14 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1971
Page
1
Dorothy Woods Sapp offers guidance for beginners planning a landscape in Cedar Rapids. She emphasizes starting with a lawn, choosing trees for shade and framing, and selecting varieties suited to local conditions while noting disease risks and city ordinances.
The Peace rose lineage began with a single French seedling by Francis Meilland and has since led to over 20 million Peace bushes in U.S. gardens. Tropicana, released in 1963, has added more than eight million plants worldwide, proving the varieties’ vast popularity amid natural variations called sports.
The piece ponders how gardeners and hybridizers seek the flawless rose, noting the long, costly process to isolate a single ideal seedling from millions. It explores the subjectivity of perfection, the mystery behind rose breeding, and the enduring allure of roses since ancient times.
It is economical to place an additional bathroom near an existing one to use plumbing efficiently. Added baths mainly serve convenience, so position them for broad family access even if pipe runs lengthen. For a distinctive look, panel walls with western red cedar lumber panels. The wood remains stable through moisture changes.
A Neighborhood Facilities grant from HUD funds a community service center on Cataract canyon floor within Grand Canyon National Park. The center serves the 256 member Havasupai Indian community, one of 468 HUD financed sites nationwide.
Chloris II Mrs. J. L. Christensen will host a Wednesday noon luncheon. New officers are Mrs. Charles Rohlena president, Mrs. Joseph Trestnar vice president, and Mrs. J. L. Christensen secretary. Wednesday's lesson titled Getting to Know You will be by Mrs. Carl Franks. Each member should bring a book on birds.
Kenneth Co. Schneiderman sold a newly built house at 338 Parkland Drive SE to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Pardon of 143 Thirty Seventh Street NE with possession set for February 20. Bickel and Byers, Realtors, handled the sale along with several other local transactions.
The Society of American Florists notes bromeliads showy indoor blooms can last three to five months. With 1800 known species and over 100 varieties cultivated in the U S, most are available to order through a florist or in shops.
The Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors approved three members for full associate membership: Stewart R. Clapp of Yuill and Co., Pamela Gearhart of Hedges Associates, Inc., and Kenneth C. Melhus of Tommy Tucker Realty. Seven members were approved for first-year associate membership: John D. Behn and David M. Shorts of Gibson and Co., Mrs. Walter F. Laun Jr., Condon Real Estate, Michael M. Luce of Mandel Long Luce and Sullivan, Henry I. Montgomery of Tucker Realty, Woodrow W. White of Brusha Realtors, and Thomas J. Zenisek of Gohmann and Associates.
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