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Show Page 4 0 R E M TIMES Thursday, December 14, 2006 WHO WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING 'Poinsettia Land' highlights Christmas season Melissa Mayntt Bi, iinsettias are ;i vibrant. luxurious holiday mM symbol. But to (ir;iut Hold.iway. owner of Vineyard ( ianlcn (enter, these brilliant plant s are more than a holiday tradition, they're a holiday business and a joy to cultivate "I'oinsettias are a ureal plant to feed the soul." 1 loldaway said lloldawav. more frequently known as "Tanner (irant." oened his first nursery and garden renter in the I'KiOs, and moved to the iirrenl Iota liun at l ?5 S ( n-ui' a Knad in Orem in 1!IH(I. loi more than 2.r) years, the p I'cnhousi' has evolved, and he oened "l'om-seltia "l'om-seltia I. and" in the mid l9H(ls I his year. Holdaway is ol-ferinn ol-ferinn more than 5..ritKi )in-seltia )in-seltia pi. mis in appioximately .'i . 5 K i nits with pi li es raiipiiK from jusl a ouple of dollars fur small bliMims to $J.r lor mull if ill plants in larger ots and planters. I Viol ative foil i overs and nblxins are available avail-able tor a minimal fee. When most people, think of Miinseitias. thev inevitably pKtuie ,i i n h M-d hue. but according ac-cording to Holdaway. there are actually doens of different colors a ailable. "I verv year there are new varieties put on the market." he said While Holdaway estimates that '.mi percent of his poinsettia poinset-tia sales are of the classic red (dli nation. Vineyard Garden ( enter also offers white, bright pink, pale pink, red and white marbled and other color combinations combi-nations T he least xpular color, col-or, Holdaway said, is yellow, liecause few people associate yellow uif h the holidays. Regardless of color, Holdaway Hold-away said the trick to a beautiful beauti-ful poin.settia plant is taking proper caie of it They can le a hard (Top lo grow simply because of I heir requirements." he said. They're very specific as to I heir needs." According lo Holdaway, the most important need is adequate light. I'oinsettias need mote hours of dark I ban light in order to bloom and color proer! . and when they do need light. I hey need a suitable brightness that can be difficult lo achieve on overcast fall and winter days. 1 loldaway 's second recommendation recom-mendation is that the plants need proper watering: They should not lie dry enough to wilt, but should not be wet enough to Vie standing in water. wa-ter. Third. Holdaway said, Ls temperature: Poir.settias need cool nights and cannot stand temperature extremes. Despite these strict requirements, require-ments, Holdaway enjoys growing grow-ing poiasettias because of their rich beauty. "If you do everything right they "re a fun plant to grow because you get such a beautiful beauti-ful product," Holdaway said. "If you give it everything it wants, it will look beautiful in February." , With proper care, poinsettias can last for years, but Holdaway Hold-away said that many people do T7 I-J-4-- " ' I I I I I I i : J 1 XTXQXEni T"!r"T-;" " ' j .. -.jr; --w v"--- -- ih-,yh V' AT i ,, , -- yiJ -i'l A, - SJv-J, . "a ' ' ' i MARC HADDOCKNorth County Grant Holdaway, "Farmer Grant," stands among the hundreds of poinsettias in the Vineyard Gardens greenhouse. not realize household poinsettia plants must be pinched back in late summer to keep them in the familiar round, compact form. Vineyard Garden Center begins selling poinsettias for the holiday season as early as mid-November, giving patrons the opportunity to watch the plants color up in their homes. Holdaway said the majority of sales, however, are during December. In addition to hundreds of poinsettia plants, Vineyard Garden Center also offers a selection of Christmas cacti, wreaths and evergreen plants that are suitable for holiday decorations. Discounts on large orders are available, and delivery can be arranged. If you go: Vineyard Garden Center Address: 435 S. Geneva Rd. in Orem Phone: 225-4357 Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; , closed Sunday Mountain America opens in Saratoga Springs Mountain America Credit Union opened at 25 ESR 73 in Saratoga Springs on Dec 4. Business hours are Monday through Friday 9 am until 6 p.m. with drive up window service during regular business busi-ness hours and on Saturdays from 9 am until 2 p.m. The phone number 331-6042. Mountain America Credit Union gives members one of the farthest reaching networks of branches with 45 offices from Logan to St. George; Vernal to Tooele and other branches in Phoenix, Albuquerque, Al-buquerque, Mesquite and Las Vegas. 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