Miniature Gladiolus: A Small Garden Joy for Collectors
Miniature glads offer easy care and space efficiency for hobbyists and home decorators. They come in many colors and forms, market now with mixed and color-sorted offers, and are ideal for table decor and corsages. Baby glads propagate quickly with simple culture, requiring little staking or deep planting.
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Home In Otee Roda Dalas Offers Cozy Living Space
A detailed description presents a sunlit living and dining area with a bow front window and a massive fireplace. The kitchen features ample workspace and a large pantry, with a breezeway linking to the garage and rear garden. Two large bedrooms provide cross ventilation, plus a den convertible to a third bedroom and extra storage.
Azaleas: Sun or Shade Preferences and Varieties
Azaleas require sun for deciduous types and shade for evergreen kinds. Popular evergreen azaleas thrive in shade or morning sun with afternoon shade, while deciduous forms suit sun in some regions but may mildew in shade. The article lists many varieties and regional suitability across California, including Brooks Hybrids, Indicas, Kurumes, Rutherford Hybrids, Gable Hybrids, and Macranthas, plus native Western Rhododendron occidentale.
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Vailey Garde Club Plans Style Show in Castro Valley
Castro Valley garden club announces a March 26 meeting highlighting Easter flower arrangements and a flower hat style show. Prizes will honor the most beautiful, funniest, and original hat. Hazel Aldrich and Hazel Gilbert named prize selectors.
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Gardening pleasures and bulbs for northern growers
A compact guide by Ralph Harrington argues gardening feeds passion through challenge and lists summer bulbs and citrus friendly to the climate. It highlights Bulbs like Bubrum Lily Calla Lily Azec Lily and Tiger Lily, notes soil, sun, and mulch needs, citrus care, and tips on pruning, fertilizing, and pest control.
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Camellia Show Highlights 11th Annual Event in Oakland
The Northern California Camellia Society stages the 11th Camellia Show at the Oakland Auditorium featuring 2000 blooms from about 300 varieties. Exhibits are juried across classes, with a new Mary Elizabeth Purcell Brown Memorial award for best reticulata. Cochairs Wallace H. Brown, C Adaiy Roberts. Show runs 2:30 to 10 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow. admission 50 cents, children free.
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Flower Growers Convene In Villa Lorenzo Meeting
Northern California flower growers will gather for a dinner meeting at Villa Lorenzo on Monday March 5. Talimete Shibuya California Farm Bureau flower section chair invites all area growers to attend for discussion. Speakers include Dr. Von T. Ilsworth on taxation zoning and annexation as they affect florists and A E O'Donnell on Farm Bureau insurance.
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