Floriculture Entries Planned for Alameda County Fair
Pleasanton prepares for a record floral entry slumber at the Alameda County Fair opening June 22. Premiums exceed 25000 in the professional division led by Maxwell A. Helmes and Clarence G. Perkins. Non professional divisions offer over 2500. Special class for garden clubs totals 10. Entries include garden displays cut flowers and potted plants with four entry periods from June 22 to July 5. Judging begins June 22 and 28, with horticultural arts photography and livestock exhibits also featured.
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Pleasanton
Alameda County
Departmnt
Maxwell A. Helmes
San Leandro
Clarence G. Perkins
Pleasapton
Paitin
Garden Challenge Fair Opens in Pleasanton with Cash Prizes
From June 22 through July 5 Alameda Corn Fairgrounds in Pleasanton hosts a Garden Challenge Fair with amateur divisions offering ribbons and cash prizes. The event features 31 cut flower classes, 46 for potted plants, and 20 for flower arrangements, with entries on several days and a four period display system for freshness. Division head is Mrs. LaVerne Wallis, assisted by Mrs. Lillian Henningsen. entries require premiums and blanks via the fair office.
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Dorothy Bayliss
Alameda
Pleasanton
LaVerne Wallis
Lillian Henningsen
Azaleas and Rhododendrons For Long Lasting Gardens
The article notes azaleas and rhododendrons can grow actively for 150 years or more under certain conditions and remain popular since mass propagation made them affordable. It advises selecting plants when in bloom, choosing sites with acid soil and partial shade, and using pure Canadian peat moss to provide the necessary acidity and humus for roots.
How to Get Home Cool In Summer
Climate engineering impacts indoor comfort beyond central AC. Window orientation, roof color, shade trees, and double glazing cut cooling needs. Light roofs reflect sun. dark roofs absorb it. Proper window facing reduces direct sun rays and heat gain, while overhangs and shade help.
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Matthew M. Lawler
Lawler
Hot Day Cooler Among Plants
Carl Angeli writes of a sweltering day and a cooler garden scene at dusk. He describes a relaxed evening with tea, ice cream, and KEAR music, then notes garden pests and plans to treat roses, daisies, and lawn with spray for fungus and insects. He mentions painting the gate door and tending the borders as a busy next day unfolds.
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Carl Angeli
KEAR
Hibiscus Lovers Grow Tropic Shrubs In Central Gardens
A garden guide describes growing tropical Hibiscus and hardy Rose of Sharon. It explains evergreen versus perennial types, ideal placements near walls or in containers, regional climate tips for California, and care like sun, watering, feeding, mulching, pruning, and popular cultivars such as Brilliant, San Diego Red, Kama puna, Butterfly, Coral Beauty, Sessions, Wigoro.
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Isles
California
Sharon
Rose of Sharon
San Diego
How to Build a Seasonal Indoor Outdoor Playhouse
An article based on Popular Mechanics June 1956 explains a well styled playhouse that can be assembled on site or dismantled for storage. The walle and roof use pre assembled panel units with a lumber frame and Masonite tempered wood for durability and safe splinter free surfaces.
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Popular Mechanics
Walle
Home Service Bureau
Washington St
Chicago
Hayward Winners at Iris Exhibit in Oakland Show
Two Hayward exhibitors captured all awards at the Sydney B Mitchell Iris Society show held at Bank of Commerce Oakland. Mrs Walter Lushn won best specimen stalk with Majorette and Frank Hutchings won best single specimen with So Sweet. Other Hayward entrants included Mrs Elevanna Await and Mrs G W Johnson. Show closes at 3 pm Wednesday.
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Hayward
Sydney
Elevanna Await
G. W. Johnson
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