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Newsletter dated July 30, 2018
Hydrangea Ranch’s Summer Weddings: A 2018 Farm Story
The farm’s summer newsletter described ten weddings scheduled at Hydrangea Ranch.
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Newsletter dated July 24, 2018
18-Foot Hop Vines & the Late-Summer Design Season
The original article described hop vines available from late August into early October.
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Hydrangeas
Newsletter dated July 19, 2018
Lavender Hydrangeas & Weddings on the Flower Farm
Lavender hydrangeas and summer weddings shared this July farm mailing.
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Newsletter dated June 15, 2018
Ornamental Blueberry Branches & the People Behind the Harvest
Blueberry branches appeared with green and purple fresh lunaria pods in this early-summer archive.
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Newsletter dated June 11, 2018
Fresh Blueberry Branches & the Farm’s Specialty-Flower Shift
Ornamental blueberries joined fresh white peonies and hydrangeas in this June mailing.
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Newsletter dated May 30, 2018
Spring Lace Viburnum & a Family Garden Update
Spring Lace viburnum offered a different branching form in this spring program.
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Specialty flowers
Newsletter dated May 14, 2018
Coral Charm Peonies in the Spring Color Program
Coral Charm peonies featured alongside white and pink peony selections in this spring archive.
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Specialty flowers
Newsletter dated May 6, 2018
Greenhouse Peonies for Mother’s Day: Color & Arrival Stage
This archive explains how greenhouse production supported early peony harvests for Mother’s Day.
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Specialty flowers
Newsletter dated April 30, 2018
Pink Snowball Viburnum: Salmon Buds Opening Pink
The farm identified its pink snowball selection as Mary Milton.
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Specialty flowers
Newsletter dated April 23, 2018
Popcorn Viburnum & Layered Spring Flower Stems
Popcorn viburnum flowered in the same seasonal window as green and white snowballs in this archive.
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Flowering branches
Newsletter dated April 13, 2018
Double Pink Cherry Near the End of Its Season
This April archive explains that cherry opening speed changes with harvest stage and time of year.
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Foliage & forest
Newsletter dated April 8, 2018
Mossy Apple, Vine Maple & Chartreuse Branches
The mossy-branch selection included Grandma’s Apple Tree branches, vine maple and chartreuse mossy material.
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Newsletter dated April 3, 2018
Shed Antlers as Floral Design Material
Shed antlers were sold by weight for floral arrangements in this April archive.
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Flowering branches
Newsletter dated March 25, 2018
Pink & Green Flowering Dogwood Branches
Pink and green flowering dogwood were the focus of this spring archive.
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Flowering branches
Spring
Spirea & Short-Season Specialty Branches for Easter
The original mailing described two spirea sizes for Easter and limited short-season specialties to existing branch customers.
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Flowering branches
Newsletter dated March 20, 2018
Double Pink Cherry Sizes & a Weather-Dependent Season
Double pink cherry was offered as tips, medium and tall branches in this March archive.
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Flowering branches
Newsletter dated March 12, 2018
Hot-Pink Prunus Branches in Late Winter
The farm’s Prunus program brought prolific hot-pink flowers from mid-February into March.
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Foliage & forest
Newsletter dated March 1, 2018
Natural Chuppahs & Pergolas with Mortise-and-Tenon Joints
The source describes a chuppah built from four upright posts and four crosspieces with natural mortise-and-tenon joints.
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Flowering branches
Newsletter dated February 22, 2018
Blooming Pieris Japonica: A Short, Delicate Branch Season
The farm sold Pieris japonica in bloom rather than only as tight buds.
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Flowering branches
Newsletter dated February 12, 2018
White Tulip Magnolia Joins the Color Program
White tulip magnolia was introduced alongside pink-lavender and yellow selections in this February archive.
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Flowering branches
Newsletter dated February 5, 2018
White Cherry Blossom Grades & Swollen-Bud Shipping
White cherry was shipped with swollen buds in this February branch update.
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July
Long Hop-Vine Garlands in the Summer Flower Mix
Eighteen-foot hop vines featured with blueberries, gloriosa, ninebark and hydrangeas in this archived summer mix.
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Foliage & forest
Spring
Fresh Mood Moss: Texture and Packing in an Archived Farm Note
This archived mood-moss feature recorded a tray format and Oregon Coast harvesting context, with flowering branches and family notes in the embedded email.
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Flowering branches
Winter–spring
Double Red Quince: Early Pink Color and Later Red Blooms
The original double-red-quince article described thornless stems whose early-forced flowers were pinker, deepening toward red later in the branch season.
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