to dirtying a home over the year, so having everyone also contribute to tidying it up

is important. Assign a leader and have each member of your family say what area of the house they feel they can

tackle best, ensuring everyone is comfortable and able to quickly and effectively clean their section.

TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE &

RELAX: Take a big, deep breath of relief because

you just finished this year’s spring cleaning —and in record time.

Throughout the year, your home won’t keep itself clean; make sure to keep the right clean-ing supplies on hand for quick cleaning jobs and touch-ups.

Now go outside and enjoy some springtime activities — you deserve it.

1ASSESS THE PROBLEM AREAS:

Take your family cleaning crew on a quick walk-through of the home and identify areas that need the most attention.

This will allow you to supply your crew with the right set of supplies and allot them the proper amount of time to get the job done.

Add an extra hour to normal cleaning times for each area, since this is a deep spring clean.ARM YOURSELF WITH THE

RIGHT TOOLS: Nothing is worse than starting

your spring cleaning and realizing you do not have the right cleaning supplies to get the job done in one take.

For discarding old, unneces-sary clutter, try using durable trash bags and solid cardboard boxes to ensure nothing falls apart and it makes it out the door.

For cleaning, pick up a power-ful multi-purpose cleaner that cleans away built-up grime, white residue and hard water spots that have collected on neglected sur-faces like ceramic tiles, shower doors, toilet bowls and kitchen counter tops.

3DO A FINAL WALK THROUGH:

Once you have tackled your spring cleaning list, take a final walk-through to make sure you covered every nook and cranny.

Hidden dust and tarnish can be hard to spot the first time around so make sure to take a cleaner with you for a quick and efficient last-minute cleanup.

Taking the family with you on the final walk-through will show everyone all the work that goes into keeping a house tidy all year.4

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Master Gardeners schedule plant sale for May 4-5

Clallam County’s Master Gardeners will have flower-ing, fruiting and vegetable plants available at their annual Spring Plant Sale in Sequim on May 4 and 5.

The sale runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 4, with a half-price sale of leftovers on Sunday, May 5, noon to 2 p.m., at the Woodcock Demonstra-tion Garden, 2711 Wood-cock Road.

Plant purchases support Master Gardeners public education and demonstra-tion garden projects in Clal-lam County.

At the sale, shoppers will find hundreds of plants grown from seed, divisions or cuttings by local Master Gardeners, including flow-ering perennials, succu-lents, sedges and ornamen-tal grasses, groundcovers, heathers, berries, herbs, and Northwest native plants.

An information booth will be staffed during the sale, so that questions on how, where and when to plant may be answered.

Used garden books and tools also will be for sale.

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The 16th annual AAUW Kitchen Tour, “ A Day in the Woods by the Bay,” is an opportunity to explore eight of Port Ludlow’s most attractive and innovative kitchens.

The popular tour is sponsored by AAUW (American Association of University Women) Port Townsend and its philanthropic arm, the University of Women’s Foundation of Jefferson County.

The self-guided tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at a variety of locations Saturday, April 27.

Tickets cost $15 per person, and can be purchased at the following locations: n In Chimacum at Chimacum Corner Farmstand, 9122 Rhody Drive.n In Port Ludlow at Dana Pointe Interiors, 62 Village Way, and The Resort at Port

Ludlow, 1 Heron Road.n In Port Townsend at The Green Eyeshade, 720 Water St., Kitchen & Bath Studio,

2009 4th St., Quimper Mercantile Co., 1121 Water St., What’s Cookin’, 844 Water St. n In Sequim at Over the Fence, 112 E. Washington St. The Hospitality Center, located within the Port Ludlow Yacht Club, 55 Heron Road,

will open at 9:30 a.m. for ticket holders to pick up event passports featuring detailed information of the kitchens, raffle baskets and for free refreshments and kitchen-design seminars.

Proceeds from the tour support educational programs in East Jefferson County.Each kitchen on the tour is selected on its own merit, as well as to contribute to a

variety of styles and features. “Among the homes is a Cape Cod cottage townhouse, a beautiful log home featuring a

home theater, a home that looks like an Italian castle and a home that makes you feel like you’ve stepped into a fine resort lodge,” said Sandi Rezinas, co-chairwoman of the AAUW Kitchen Tour.

“That’s only mentioning half of the amazing homes offered on this tour.”Each kitchen on the tour shares a fine design and expert craftsmanship, which is

the result of close collaboration between home owners, area architects, designers and contractors, Rezinas said.

Many of the kitchens are part of great rooms and are warm and inviting spaces for family and friends to gather.

The annual tour displays recent improvements and current trends in kitchen design.Kitchens on tour feature reclaimed wood flooring in three homes, a variety of kitchen

and bath sinks (composite granite, ceramic, stainless steel and stone), functional storage and an impressive range of lighting options.

For more information about “A Day in the Woods by the Bay,” phone 360-302-0571, click on www.aauwpt.org or visit “Port Townsend Kitchen Tour” on Facebook.

Port Ludlow homeowners open their homes for fundraising tour

// ABOVE // TAKE AN ISLAND VACATIONBreak the monotony of all that kitchen cabinetry by taking an island vacation. This slate-grey painted island stands on wood flooring in a kitchen that is part of a Pacific Northwest great room with beautiful wood cabinetry and architectural details. The painted island looks like an interesting piece of furniture. Likewise, an island with a wood base, especially made from or accented with exotic woods easily accessible on the North Olympic Peninsula, makes a statement in a kitchen with painted cabinetry. Photo courtesy of AAUW Port Townsend

// TOP CENTER // MAKE A STATEMENTThere is nothing shy about this award-winning kitchen — red tile back splash, concrete countertops, large-scale cabinet hardware and a slate floor. Homeowner Nils Pedersen slices lemons on the circular butcher-block-topped bar cabinet in an island with concrete, glass, walnut planking and, believe it or not, pocket dog doors. Photo courtesy of Alicia Interiors and Axel Wilkinson Photography

// FAR LOWER RIGHT // BEAUTIFUL FLOORS FROM RECLAIMED WOODThree homes on the AAUW Kitchen Tour have reclaimed wood floors — from an Oregon gymnasium, from antique Japanese whiskey barrels and one (pictured at far right) from pine from a building in San Francisco. The reclaimed pine looks good even though the homeowners occasionally track in sand from their beach-front and it perfectly suits their Cape Cod decor. Photo courtesy of AAUW Port Townsend

// RIGHT // EVERYTHING AND THE KITCHENIf you’re planning a home remodel, you may want to consider new sinks and faucets that now come in a wide variety of materials and styles. Some are so dramatic they could be the focal point of a room. This large farm sink is practical in the laundry room and sits solidly and attractively on a recessed tile shelf. Photo courtesy of AAUW Port Townsend

// MIDDLE CENTER // ART OF THE HOODSome of the contemporary kitchens have downdraft ventilation that is part of an island cooktop and is out of sight until you raise it. Stainless steel ceiling-mounted hoods can be suspended over an island or counter cooktop. This kitchen’s hood is encased in elegant cabinetry that is a focal point in a kitchen rich with details, such as the ceramic mural backsplash. Photo courtesy of AAUW Port Townsend

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Perennials are often called the heart of a garden, because each year they return supplying very dependable displays of color.

Perennials are plants that live indefinitely. In terms of flowering plants, they bloom each year.

Once established, perennials provide a very reliable foundation that gardeners can continue to grow their gardens around.

“Using perennials to serve as an anchor for your garden will cut down on the time and expense involved in replanting each year,” said Ji Douglas, manager of Sunny Farms Farm Store & Nursery, 261461 U.S. Highway 101 in Sequim.

“One of the main benefits of perennials is that there is a plant for every season, sun exposure and soil type.”

Douglas said his favorite perennials include: wallflow-ers because of their extended bloom time, rich fragrance and variety of colors; hardy fuchsias because they are well suited for the North Olympic Peninsula’s climate and fea-ture an array of different foliage and flower types; and Rudbeckia for its great display of color and ability to thrive without much follow-up care.

“Perennials are a gardener’s best friend,” said Roger Fell, president of Peninsula Nurseries Inc., 1060 Sequim-Dungeness Way in Sequim.

“Perennials keep coming back and give you some of the most amazing colors each year. Many perennials are very easy to grow and are very forgiving of growing conditions.”

Fell said people looking for plants for shaded areas of their yard can’t go wrong with perennials.

“There are plenty that grow in highly shaded areas where little else will grow,” Fell said. “One of my favorites is saxifraga (London Pride) because you can put it with a ground cover to fill in deeply shaded areas.”

Fell also suggests trying lavender in home gardens.“As you know, we have the ideal growing conditions for

lavender,” he said. “It is very colorful and fragrant.”For intense color, Fell recommends Lithodora, which

features brilliant blue flowers and deep green foliage. Jane Stewart, co-owner of McComb Gardens, 751

McComb Road in Sequim, said adding perennials to home gardens is the easiest way to add color to a landscape. Stewart listed Astrantia as one of her favorite perennials.

“Besides being a nice color in a shade garden; it is the longest lasting cut flower I know of,” she said.

Stewart also suggested daffodils because they welcome spring and wildlife does not eat them; Ligularia for its unique foliage and splash of summer color; and ginger and cyclamen for their beautiful foliage and flowers.

Other garden favorites include Fritillaria, a surpris-ingly tall and elegant flower that helps keep moles away; and Cimicifuga, which features beautiful foliage and a ploom of fragrant light in the summer, Stewart said.

Gardeners of all experience levels will appreciate perennials because minimal care and maintenance is required, Douglas said.

Deadheading to promote new growth and cleaning up after winter and before the new growing season starts are often the only tune-ups required.

Other spring tasks to keep perennials happily growing include clearing out leaves and debris that gathered around where the plants are growing and cutting down stems, stalks and dead grasses that overwintered.

Gardeners will want to remove dead wood and broken branches from shrubs taking care not to trim spring blos-soms because some flowers bloom on year-old stems.

Every so often, some perennials may need to be divided to promote stronger growth. When dividing well-estab-lished perennials, timing is important. Dividing should be done in the early spring before the plant blooms or in the late fall before winter arrives.

The benefits of dividing plants are numerous. Garden-ers now have more plants to add to gardens or to give to friends and neighbors. They are also revitalizing the plant by giving it room to spread.

Gardeners who prefer to take a laid-back approach to gardening will appreciate the easy-to-maintain landscape that can be created with perennials.

With so many options to choose from, picking just a few perennials for the garden will be the only hard part.

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for your garden1. lavender2. daffodils 3. hosta4. rudbeckia5. poppies

Here are some other perennials to try in your garden: ornamental grasses, chrysanthemums, irises, day lilies, peonies, dahlias, hardy geraniums, cardinal flower, lupine, Shasta daisies, coreopsis, hellebores, Japanese anemones, columbine, rhododendrons, bleeding hearts and delphiniums.

Always read lawn care and pesticide labels carefully. Look for key words

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and DANGER. Labels won’t tell you if a chemical is a danger to fish or animals or harmful to local water supplies. Chemicals can concentrate up the food chain to a toxic level for larger animals, and can have long term harmful effects with low exposures over a long period. Always properly dispose of toxic cleaners and pesticides.

PESTICIDES can contain chemicals that are hazardous in large quantities. Pesticides usually contain deadly, toxic poisons – HANDLE WITH CARE or better yet, use natural non-toxic alternatives.

MORE FERTILIZER DOES NOT MEAN GREEN GRASS! Fertilizer runoff also feeds stream & lake algae blooms that die off, decompose and suffocate fish.

CREATE YOUR OWN COMPOST. Leaves, grass clippings, fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds decompose to form a nutrient rich mixture that feeds the soil, retains moisture, prevents erosions, improves plant growth and reduces the need for fertilizer and pesticides.

Dispose of used oil, anti-freeze and old paint responsibly. Don’t pour down a street grate, on the road, or on the ground – it will end up in our water supply! Take these Household Hazardous Waste materials to the Moderate Risk Waste Facility.

Apply pesticides early in the growing season, not when flowers are in bloom. Bees can pick up the pesticides and carry it back to their hive and kill off the entire colony. No bees-no honey-no pollination-no flowers-no fruit.

Leave your lawn clippings on your lawn, they can provide up to 25% of needed lawn fertilizer as the cut grass decomposes.

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FlammableBurns easily. Examples include paint thinners and other solvents. Look for warnings on the product label like “Do not use near heat or flame”, “Combustible”, “Do not smoke while using this product”.

CorrosiveEats through materials (acid, for example). Oven, drain and toilet cleaners, auto batteries are common corrosive products. Look for words on the product label like “Causes severe burns on contact”, “Can burn eyes, skin, throat”.

ReactiveCan spontaneously ignite or create poisonous vapors when mixed with other products (so NEVER mix household products) or can explode when exposed to heat, air or water.

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When Port Angeles residents Jim and Debbie Jones decided to remodel their kitchen and dining area, they didn’t know exactly what they wanted to update, but they knew it needed changing.

“Over the years, we’ve put in new carpets, had cup-boards refaced and laminate flooring installed, but nothing had really changed,” Debbie said of the house they have lived in since 1976. “It needed to be fresh-ened up.”

After some convincing by their daughter, the couple contacted Trisa Chomica of Trisa & Co. Interior Design for a consultation.

“I was pretty open to Trisa’s ideas,” Debbie said. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but when she made suggestions, I kept thinking, ‘That’d be great.’ ”

One of the design aspects Chomica noticed was how separate the two rooms felt. With vinyl flooring in the kitchen and carpet in the dining area, there was a definite separation between the two rooms.

She suggested unifying the two rooms.Dark, laminate wood flooring was installed in both

rooms, allowing them to flow together and make the en-tire area feel bigger.

Now that there was more space — or what felt like more space — Trisa also added a kitchen island, which provided more storage and workspace.

In the kitchen, the old cabinets were replaced with ones in two different colors — dark base cabinets and lighter, to-the-ceiling wall cabinets above the counters.

“This visually elevated the ceiling height,” Chomica explained.

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// TOP // This Port Angeles house was built in the 1970s. The flooring layout, cabinets, and lighting of the kitchen and dining areas reflected its era. Jim and Debbie Jones wanted to update the two rooms, without over-improving them too much. Photo courtesy of Trisa & Co. Interior Design.

// ABOVE // The original kitchen had vinyl flooring, while the dining area had carpet. The different floorings defined each room as separate areas, limiting the design options. Photo courtesy of Trisa & Co. Interior Design.

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// TOP // The carpet and vinyl flooring were replaced with dark, laminate wood flooring that united the rooms into one area. “Visually, it looks much larger,” said Trisa Chomica of Trisa & Co. Interior Design. “It’s all one space.” This also allowed her to add an island to the kitchen area. High curtain rods in the dining area plus dark, lower cabinets and lighter, to-the-ceiling wall cabinets in the kitchen, visually elevated the ceiling height, making the rooms feel bigger. Photo by Pam Schoonover-Russell.

// ABOVE // Instead of installing expensive granite countertops, Chomica used budget-friendly laminate with Gem-Loc edging, a decorative edge that gave the counters a stunning finish. Photo by Pam Schoonover-Russell.

See more photos of the makeover on the next page.

after

Light fixtures were replaced with soft recessed lights, and a sleek crystal chandelier was installed above the new kitchen island.

All the appliances were updated, completing the mod-ern, clean look of the kitchen.

Budget in mindWhile the primary design goal was to create a vi-

sually stylish kitchen and dining area, budget and making sure they didn’t “over-improve” the house also were important considerations.

However, budget didn’t mean sacrificing design.“Style is possible on a budget,” Chomica said.Another important factor in the home makeover was

Debbie’s involvement in the process.A skilled sewer, she created the draperies that now

hang from the high curtain rods.She also painted all the walls and updated the paint

on the buffet and hutch in the dining area to match the new kitchen cabinets, with the hutch painted a light col-or and the buffet portion a darker color.

With such a dramatic transformation of the rooms, Debbie couldn’t pinpoint any change as her favorite.

“It turned out beautiful,” she said. “I love it all.”But while the kitchen and dining area are complete,

the redesign continues on the rest of the house.“It never stops,” she said with a laugh.

Design awardThe Joneses weren’t the only ones who saw the high

quality of work in Chomica’s redesign — so did the Seattle Design Center.

Her makeover of the Jones’ kitchen/dining area took top prize in the “Modest Budget, Big Impact” cat-egory for the Northwest Design Awards, presented by Seattle Design Center.

Chomica was presented with her award at a gala in March.

Northwest and Canadian designers submitted plans and photos of their projects to a panel of judges who selected a first- and second-place winner.

The Northwest Design Awards are known for recog-nizing architects and designers for inspiring design in a number of categories, including indoor, outdoor, and even exotic retreat design.

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The addition of a half-bathroom is a popular proj-ect among homeowners, and it won’t necessarily break the bank.

If you are converting

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few projects where the value added to the home exceeds the cost of the renovation.

Before deciding to add a half-bathroom, you should

consider some of the pros and cons of the project.

ProsConvenience: A half-

bathroom often is added on the home’s main floor or in the basement or attic.

This makes it more con-venient for guests to use the restroom during a din-ner party or when coming over to watch the big game in a basement home-the-ater area.

Problem-free: Half-bathrooms are smaller because they don’t have a shower or bathtub.

That means common bathroom problems like mold and mildew are not as big a concern as they are for full bathrooms.

More choices: Because mold and mildew aren’t likely to present a problem

in a half-bathroom, home-owners have more options when choosing floors and countertops.

ConsSpace: As their name

implies, half-bathrooms are much smaller than full bathrooms. As a result, they tend to feel cramped.

Value: Though an inex-pensive half-bathroom addition might recoup its value and then some at

resale, the project won’t add as much resale value to a home as a full bath-room addition might.

Loss of storage: If storage around the house is sparse, homeowners might be better off keep-ing the area designated for the half-bathroom as a storage closet instead of a bathroom.

Once the pros and cons have been weighed, home-owners who want to go for-ward with the project should then check with their local municipality to ensure that codes and requirements won’t restrict their project.

Size or window restric-tions also might curtail the project or limit what home-owners can do, which might cause them to change their minds on the project.

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// ABOVE // Debbie Jones added many of her own touches to the home during the makeover. She made the draperies that hang from the high curtain rods and also updated the buffet and hutch, painting them to match the cabinets in the kitchen and adding new hardware. Photo by Pam Schoonover-Russell.

// ABOVE RIGHT // An open floor plan unifies the living spaces of the kitchen, dining area and living room. Photo by Pam Schoonover-Russell.

// RIGHT // No longer needing a large dining table, the Joneses were able to purchase a smaller round table and new chairs that allow them to take advantage of all the space in the room. Photo by Pam Schoonover-Russell.

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Planters from Styrofoamn Dec. 12: Holiday Gifts

from the GardenOn select Saturdays,

Master Gardeners host Class Act presentations from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Woodcock Demonstra-tion Garden at 2711 Wood-cock Road in Sequim.

Presentations, which

include hands-on demon-strations, are open to the public and free, but dona-tions are appreciated.

Upcoming Class Act presentations:

n May 11: Growing Salad Greens Indoors

n May 25: Plant-Insect Communication

n June 1: Strawberriesn June 15: Lightweight

Planters from Styrofoam

n July 13: Gardening for Butterflies

n July 27: Fire Resistant Landscaping

n Aug. 10: Potato Variet-ies: Uses and Disease Resistance

n Aug. 24: Growing Garlic

n Sept. 7: Dahliasn Sept. 21: Blueberry

Pruning Tipsn Oct. 5: Plant Diseases


Gardening is an enjoyable, relaxing and fulfilling activ-ity that you can continue to experience even if your sight is impaired.

The following adaptive techniques can help gardeners with low vision garden more successfully.

Garden designFirst, walk around your garden area at different times

of day to become familiar with its unique characteristics.Identify uneven surfaces or obstructions that could be

hazardous and need to be corrected.Next, plan your garden on paper, and draw the layout

of your beds and pathways. An overall square shape with straight paths and bor-

ders is easiest to manage and navigate. Mark the corners with statues, benches, water features,

or different path materials so you can easily tell where the garden ends. Avoid using objects with sharp edges in or near the pathways.

Install the planting beds according to your plan using a right-angle guide for rectangular beds (see sidebar for information about building a guide) or a hula hoop or plastic ring for circular beds.

The beds will be more workable if you can reach across them easily; so make them no more than 2-feet wide if you have access from only one side or 4-feet wide if you have access from both sides.

Plant choicesIf you still have some sight, choose plants with large

flowers in colors that are most visible to you. Other important factors in plant selection are scent

(examples include basil, hyacinth and mint), texture (for example ferns, evergreen huckleberry and flowers with soft petals) and plants that make a noise in the wind (such as leafy shrubs and grasses).

Add nature’s music to the garden by planting flowers that attract birds.

Should you plant seeds or purchase potted plants?When your sight is limited, it is better to use plants

grown in containers rather than sowing seeds directly into the garden.

The reason is that when seeded plants sprout, you may have difficulty distinguishing the new plants from weeds. Plant placement is also less reliable with seeding.

When planting, be careful to set the plant at the proper depth. Use your hands to check that the hole is as deep as the height of the soil in the pot.

With some sighted help, practice recognizing common weeds by shape, texture, seasonal growth patterns and even smell.

Mark the locations of your plants with an object, such as a garden stake, so you don’t weed them out by mistake.

A few more tipsn Explore every opportunity to stimulate all of the

senses in the garden area.n Tools with bright handles are easier to spot for

gardeners with limited vision; otherwise paint the handles of your tools white.n Brightly-colored hoses can help prevent falls.n Wind chimes and water features can provide a sense

GARDENING FOR ALLA few tips for the visually impaired gardener// story by BILL WROBEL, certified WSU Clallam County Master Gardener //

of peace and tranquility but also help you know where you are in the garden. Or take a small radio and leave it play-ing at one corner of the garden to help you orient yourself.n Get a good set of short-handled tools for working

close to the soil. Look for ones with snap on interchange-able heads. Test them out before buying them to make sure they are comfortable for you.n Keep tools and seeds in a bucket or apron so you will

always know where they are.

How to make a right-angle guideParts:

10 feet of 2-inch diameter PVC piping2 PVC elbow jointsPVC solvent and cement

Assembly:1. Cut two 24-inch pieces off the PVC pipe.2. Glue each 24-inch piece to a PVC elbow joint.3. Glue the remaining 6 feet of PVC pipe into the

open ends of the elbow joints.This will give you a guide for a 2-foot by 6-foot

rectangular bed.

^ Gardeners with limited sight do not need to hang up their trusted trowel. By using a few simple adaptive techniques, gardening can continue to be an enjoyable activity for those with low vision.

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