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Show | KS | BE A WEDNESDAY,APRIL 19, 2006 UFE & STYLE EDITOR| Elyssa Andrus « 344-2553 - eandrus@heraldextra.com Heavenly deals: | guess it's about time | write about something seri, ous. You know, a complex, multifaceted issue, like religious tolerance. Remember the interaction between McDon- ald's and Burger King on opposite comers ofState and Center streets in Orem? McDonald's is keeping up the battle and reaching out to Utah + Valley's Catholics « at the same time. Their sign nowsays, “Lent LJ Special, Fish Sandwich 2 for $3.20." A managerat that McDonald's said there are people every 5 a day whoorder s the Lent Special. That makes sense, because i recent study figures estimate 4 percentof Utah to be Roman Catholic; so if youdivide 4 per- | cent of Orem's joel M. \ PLD joel erner, me a ;. Growing a cutting ntil about a hundred yearsago,oneof the = important areasof any large garden was thecutting garden, where flowers were planted to be harvested, like a crop, and takeninside fordisplay. Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post thoughthaving cut flowers in her houseat i, garden outside can " 7 make your inside additions to a bouquet, and herbs such as rose- 88,000residents between the vegetables,such as artichokes, are beautiful in Orem,that's Sih" seesmin auilavencer can rake a arrangementsmell as good asit looks. Some ture restaurants in themselves and lookgreatin big, bountiful ar- 880 Catholics rangements. Don't forget trees and shrubs. Branchesof per McDonald's. Ofcourse,the flowering fo such as crab apple, cherry and people ordering dogwood look stunningin vases.Lilac, crape myrtle, pussy willow, hydrangea and peony Weeindmak comerangst wih the Lent Special might not all be queathed Hillwood, her Washingtonestate, to other flowers. Trailing vines such as vinca and might befish a play. The gardens at Hillwood continueto grow dogwood and HarryLauder’s Walking Stick what would R flowers focarrangervents ee (Corylusavellana “Contorta”) add structureeee itgcwaStorer teeensete SPACES DIOSSOM. the Smithsonian Institution in 1973, she stipulated that fresh flowers should alwaysbe ondisSpurred el tha ivy can add a graceful touchto a flower arrangement. Attractive twigs, such as red-twig by garden andlifestyle magazines lovers. But imagine happenif lo- interest to bouquets. andtelevision garden shows,from Martha Stewart to HGTV, the cutting garden seems to be on track for a revival. Cutting gardensshouldinclude a minimum of three types ofplant forms. They are defined by their shapes:spires for height and architectural Cutting gardens are associated with grand homes, butit isn't necessary to have acres of space or a:staff of two dozen to create a space properties(liatris, gladiolus, salvi: focus (Toses, peonies, marigolds); lacyforfiller (ferns, baby’s breath, dill). Foliage and orna- cal businesses reachedoutto Utah Valley's LDSresidents . {an estimated 88 percentof the population). for flowersto cut. You can havea cutting garden in a space as small as 15 square feet. Andif mentalgrasses, such as moor grass (Molinia sp.), blue gramagrass (Bouteloua gracilis) or For example, Starbucks could it's properly sited and planted, you can have a blue switch grass (Panicum virgatum) will add offer a Word of wonderfulvariety of plants that will bring the glorious outdoorsinside throughout the growing season. Requirements are simple: sun, a generous portion of organic material (one part compost to twoparts nativesoil), irrigation and good texture to an arrangement. A diagram will help you plot a separate cutting garden for continuous flowers. Label three columnswith the shapes you wishto grow. List plants in each column,labeling them according to their seasonofinterest or blooming times. WisdomSpecial: two-for-one hot chocolates.If it were me, I'd make customersaskfor the i The trick is to have flowers constantly in pear as early as late winter, and are great mate- Special, not loom. You can use a mix of annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees to produce ornamental foliage, flowers and stems year round. Theprinciple that makesit easier is that the gardendoesn’t haveto be an extensivelandscape planwith carefully designed splashes of rial for cut flowers. Decide what flowers you wantto see in your house,andfill them in on the chart based on the generaltime they flower. Some,such as marigolds,will be in almost every month, while others, such as daffodils, make an early appear- two-for-one hot chocolates. Andif the special was available after the priesthood color andintricate planting. Its purpose is ut! tarian, ance anda swift departure. Use garden catalogs, a plant encyclopedia or session of Octobergeneral A cutting garden can be beautiful, but it can also be hidden behind a fence. Cover the fence advice from yourlocal garden centerto fill in the rest. Keep in mindthatthe best cutting flow- ‘conference? The line would be drainage. Spring-fl6wering trees, shrubs and bulbs can ap- with vines such as sweet peas and clematis, and they can add to your floral displays. Dis- guise cutting flowers byinter-planting them in a vegetable garden;in the mannerof a French kitchen garden.In fact, your vegetable garden can contribute to your cutting garden. Frilly plants such as dill and culinary sage are great ‘SANDRA LEAVITT LERNER/Washington Post In the cutting garden, flowers are planted to be harvested, like a crop, and taken Word of Wisdom i ers are strong, easy growers, taller varieties (notshort beddingplants) that are long bloom- unbelievable. There's only ing and have a wide rangeofcolors.If you're trying to make your gardenlookinteresting, mix up the colors and interspersetaller flowers twoStarbucks coffee shops in thevalley, so 88 inside for display. Chrysanthemums are a good cutflowerfor thefall: percent of Utah See FLOWERS, B6 Valley's males divided by the two restaurants * ‘ s is.... cary the 1 about 68,000 ei Mormonguys perStarbucks, LE aati eer Sareea = ee Bh oar That's more than would fit in LaVell Edwards eS ® g owing \ away stress: le More z Women drawn to gun cubs Z ‘ Danielle Samaniego service division. She referred spe- CONTRA COSTA TIMES cifically to the Womenon Target Call it a post-Sept. 11 thing ora bondingthing. Laura Nicoli calls it stress relief. “You can go back to workthe next day andnot want to shoot anyone,” the Rodeo,Calif., resident said through an infectious laugh. Nicoli is one of many women making their way to the gun rangesas rifle associations and gun clubs make.efforts to cater to. the rising demographic. “We've really|had aphenomenal 4M DAVIS/Arizona Daily Star growthpattern,” said Mary Sue Debbie Ferns shoots her Remington Model1100 12 gauge shotgun during practice at the Pima Pistol Club Faulkner, director of theNe National rangein Tuscon, Ariz.. Rifle Association’s community Stadium. Single is would be more than 12 miles Se Jong, incidental- tance between the two Utah Valley Starbucks locations. So maybe program,which has grown from 500 participants in 1999 to 5,600 last year. Onethingis clear — this isn't your grandfather's gun scene. At places like the Martinez Gun Club in Martinez, Calif., family night on Wednesdays offers dinner and shooting. The Women on Target program is just one of severalsteps the that's why McDonald's chose to offer the Lent Special, | bet Burger King. said, “Fine, we'll offer an LDS discount," but then backed down after considering the logistics of NRA has madeto handle women’s catering to Utah interests. Its Website offers a Women’s Programs page for seminarsin areas likeself-protection and other female-specific hunting Valley's 270,000 | Mormons. Hey, you win some, | you lose some. — Logan See GUNS, B2 Molyneux |