Fuchsia Show Highlights New Varieties at Brazilian Room
The American Fuchsia Society held its annual display at the Brazilian Room in Tilden Park on Sunday August 22. The event featured tables of fuchsias including Bali Hi Pio Pico and Burgundian with deep colors, plus Muriel Waltz So Big and Shy Lady in pink. Attendees praised the exhibition and the display of fuchsia corsages.
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American Fuchsia Society
Tilden Park
Bali
Pio Pico
Schnabel
Muriel Waltz
Southgate
Eugenia
Garden Advice From Your Local Experts This Week
This week in your garden offers fertilizer guidance and watering tips for a healthy lawn. It covers nitrogen needs for a 3000 square foot area, deep watering to grow strong roots, seasonal planting of pansies violas and sweet peas, and August watering priorities for container plants and larger shrubs and trees.
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California
Begonias Brighten Fall Gardens With Easy Transplants
Bedding begonias offer rapid color for fall and repeat bloom next spring. They tolerate drought, transplant easily from nursery flats, and suit borders, pots, or window boxes. Plant in sunny spots with rich soil and regular watering, avoiding evening spraying to prevent rot.
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California
Musical Program at Parks AFB Concert This Thursday
A program of semi classical and popular music will be presented at 8 p.m. Thursday at the base service club at Parks Air Force Base. Featured performers are Mrs. Mary Ellen McBride soprano and Sg t. Neil Gilbert Oehl tenor, with accompaniment by William A. Johnson. The public is invited to attend the concert and the reception afterward.
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Parks Air Force Base
Base Service Club
Mary Ellen McBride
Neil Gilbert Oehl
William A. Johnson
Four Held on Burglary Charge in Sunset School Looting
SAN LEANDRO Four men Abe Stone 19 Charles Stone 23 Gilbert Stone 24 and Ashbury Stokes 34 faced burglary charges after deputies found them at a stack shed under construction at Sunset school on Sunset Avenue. The three Stone brothers were released on 1900 bail. Stokes is held in the Oakland county jail awaiting plea. The suspects were seized August 13 and ordered to reappear for preliminary hearings before Judge Gerald I P. Conité in San Leandro Municipal Court.
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Sunset School
Gerald I P. Conité
Abe
Charles
Gilbert Stone
Cay
Ashbury JC
Oakland
School of Suna
Firemen Free TV Bound Bird From Set
Ashland firefighters were called yesterday to rescue a parakeet trapped inside a television set at Mrs. Anthony Correa's home on Thames Avenue. The bird was said to have crawled through a small opening in the back and could not escape on its own. Mrs. Correa reported she tried to free it before calling the fire department.
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Ashland
Anthony Corréa
Thames Avenue
Washington, Manor
Irvington Heights opens with low cost homes and pool feature
Irvington Heights development near Oakland attracts thousands of visitors though only 43 of 120 homes sold. Four bedroom two bath homes with a 27 foot pool priced at 12,350 dollars with financing over 36 months. Additional three bedroom homes offered at 10,000 dollars. Designer features include mahogany paneling, exposed beam ceilings, clerestory windows, and eight interior color options. Model homes open daily with access via Highway 17, Mission Street, Olive Avenue to Irvington Heights.
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Irvington
Irvington: Heights
Oakland
Irvington Heights
Issy Living
Donald Shaw
Ivington
Mission Street
Olive Avenue
Irvingston Heights
Juniper Trees Fit Various Landscaping Needs For Homes
Juniper trees offer neat attractive appearance and flexible use in homescapes. The Tamarix-Juniper Sabina tamariscifolia suits groups and edging, with care notes on soil drainage and watering. various junipers like Pfitzer, Hollywood, procumbens, and Shore junipers span ground cover to tall accents, suited for sun and well-drained soils.
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HILL
New Chemical Solution Targets Lawn Moths and Insects
A hydrocarbon insecticide named chlordane offers local gardeners a method to kill lawn moths and larvae by contact or ingestion. Spraying or dusting lawns with a 44 percent solution, two tablespoons per gallon of water, covers 150 to 230 square feet and provides several weeks of protection. The article extols chlordane as an effective remedy against the moth menace and its caterpillar stage.
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Dick' Tracy
Pestilence Inc
al Capone
Gardener's Checklist: Spray, Water, Pests and Timing
Gardener's Checklist advises watering the lawn with a steady sprinkler to five inches depth. It notes roses should be sprayed at monthly intervals and warns Diabrotica beetles are damaging Dublin’s and other flowers, urging consultation with a curseryman for control.
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Dublins
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