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6-B ’ THE BAYTOWN SUN /Friday, April 5, 1991
Seeing green a sign of rebirth
Orchid show in
native habitat
A show of orchids in their na-
tive South African habitats — in
mountains, forests, meadow-
lands and riverbanks — is part
of the South African Orchid
Council’s eighth conference,
“Tropical Orchid Splcn-.
dpr,’’Sept. 14-29 m'Durban.
The country is home to 500
orchid types, 75 percent of
which grow nowhere else. Tours
are being organized to visit the
heart pf the floral region at the
peak of the South African
spring, which begins in Septem-
ber. ' Stops will include Cape
Province, the Garden Route
along the Indian Ocean Coast,
Zululand and the Drakensberg
Mountains, where visitors can
see both wild and cultivated
blooms. For more information,,
contact the South African Tour-
ism Board in New York
(1-800-Tablc Mt), or Los
Angeles (1-800-Stay RSA).
Closer to home, and sooner,
are the annual shows of the
Southern California Daffodil
Society at the Dcscanso Gar-
dens, La Canada Flintridge,
M arch 9-10 (818) 952-4400, and
the bonsai show of the Shohin
Bonsai Society of Southern ca-
ll*
Liza Walmsley first became interested in gardening as she
grew up due to her mother’s own interest in green living things.
Currently at her present address, 1506 Southwood, for the
past 25 years, Mrs. Walmsley has been an avid “green thumb” lifomia at the Los, Angeles State
since that time. Her favorite is a new flower garden which she and County Arboretum at Arca-
has just begun. She calls it her “potpourri garden” because she dia, (818) 446-8251.
has so many different Kinds of plants involved,, When asked
about her gardening routine, she says, “It's just whenever I can
get around to it.”
. * -.=±— Work smarter, not harder,4n
your garden this spring and
summer, using mulch to control
weeds and conserve moisture.
Photos by Tracy Connell
Looking intently for any signs of bugs, brown spot or other infectious indications, Mrs. Walms-
ley ^carefully inspects a hanging basket in her yard.
Mulch helps control weeds, moisture
The Volunteer’s Garden
Rows of squash
Squash the indifference
Squash selfishness
Squash negative thoughts
Rows of turnips
Turn up for all assignments
Turn up with a smile
Turn up on time
Turn up with another volunteer to help
Rows .of lettuce^
Let us love the work we do
Let us be faithful to commitments
Let us give liberally of our time
Let us welcome the chance to serve
Inorganic blxk plastic should
be taken up in the fall.
Black plastic laid down in
early spring helps keep plants
warm so they can get an early
Mulch, which may range 'start. Organic mulched serve
from grass clippings to black best after soil has warmed, espe-
work up through organic"
mulches.
However, moisture under
mulch can be a disadvantage if
your soil is heavy and poorly
drained. On heavy clay soil,
black plastic may cause plants to
entire arcalhat the plants even-
tually will cover. This will keep
the fruits off the ground, keep
them cjgm discourage rot, and
reduce cultivation work.
How much mulch is needed?
It depends, of course, on the size
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plastic to old newspapers, will ciMly in areas with short grow- suffer from too much water and of the garden. Black plastic is
inhibit weed growth, slow eva-
poration of water from the soil,
keep crops cleaner by prevent-
ing muddy spatters, prevent soil
erosion and crusting.------
ing seasons. If applied too early,
organic mulches will keep the
soil cold and slow plant growth.
Mulches applied in summer
slow evaporation of water from
soil, so plants arc less likely to
Organic mulches — hay, be stressed'by dry weather and u. u,6U.,.v ului » ivtumuuiuvu m
leaves, compost, straw and require watering less often, you’jl have to poke some holes .....dling or early transplant stage,
ground com cobs — are advan- They also smother weed see- in plastic to admit rain or irriga- increasing to 3 inches as they
tageous because they are biode- dlfags and prevent light from lion. Trickle irrigation systems grow taller.
gradable, meaning that they can reaching weed . seeds near the or soaker hoses can help.-----------—-Apply mulch on
be plowed-under-in the fall to ■ .mil suifacgr —— Plastic mulch is suggested for Watering lightweight mulches
improve soil and add nutrients.. Mulching is most successful melons, cucumbers, tomatoes,
insufficient air around roots. Or-
ganic mulches that keep soil
cool and moist may encourage
slugs by providing them- with
ideal daytime shelters.
Water dan penetrate several
inches of organic material, but
VA mil thick. Three or four
sheets of newspaper are adequ-
ate. Around low plants such as
lettuce and radishes l'A to 2 in-
ches of organic "mulch should be
enough. Around taller plants, an
inch is recommended in the see-
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need warm soil to get a quick
start. Mulch should cover the
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black plastic, buryirtgfit 3 inches
deep on all sides so wind can’i
get beneath and carry it off.
World of roses goes back millennia
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NEW YORK (AP) - Where
do you begin exploring the vast
world of roses —- a world whose
history goes back millennia?
Roses were found in the an-
cient tombs of Egypt and in fos-
sils in Oregon and Colorado.
The rose appears in illustrations
of 430 B.C. in China. The Ro-
man naturalist Pliny lists 32 re-
medies made of rose petals and
leaves.
The white rose was the emb-
lem of the England’s House of
York and the red rose repre-
sented the House of Lancaster.
Thus, when the two fought, their
battles became known as the
Wars of the Roses.
The oldest known rose is the
gallic rose, also known as the
apothecary rose for its medicinal
uses.
Roses seem to be everywhere,
but experts remind us that they
are native only to the northern
hemisphere.
The rose known today is the
result of an East-West meeting:
A-blend of the old sweet-
smelling European rose that
bloomed once a year and the
Chinese tea rose that bloomed
again and again. The first hybrid
tea- rose combining these dates ,
back to 1867.
The hybrid tea is what one
sees in the florist shops and in
many gardens. But that’s just
one branch — the biggest — of
an immense family.
Roses come' in colors ranging
from purple to while to bright
red. They climb, ramble and
stand tall, have very or barely
thorny stems. They can' be
bushes standing 5 to 7 feet high
and just as wide or plants with
just a few stems crowned with
flowers. There are miniature
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roses which do not grow more
than about 12 inches high and
have flowers an inch or less
across.
„ Rose experts agree that roses
will grow in any of the 50 states,
inside or outdoors. Public rose /
gardens can be found from
Anchorage, Alaska, to Walt Dis-.
ney. World in Florida. Tyler,'
Texas; Wasco, Calif.; and Port- *
land, Ore., arc just a few of the
cities with annual rose festivals.
Roses usually need five to six
hours of sun a day — or plant,
lights if they’re grown indoors, v
experts say. They need well-
drained soil and about one inch
of water a week. The soil should r
have a PH (acid) reading of 5.5
to 6^.„ ,„----
Roses have all sorts rif names.
Some honor a well-known indi-
vidual. Barbara Bush, a pink hy-
brid tea rose, is making her de-
but this year, courtesy of the
Jackson & Perkins nursery in
Medford, Ore.
Others mark events: Branden-
burg Gate appeared last year to
honor the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Awakening, Scannicllo tells us,-
was found in a garden in Cze-
choslovakia as that country was
doing away^with communism.
Awakening is- also distinctive
because it’s a sport of a sport. A
sport is a plant that deviates
from the normal behavior of its
group. Awakening is a sport of
the climber New Dawn because
Awakening is solid pink instead
of having ‘just a blush of pink.
New Dawn,.the- first rose-ever’l_
patented, is a sport of Dr. Van
Fleet because new dawn is a re-
peat bloomer instead of bloom-
ing just once a season.
Some roses are touted as All-
America selections. This means
they have passed a two-year test
growing in trial gardens across
the country. They’re judged for
hardiness, disease resistance,
flowers, and ability to grow ifi a
variety of climates. Only a small
fraction of the plants submitted
by amateur and professional A
growers worldwide jpass the test
and go on to be displayed in
public gardens nationwide bc:
fore 'they appear on the market.
Public gardens, rose fanciers
agree, are one of the best ways
for the average gardener to find
out what grows well in,a given ,
area. ''
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