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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1977
Page
5
Insulating the ceiling yields the greatest heat control with up to 25 percent of winter heat loss and 40 percent of summer heat gain. Mineral wool blankets work for ceilings, and if flat roofs exist, loose-fill insulation can be blown in above the ceiling. Wall insulation helps, but ceiling insulation delivers the most benefit.
Green lawns trees and shrubs surround homes and communities and reduce heat glare. Turf and ornamentals act as sound blocks and lower temperatures at lawn level by up to 20 degrees compared with pavements. Proper care fertilization and pest protection sustain their cooling and comfort benefits year round.
About 175 plant varieties will be offered at the Desert Botanical Garden on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. including drought resistant trees shrubs perennials and succulents. A Friday preview sale for members runs 4 p.m. to sundown.
A furniture refinishing session is planned at the Agricultural Extension Building in Phoenix. Cooperative Extension Service offers a 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. class led by extension agent Priscilla Mays with 4H leader Addie Lynn Covey discussing experiences and answering questions. Homer Formby presents a refinishing film. The session is free, open to the public, no registration, with updated techniques and handouts.
University of Arizona landscape architect Warren D. Jones promotes a mini oasis in desert yards to reduce irrigation needs. He advises keeping the oasis small, accessible, and populated with high water use plants only where necessary, with drought resistant options nearby and rainwater harvesting added.
A talk on soils and fertilizers for growing hardy chrysanthemums will highlight a meeting Monday of the Superstition Chrysanthemum Society. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Dunn and Edwards Paint Store at McClintock and Broadway Roads in Tempe. The speaker is Dr Weymouth Pew of the University of Arizona College of Agriculture.
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