Matthias Giraud thrives on being the first to conquer an adventure. His first first was boosting off of Mt. Hood’s Mississippi Head. For some, such a feat would be the culmination of a life of daring. For Giraud, it was just the beginning. “The next thing I knew, I was getting calls from CNN and […]
Jonathan Weston
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Bend’s Banana Belt
Master Gardeners reap what they sow at Hollinshead Garden
“It’s warmer here at Hollinshead,” Master Gardener Nancy Crossan says, “more than any other place in Bend. That’s why it’s called the Banana Belt, and why everything here grows so bountifully.” You mean I live in the SE frost belt? Say it isn’t so! “You can still plant asparagus,” Kris Kornchild, another Master Gardener chimes […]
