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Enjoy Your Outdoor Blossoms Indoors

We are fully into fall. It’s time for the “Shifting of Seasons.” Not really the changing from Summer to Fall. It’s Ocean Shores, after all. We don’t have four real seasons that actually change from one to the next. What we have is a dry, warmer “season” that lasts two — or in good years […]
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Selecting Colorful Fall Flowers

Fall sneaks its way in here at Ocean Shores as nighttime temps dip into the 40s. It’s still dry though and will generally stay dry through September and sometimes into October. We even have a promise of crisp, sunny, dry fall days. I’m writing this on one of those perfect days that show off the […]
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Beauty (flowers) and the Beast (deer)

My favorite poem, titled “In Just” by E.E. Cummings is about spring and sums up most springs here in Ocean Shores.  It goes: In just – spring when the world is mud – luscious the little lame balloon man – whistles far and wee – and eddy and bill come – running from marbles and […]
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Gardening in Hot, Dry Weather

By early summer, we typically start to have some unusually hot days in Ocean Shores and other coastal communities. Not only are we not used to this, but our plants are not used to it either. They could definitely use some help from us. The heat causes plant stress on two basic fronts: transpiration (evaporation […]
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Garden Carpets

Garden Carpets Shrubs, trees, spring bulbs and many annual flowers can go in now.  The Ocean Shores autumn offers a mild climate, sufficient rains and even a shot of colder temps, all of which favors underground root growth.  Most of what you plant now will hold out a promise of spring glory.  Not being patient […]
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Plot Rentals:

Are you interested in renting a garden plot? New plots are assigned at our Garden Opening the first Saturday in April. Email us for an appointment or for general information See CONTACT US: for email link.

Contact Us:

Email:

info@gardenbytheseaoceanshores.org

Mail Letters/Donations:

Garden By The Sea – P.O. Box 721  Ocean Shores, WA 98569

 Physical Address:

824 Ocean Shores Blvd NW, Ocean Shores, WA 98569

We are located behind Tugboat Granny’s & Galilean Lutheran Church

Volunteering:

Do you have an hour a week to spare? If so, consider volunteering at Garden by the Sea. We always need help keeping the garden watered, weed, and repaired! See CONTACT US: for email link.