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Want to add more flavor to your garden? Plant a Flavorette Honey-Apricot rose | The Complete Home Gardener

Also, tips to get rid of white cabbage moths and their eggs.

Photos by Ray Miller-Still and Kevin Hanson Last weekend’s sun was perfect for heading to Maris Farms’ final Baby Animals and Blooms Days, which ran on weekends from April 27 through Mother’s Day. The farm always has something to offer kids and families, but the annual springtime event brings out baby animals to pet and fields of flowers to frolic through. Pictured is Emma and her older sister Eleanor sniffing the last of the tulips available for picking; Lyric speeding down the Mega Slide; and Adrienne Stuart and son Charlie sharing the feeding duties with one of the farm’s 8-week-old Nigerian Dwarf Goats, which was a new offer this year.

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Tiptoeing through tulips and cuddling some kids | Slideshow

Maris Farms’ Baby Animals and Blooms event is over, but if you missed it, make sure to check…

Marianne Binetti, The Complete Home Gardener

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Take advantage of the sun and get some hanging baskets for Mother’s Day

Some tips on hanging plants and hummingbird feeders.

The Stamp Out Hunger event is every second Saturday in May - which means it's this Saturday, May 11. Image courtesy the National Association of Letter Carriers

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Annual Letter Carriers’ food drive this Saturday

All donations will go to Plateau Outreach Ministries.

August reservations to visit Paradise or Sunrise at Mount Rainier are now open. Photo courtesy the National Park Service

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August, September Mount Rainier reservation now available

Two dollar reservations per car are now necessary to visit Sunrise and Paradise during the peak tourism months.

Marianne Binetti, The Compleat Home Gardener

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Container gardening etiquette: fertilize, don’t over water, and read those labels | The Compleat Home Gardener

Some container gardening do’s and don’t’s.

Amy Neville, founder of the Alexander Neville Foundation, gave a presentation to a small group of Enumclaw School District parents a year ago; she is returning to give a talk at the new Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation location on May 7. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Learn more about youth fentanyl use at upcoming community meeting

Despite a downward trend in overall opioid use, fentanyl-related deaths are on the rise

Crystal Mountain’s new Circle of Life tower, created by Mary Iverson, is a celebration of the mountain’s impact on environment. Photo courtesy Crystal Mountain

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Crystal Mountain unveils Circle of Life art tower | Crystal Mountain

Seattle-based artist Mary Iverson brings her artistic vision of Crystal Mountain’s role in the environment to life.

Marianne Binetti, The Compleat Home Gardener

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It’s time for greens and beans | The Compleat Home Gardener

But it’s still to early for tomatoes and peppers.

Photos by Ray Miller-Still Maris Farm’s annual Buds and Baby Blooms starts on April 27, and continues on weekends until May 12. As the name suggests, there will be a field on tulips (which you can even cut and take home), baby animals to pet, and other staple farm events and activities. Here are some photos from last year’s event.

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At A Glance | May 2024

Maris’ Baby Animals and Blooms starts at the end of April, there are two plant sales, and don’t…

Photo by Ray Miller-Still Enumclaw’s Danish Hall was built in 1900.

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Learn about Enumclaw’s roots with the Danish Sisterhood

Plus, the nonprofit is looking for more Sisters and Mr. Sisters to join their ranks.

More than 200 runners showed up at the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce's second-annual Rainier Run 5K last Saturday, and even more just stuck around for the block party, which featured Renaissance Fair characters, food trucks, a beer garden, and more. Pictured breaking away from the group in the Kiddie Dash before the big race is Sienn Carvantes, who also placed second in her age group in the 5K; and Sizzle the Clown putting the finishing touches on a unicorn for Mila Wright. Photos by Ray Miller-Still

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A community that runs together, stays together | Slideshow

Some photos from last weekend’s Rainier Run 5K.

Marianne Binetti, "The Compleat Home Gardener"

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You can start warming up to some cold-tolerant plants | The Compleat Home Gardener

Lobelia, petunias, geraniums and alyssum can go into the garden, but avoid marigolds and sweet potato vine for…