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I don’t know that I’ve ever been brought flowers before.

Usually when I hear someone enter the building and ask for the Editor, I hide. In the past it has been spitting mad readers or upset musicians. But this morning, Michael Ludeman Earth’s Art simply wanted to introduce himself and his Earth’s Art, a gardening center in Tumalo. Recently voted one of the top 100 “revolutionary gardening centers” in the US by Garden Center Magazine, the nursery, he told me, is worth the visit. He was just bringing some (rather heavy and incredibly good smelling) flowers to give me a glimpse at what they are doing.
If his kindness is any indication, this place is well worth the trip; 19879 8th St, Tumalo.

This article appears in Jun 6-12, 2013.

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Flowers? For me!

by Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon
June 6, 2013

<h1>Flowers? For me!</h1> <p class="byline">by Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />June 6, 2013</p> <p>I don't know that I've ever been brought flowers before. </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media1.fdncms.com/bend/imager/flowers-for-me/u/original/2239156/1370545787-img_6432.jpg" alt="IMG_6432.jpg" title="" width="500" height="500" /></div> </p> <p>Usually when I hear someone enter the building and ask for the Editor, I hide. In the past it has been spitting mad readers or upset musicians. But this morning, Michael Ludeman Earth's Art simply wanted to introduce himself and his Earth's Art, a gardening center in Tumalo. Recently voted one of the top 100 "revolutionary gardening centers" in the US by Garden Center Magazine, the nursery, he told me, is worth the visit. He was just bringing some (rather heavy and incredibly good smelling) flowers to give me a glimpse at what they are doing. <br />If his kindness is any indication, this place is well worth the trip; 19879 8th St, Tumalo.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/flowers-for-me-2239155/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=21879&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/flowers-for-me-2239155/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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