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<br />her,hips and lILhnis\i011\ II11m nnlicipah~d.
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<br />LANDSCAPE DESIGNER /CONSULTANT
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<br />Tile warm weather has allowed ao
<br />exteoded gardeoiog seasoo aod
<br />for thu I'm grateluLTime to get
<br />the compon io.getthose perennials OUt
<br />01 pou and into theground.plant.ome
<br />more bulbs,aod feel that tired bute"hil.
<br />aru"'g satisfact,on that oomes Irom
<br />working hard
<br />outside in the
<br />garden.
<br />If you
<br />l1aven't guessed.
<br />our focus in thi.
<br />issue is on trees.
<br />putt"'g the gar.
<br />den tobed,aod a
<br />shift to growiog
<br />pl.nts mdoon
<br />.JuueS/'el/,'"I"',,,,<:r Mon gardeners I
<br />know have. houseful of plants. tOO
<br />I've been trying to decide once
<br />again where to put my night blooming
<br />Cereus for the w,mer. It's a l1uge thing.l
<br />keep it outside ill the shade all.ummer
<br />and its flowering is one of the high
<br />poinn of the season
<br />My mother gave me a leal cutting
<br />about 20 years ago but I'd never seen
<br />one..owhen mine first bloomed sever.
<br />al years later. I waS unprepared lor the
<br />event. I'd gone,"mping fora couple of
<br />days and when my roommate and l
<br />returned in the evening and opeoed the
<br />door we were surprised by the Over-
<br />power,ng. odd. sweet lrag,"nce which
<br />greeted us. I had nO idea what ,t w..
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<br />Editors Letter
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<br />because I hadn'tnouced the developing
<br />nower bud. Eventually, we d"covered
<br />tile huge white bloom on the bad, win_
<br />dOWSIll fully open to revealll$ .tamens
<br />.nd white tendrilled pistl!.We sat up
<br />with the plant for an hour belore going
<br />to bed, it WaS such a presence in the
<br />hou.e,L",e,he nextmorn"'gthe spent
<br />bloom dangled from 1tl !tem. loo.ely
<br />coiled like a strelchedouttelephone
<br />cord. Had it bloomed a day earlier I
<br />would havemi5Sed the whole thing
<br />Now I know and check the pl.nt
<br />during the Sllmmer. The developing
<br />flower buds are remarkable In them.
<br />.elvesas 'hey emerge from the edge of
<br />the leal.t"'y at fint, but enlarging over a
<br />period o/week. until thenower !tern.
<br />lorm long graceful S.curve. w,th s;".
<br />inch pink and white flower bud. a' the
<br />lower end, all pointing skyward at the
<br />Same e".ct angle. II you iostle thepl.nt
<br />theygemlyboun<;e
<br />This August my night bloomerh.d
<br />16 bloom. ,n one evening. and twO mare
<br />which opened the previous night. You
<br />can tell from the swollen conditton of
<br />the buds ,n the morning tl1at tl1elll
<br />bloom that evening. so I u",ally call.
<br />lew people '0 let them know ,t's hap_
<br />pening and we sit outside and eat sup-
<br />per and walch, The op"",ng 01 tl1" flow.
<br />enisa lot like a birth. (e"Cept shorter,
<br />in my experoence), taking 40 m,nu,es to
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<br />amJlllll'Ibc.'lllalcocoJ I\ilhnon kucmIC<1\h rund" E,ldl
<br />gr,l!UnIlNh:lll'ancdul'alinnalcompoIlClI\anu,huuld
<br />I.'IlIWIll"C"riniliaICal.'Ul1l1l1l1ni!Ylrceplan!illgurtrcCl",IIl;
<br />progrJlll.
<br />f-ir<1 priority i<gcl't'll 10 lTC
<br />mC1ll0erslSloannllalmcmbership
<br />ICel, Thi<ycarlherci< S20.lXKlin
<br />gralll ll1ulleyavail;lolc. 70S Or which
<br />will gntlllrct: planlin[! and thc
<br />Il'lllaindcrlolrcein\'clI\nryora"es'.
<br />IlIcnlpm[!l<llll<anunmedi,j"lpllhlica-
<br />tiOll<. \'ioJct)~, eoJllcmiollal prc\l'nla-
<br />tiolKI,\pplicalinndeadlinci,Deccm-
<br />hCT 12 m:;:lK) p.m.
<br />ThcCrCJI<oh:lsa'trcctll'cc
<br />progrmnforcommlluilics(nulindhioJ-
<br />ual'l. Furinf(lrnmliulll>ranllpplic,l-
<br />liol1...a!! Ralph CarnptJcl! al.JJf1.()712
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<br />.In hour. Wilen .Imost fully open th~y
<br />beglll to etrut the'r Ingrance and you
<br />can almost discern each burn u it
<br />emanne. from the plant.
<br />I al.o have 120thervarie.ie.of
<br />orchid Cac!l w,th big. gorgeous flowers,
<br />most 01 them day bloom"". Some w"re
<br />given to me by friends and Ihe others!
<br />bought3S cuttings a ynr ago. Not all are
<br />old enough to bloom and when they
<br />mature I'll probably h.v" to add on to
<br />my house because the big bloomers take
<br />up a lot 01 space. Gue" 1"11 ero" thn
<br />brodge wilen I come '0 it. (If you read
<br />,he anicle about succulents III our cell_
<br />ter spread you'll nnd sever~1 photos of
<br />orcl1idcacti,)
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<br />ThlSissuewindsuPOurf1rltPubhsh.
<br />'ng.ea.on.LookforthenextlSsue
<br />in tile usual places from P.lrker to Ft,
<br />Colltm(gardencenlerSandshops,f.lrm-
<br />ers markets.bookotore..I,braries,hard.
<br />ware stores. CSU e"tem,on o/fice..
<br />selected reSl.lurants & coffee ShOp.,lh~
<br />Iobrary and gift shop at DBG. the g,ft
<br />.hop at Hudson Gardens) ~nd ,ever.ll
<br />new locauons in the beginnlllgof Febru-
<br />ary 199B.Pleasecon..derg,v,ngyour
<br />gardener friends ag,lt subscr'puon for
<br />the holiday. and we'll send nouf,catlon
<br />(Thelorm is al the botlom 01 page two,)
<br />Have a goodlall.nd wimer. See you
<br />in lour month.
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<br />}afleShellenberger
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<br />availaole.Sell"lI1lreigllldilftorl'nllarklil"I\iltIX'lllkrcd
<br />!<'I'p!:mling "1lt'lcthl'll'i<lIdaqualc,p,Wl,,,Il1llg Ikn,,'I"~
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<br />Denver Digs Trees
<br />lJcnle.DigsTrces.:lpmgramotlhc
<br />Park Penple, t1i<trihlllcs alld hclps plan(
<br />tl1llll_,andsnfslrcC!trec<cad1,\pril.
<br />Tfl'C reciplcnls pay $1:;. hill ""Im;ship'"
<br />arealailahle. Fall isthclillll'lllfpl'llPIc
<br />1\1 fl'qUCSI tfl'C~ - deadlinc is [\'Il\, 3() rur
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<br />- Annuals
<br />- Patio Pols
<br />- Fertili1.ers
<br />- SuilAmcnd11lt'llts
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<br />-PeTennials
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<br />- Ve,gelables I'lanls
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<br />- Slatuary
<br />-Tret's&Shruhs
<br />- HanJ.!:ill,l.!; Haskds
<br />- Vint's
<br />- St't'ds& Bulbs
<br />- Fresh Sod
<br />- Bird Baths
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<br />-Expert Advice -Planting List for Wildlife
<br />-Bird Balhs -Binoculars and Scopes
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<br />and best advice " ((Cir,"\\ \
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<br />own roots . Old Fashianed I '..' \ \
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<br />unusual \lanehes
<br />. Nalfve PIaats . excellent selection
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