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Show Page A8 Thursday, July 11, 2002 Times Newspaper I Provo Arts Council to Thanksgiving Gardens offers spectacular present Simple People in Blue Sky Series display of 1,200 rose bushes Simple People began with two long-time friends playing their songs on street benches for passerbys. After years of exchanging styles, ideas, and performing, the acoustic duo added an amazing musician with unquestionable ability to solo over and accent existing guitar rhythms. A year later, the destined comrades of the rhythm section joined the group and Simple People exploded onto the scene to become one of Utah County's most talked about musical groups. This Monday, July 15, at 7 p.m. in North Park (500 N 500 W) in Provo, Simple People will perform as the next group in the Blue Sky Series. Simple People is a unique blend of acoustic rock and rhythmic funk that has captivated capti-vated audiences in California, Utah, Idaho, and listeners worldwide. At the core of the five-piece group are vocalistguitars, Dan Cutler and Tom Hurtado. The duo has collaborated for over seven years blending acoustic riffs and vocal harmonies. The tone set by Dan and Tom is punctuated by the versatile percussion of Dallin Davis and bass rhythms of Greg Lambourne. Highlighting this collaboration, is the artistry of Paul Washburn on a variety of instruments including guitar, banjo, and mandolin. The result is free flowing musical compositions, diverse in style and originality. originali-ty. Each member of Simple People is a songwriter and comes from a very different musical background from bluegrass and folk, to hip-hop and funk. With so many styles coming into play, these songwriters have explored many different musical avenues. The group has enjoyed this process and is dedicated to the growth and success of one another. As part of the Series, the Pioneer Village and Museum are open for tours from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. In the Village, "Pioneers" dress in fashions of the 1800's and play old-fashioned games. Inside the Museum, the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and museum patrons are stitching a quilt. Coupons are available for a special family swimslide at the Veteran's PoolTube after the concert for only a $1.50 per person. The swimslide is from 8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and a parent must accompany children. Don't miss this "Outdoor Experience" on July 15. The concert begins at 7 p.m. with a trumpet fanfare by the famous Bob Peterson. Remember to bring blankets, chairs and a picnic dinner. For further information, call the Provo Arts Council at 852-6646 852-6646 or 852-7645 between the hours of 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. "The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." -Mark Twain . July Thanksgiving Gardens Roses Spectacular! While roses have come and gone in many locations throughout Utah, 1,200 rose bushes at Thanksgiving Garden's are just beginning their summer sum-mer show. Cold weather, including late frosts, set bloom times back three weeks, but couldn't stop the spectacular collection collec-tion of 91 varieties of florabundas, hybrids, grandifloras, miniatures, climbers and wild roses. "Our Rose Arbor has a beautiful formal for-mal rose garden layout and the best collection col-lection of climbing roses in the Intermountain region," said to Candice Steelman, director of gardens at Thanksgiving Point. "The best time to see the entire rose collection in bloom is in July. The roses will be sporadic in August, but then come back with a show of color in September." Thanksgiving Gardens features unusual varieties such as pillar roses, English, rugosa varieties and a large display dis-play of hybrid teas, known for their perfect per-fect form. There are roses with personality, personal-ity, such as Betty Boop, Billy Graham, Queen Elizabeth, and Henry Fonda. There are flamboyant designs like Abracadabra, Rio Samba, Purple Tiger, Sexy Rexy and Olympiad. Other attention-getters are a hybrid tea called Scentimental and the climbing Fourth of July, which is a red and white striped variety. Joseph's Coat displays three to five colors on the same plant all at the same time. The reason for the delay in blooms, according to education manager Carolyn Boogaard, is that the roses are in the lowest part of the Gardens, "which makes it 500-800 feet lower than any other garden in the state, give or take a few backyards. Cold air sinks so when we had the last frost, the roses got a fairly hard zap to the leaves, which were very tender at that time. But the good news is that we are just beginning to bloom well when most home gardens have passed their main flush of blooms." The Rose Garden has both a formal and informal layout. The formal part is recognized by its symmetrical pattern. In this case the pattern is circular - curved flowerbeds, separated by brick paths around a center lawn. A formal rose garden gar-den also does not include other plants, allowing visitors to take in the sight and scent of only the roses. The graceful arbor separates the formal portion of the garden from the informal, which fea tures wild roses near the Monet Pond. The arbor showcases the collection f i; u: j also protects the rose gi beds from the north winds, while pro viding an area seclusion and inti macy in an other- f u , wise large puDiic garden. The Rose Garden and arbor is a popular spot for wedding pictures. Rose Garden Challenges "While people are amazed at the collec tion of roses, they don't always understand the challenges of growing such a garden in Utah with its weather extremes and short growing season," says Boogaard. "Most rose canes suffer from winter die-back but here they face the challenge of practically no snow cover during the winter months due to the paved areas which, when combined with sunny days, quickly melt the snow. Snow can be a wonderful blanket to a garden if it sticks around, but we haven't had much snow in the last two years." Other challenges Utah rose gardens face include an abundance of raspberry borers that burrow into the center of the rose cane from a cut end and eat down to the soft new tissue deep inside, and because the clay soil holds moisture, there's always the danger of fungus. "There's also aphids, wind which drys out the leaves preventing photosynthesis of y . r . v. ja ... jr . . . the list could go on and on!" Other Garden Features In addition to its rose show, Thanksgiving Gardens also features other unusual summer displays such as hundreds of water lilies in the Monet Pond by the Rose Arbor, and the Eco-pond Eco-pond in the Children's Discovery Garden. A flower used for meditation for over 2,500 years - the lotus - blooms mid-July through September, also in the Monet Pond. A thousand large multi-colored koi fish add interest as they dart in and out of the waterlilies, and are best viewed from the pond's dock. Spectacular five-foot tall hollyhocks holly-hocks are in bloom throughout the Gardens, especially in the Meadow, J which features wild-i wild-i flowers and perennials f such as purple cone- flower, rudebeckia, pen- stemom, sunflowers and flowing grasses. "We invite our guests to take off their shoes and walk through the Meadow," says Steelman. "It won't hurt the grass, and it does wonders for your own personal rejuvenation!" Thanksgiving Gardens are open 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Admission prices are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $5 for children ages 3 to 12. Single, couple, and family season passes are also available. Season passes allow for discounts on food and gift shop purchases. 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