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Digging history: Volunteers keep Fort Vancouver garden green, growing and authentic

Heritage Garden Party and Watercolor Workshop will be Aug. 3

By Monika Spykerman, Columbian staff writer
Published: July 27, 2024, 6:13am
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Volunteer Cheryl Riley works at the entrance to the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site garden as visitors enjoy the view.
Volunteer Cheryl Riley works at the entrance to the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site garden as visitors enjoy the view. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Planting a garden is an act of optimism. Seeds are sown in the hope that they’ll bear fruit or flowers in the future. The unnamed people who planted Fort Vancouver’s original garden surely never imagined how far into the future their labors would be studied, replicated and appreciated.

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