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Show ph yeaes It’s Hard to Go Wrong With HOBBY CORNER ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ifyou are like most photographers, you te Ba These All-America Selections corner of the elegant ee af GENEVIEVE FOLSOM ve hundreds of photos you would like to = Sure, you can hang them on the wall or them on the credenza. But there are ages ilies ei eth aed it mastery. Here are just a few etoeraphts an euhor Russell Elinor Stecker-O) maa postcards. ae Pictures prorat acejicards, why not turn them ist Do this with seit ad gaby-Sinch peaitcard “backs,”availin most phe stores. These have the freditional ae lines and spaces for the address and message on one side, ad. hesive on the other. Just peel away the adhesive’s cover paper and press your Bhoto onto them. @Card stock. Why put up with somefe else’s beautiful picture on a greeting gard when you can just as easily use your ewn?Instead of going to the card shop, go ® an art-supply or stationery store and uy blank cards and envelopes. While you're there, get some pressure-sensitive Ee mounts,too. These little half-inch squares haye ad- hesive on both sides; attach one to each Dead Wood - Can Be YourGift To the Environment §@ Continued from F-1 Or choose a card size slightly smaller than the print, tifSatara fe ut to fill the entire frontofthe card. Visual attraction. I'll bet bie= frigerator is covered with magnets hol ing up pictures; et carve neue tors are for? So why not make the magnet the picture? Visit your stationery or art-supply store and buyflat, flexible “rubber magnets” with a self-adhesive side. Some are the size of a business card, others a perfect 4 by 6 inches; you can easily cut the sheet to size. Peel off the adhesive’s protective paper backing and press your picture onto it. Then, carefully using a utility knife or manicure scissors, trim the magnet and print to the shape you want. @ Bookmarks, Make oneor a dozen, depending on how avid a reader you are. Cut a 1-inch-wide strip fromthefull 6-inch length of a print (choose a vertical shot) for a 1-by-6-inch shape. Make the print durable by laminating it, covering the front and the back with a clear, Christmas trees will be collected at the following locations on the following dates: ALTA: Christmas trees may be dropped off on the westside ofthe mahee secycling trailer loading dock through Jan. ge trees. Seonecs can use them for mulch in from residents can be dropped off at Breve turn old trees into bird ae be- recycling them. proximate the natural snags that birds like but hasetrouble finding in the city where homeowners are loath to let old twigs and limbs pile up. © “The Christmas tree gives birds a natural snag where they can hang out, eat and Teel safe in,” he says. “It adds protection when they are feeding.” > But using the Christmas tree as a snag for the birds is a long-term commitment, he warns, , “The birds COPPERTON: Christmas trees the South Valley Water Reclamation Composting Facility at 11600 S. U111 Hie, atnoeae RAPER:Christmas trees will be Trace Sweeten, co-owner of Backyard Birds aeue Christmas trees can ap- come to de- pend upon it.” Homeowners should leave £ outatleast for the rest of the winter — which means they won't be able to particpate in their communities’ tree-recycling brograms. They'll have to wait until $pring cleanupto recycle the tree or re-use it themselves, (But don’t burn it in a firelace or stove, the'tree association warns; urning a tree can cause creosote uildup.) = Whetherthetree is lying down or kept upright, its dense branches give birds over from hawks and other winged pred: sie at the north entrance (gravel let) of Draper Park on 12450 S. 1300 Eastuntil Jan.8. HERRIMAN: Christmas trees from residents can be dropped off at the South Valley Water Reclamation Composting Facility at 11600 S. U111 Highwayat no cl e. LONE PEAK CONSERVATION CENTER (BLUFFDALE): Christmas trees are accepted at 271 W. Bitter BrushLane(14425 South,the Bluffdale exit) by the State Prison (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Jan. 3-8. MIDVALE:City crewswill collect trees at the curb Jan. 3-14. Trees can also be dropped off at the Midvale City Public Works Shop at 8196 S. Main St. until Jan.14. MURRAY:Christmas trees will be collected until Jan. 7 at Murray City Park (5100 S. State) main parking lot and GrantPark at 6200S. Valley Drive. RIVERTON:Christmas trees will be collected at the Riverton Centennial Park, 13100 S. 2700 West, and the eats, place the tree in an area with no hid- Riverton Rodeo, 12800 S. 1300 East, through the month of January. from whicha catcould leapout, Sweeten says. trees will be collected at the following tors. To protect the birds from stalking * “The snag isa bunch of branches,anda Cat can’t get through them fast enough to rabthe bird.” = Unless it is going to be a permanent fixture in the yard, Sweeten does not rec ommend pea eeon or near a Christmas tree birds will be flow to use it."But intwatehers often aa food such as pine cones covered in ut butter and seed inside the tree. ee oestring popcorn or peanuts in and hang them on the branches. Othersrate seed and millet on the Found under the tree for ground-feeding irds like towhees and juncos. * Grochocki is not oneof those people. “I don’tputbird food out because I have three cats,” she says.“I'm going to fry tree down here so it is ground up.” CHAPVEAN Gam PRO LS aa SALT LAKE COUNTY:Christmas county parksuntil Jan.20: Big Cottonwood Park (4300 S. 1300 East) @ Union Park (7360 S. 700 East) a eeyPark (Banbury Park) (7420 S. 3300 East) @ Pleasant Green Park (3250 S. 8400 West) WSouthridge Park (6051 S. 4015 West) SALT LAKE CITY: City street crews will be collecting Christmas trees at the curbs of Salt Lake City homes during the month of January. Donot take Christmas trees to anySalt Lake City park. TAYLORSVILLE:Christmas trees will be collected at Valley Regional self-adhesiveplastic film and cutting it to size. The size isn’t critical, but try to choose an image in which there's little importantdetail at the top; you'll want to punch a small hole near the top of the bookmark and puta tassel of yarn or ribbon through it. Suggestion: Give photo bookmarks as little extras with gift books. wweek or two later in the higher altitudes ofthe state. ‘You willfind something to taste and garden situation inthelst winners. @ Tithonia, “Fiesta del Sol.” The orange daisy flowers thrive in the summer heat. For extra delight, the blooms attract itterflies irds, sun. Wait until warm weather to plant, as Fiesta del Solis Mensitivet too cool temperatures. Plant in containers of 6- inch diameter or larger and set where youneed color in a sunny spotin the garden. The pumpkin-orange flowers will combine well with darkblue ee nacea spikes or primrose marigolds. fore, all orange Tithonia grew to 6 ee or more, but Fiesta del Solis the first dwarf Tithonia reaching only 2 or3 feet. The Park (5100 S. 2700 West) until Jan 20. SALT LAKE VALLEY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACIIITY (6030 W. 1800 South): Will accept and recycle Christmas trees from. Salt Lake County residents at no charge until Jan. 31. SANDY: Christmas trees will be collected at the following locations Jan. 3-7: @ Parks and Cemetery Shop (9120S. 700 East) Storm Mountain Park (11400 S. 1000 East) @ FlatIron Mesa Park (8600 S. 1700 East) (at the lower west parking area) plant should fiower in 12 to 15 weeks after sowing seed. @ Vinca,“Stardust Orchid.” Thesecond heat- and drought-tolerant AAS winner is a medium-size planfthat produces large orchid and white flowers for a beautiful showall season. Besidesits heat tol- Redwood Road, Jan. 3-15 (8 to 4 p.m., closed on Sundays). SOUTH VALLEY WATER RECLAMATION COMPOSTING FA- from transplanting. Savoy Express has small heads of about 2 pounds each ands its sweet flavoris excellentin salads ang. slaw. Whenusing it imthe flower groupseveral plants together for leaf: inch blooms haveorange petals and chocolate brown centers. The stems are about 12 to 15 inches long. As long-stem cut flowers they will hold up in the homefor around seven days. The plantis easy to grow from seed. When the soil temperatures have risen to about60 or 70 degrees, sow the seed in well-drained soil in full sun. If you plantin the spring, you will haveflowers in mid to late season,as it takes 90 to 100 days to bloom. @ Cosmos,“Cosmic Orange.” The Cosmos is a native of Mexico, but Cosmic Or- Will accept and recycle Christmas trees from residents at no charge (Christmas trees must be tarped and secure). West) Soccer Complex (7900 S. 4000 est) Constitution Park! (7000 S. 3200 West) WEST VALLEYCITY:Christmas trees will be collected at the following parks through Jan.18: @ Glenn Weaver Park (3650 S. 1950 West) Gree a Valley City Park (8500 S. aes Park (4310 S. 5205 cool day and night temperatures. Pods = are 4 to 4% inches long by % inch in dian net the plantto avoid diseases, Dea sun for best results. Waterthe soil ne CILITY (11600 8. U111 Higtway WEST JORDAN:Christmas trees will be collected at the following locations through Jan 16: Community Pool (6125 S. 2200 ‘ oes Big.” ItSerien is = home-garden English on ket, and Mr. anemones more flavorful than comparative peas. 5 Mr.Big also offers ah improved yield. aut a strong disease resistance. You could use vertical support for the vines, but tite: plants will grow well in bush form. Then vines grow to 3 feet, This plat prefer: small plants with waffle-like leaftexturd., are perfect in frontofthe annual or pe- > rennial garden.It has a delicious flavors» an ancient European princess, this sunflower growsto or6 feettall. The 4- to 6- trees will be collected at the curb through Jan. 7. Trees will also be colee at 195 W. Oakland Ave. until fan. 7. SOUTH JORDAN: Christmas trees will be collected behind the South Jordan Fire Station, 10758 S. will perform all season. eter. Cabbage F1, “Savoy Express.” mi - BGsocont Park (11000 S. & 200 SOUTH SALT LAKE:Christmas plants from seed indoors go they will be ready‘at planting time. This enEeea cool weather and can be planted before« the summer annuals.It is relatively disease- and pest-free. Give the Melody Pinkonly waterandfertile soil and it _ reflect light at dusk. Use the plantto increase visibility at sunset in the garden. Giveit a well-drained garden soil in full outstanding. The colors of orchid and white draw attention from a distance and ee Park (7800 S. & 1000 West) lier bloomingpiants. It generally takes erance,its long length of flowering is heading is not necessary. The haere will grow 14to 16 inches tall. I Sunflower, “Soraya.” Named after East) @ Public Works Facility (8775 S. 700 MelodyPink is easy to grow from seed or plants. Youcan start seed indoors for ear- oo periods for annuals. Prepare the soil by digging, but do not enrich it, for ryprefers a well-drained,less-fertile soil. Cosmic Orange reqtjuires aminimum of care. Plantit in patio containers and place in a sunnylocation where you need color. The cabbage is early and decorative:The and can be harvested in about 55 days = ture. i Sweet Corn Fl,“Ihdian Summer.”2: long. Whenharvested at a young stage, 7° the ears may not show the full colors. Ag» they mature,the colors become stronge®., ‘When cooked, ie caeoseee more.The seeds need to be planted wheg the soil has warmed to ab pi perigee: Set Indiansummer. degr mother .« sent cornOb by ooaye ence from any sweet corn maturity: date to isolate it. It i about 79 days front sowing seed to harvest. ts to 84 inches tall. @ PepperFi, “Blushing Beauty,” Striking pastel color combinations dist{hguish Blushing Beauty. The bell pepper; begins a pale green ar ivory color. As itx matures, it turns to a pastel pink, then = becomesa deeprosy red atthe fully ripé stage. This TAKE A BOW wee Park (4100 S. 6055 Compiled by Debbie Hummel Foundation, will provide support for Homeless Outreach Program. 278-4414 1-800-456-5192 SPLORE,a Utali-based nonprofit orghdedicated ete usrene . SER bal Seeienn is z ier=as, 2 iF it il i aaf ta ; Tino StockerOrel/The Associated Press Tum a@ favorite photo into a bookmark. O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum... Association, which promotes use of real pe trees, has further suggestions for e) tions, Usually there are three or four winners, but this year sanGferscescacene cuan@n BY RICK SAMMON HiRes Re sue 26, 1999 |
