Show wgCi TTaJJiunZNesSpringJ Redmond Irrigation can help with your sprinkler design With Spring in the air many of us start thinking about yard work and begin to dread drag- ging hoses around to try and keep the grass green According to John Johnson at Redmond Ir- Most people feel bke spring is here when the bulbs emerge Many gardeners are familiar with crocuses daffodils and But few gardeners realize there are plants that bloom during summer months and even into fall said Utah State Universitv Cache County Extension horticulturist Cox Many of these bults have unique colorful foliage that arcompay boisterous displays of rigation there is a smarter solution "Conserv mg water is top on one's mind this year" een Johnson "and dragging is not the most efficient of watermg We recommend that people convert to an underground sprinkling system w hich conserv es water by usmg even consistent watermg patterns and watermg throughout the night when there is less states hoses method " evaporation Redmond Irrigation wTill design a system best suited to idual needs and preferences and materials can be purchased foi under 10 cents per square foot- - often times as little as six Trenching w'ould be an easv to overlap your watermg additional cost but if vou la) the and oftentimes people water cents svstem v ourself the benefits hen they are aw ake w definite!) outweigh the costs "We can't afford to w aste during the day when lev els are high " ev and these underground sprinkling sv stems keep the John Julie and Shane Johnson to can all be reached at w ater more confmed w hich is the water- answer questions Automatic kept ing pattern valves controllers pipes and boundaries and w ith the various other matenals are even watering pattern vou're on hand at their store at not wasting as much water on 225 S 300 W in Redmond so parts of ) our lawm that really you can begin ) our sprinkling inside is don t need it When you drag hoses today system it is Community Wildfire Preparedness Workshop Held in Richfield Utah Fire and State The Forestrv Division of the t of Natural Resources in Six Countv with conjunction bers of fhe growing threat of wildfire m the wildland urban interface areas Communitv olv ement is one of the most measures in preparing for a wildfire event that would threaten lives and propertv This workshop empowered the participants to begin proac-tie planning at the communitv level Local communitv meetings are being planned to engage more home and landowners m planning education and communitv based woik projects The group also learned how to Lands Association of Governments and Community Solutions held a two dav workshop in Richfield Utah The purpose of the workshop as to inform community mem- - w Mother 'i atp partner Perrenials Hanging Baskets Wood Planters Great selection of Bamboo Plants FREE Fudge with any N order over $15 Topiary with Roses! with governmental agencies to accomplish their local pnonties related to wildfire safetv Mike Melton local fire management officer lor the Div ision said MVhavemanv homes and cabins at nsk of wildfire in this area Proactiv e actions bv home owners to deal with the issues is the a enue to long term solutions " Some of the kev community members from the following areas attended Monroe and Cov e Mountam Mv toge Mountain Fast Kooshaiem Bullion SUNDAY MAY 9 2004 Annuals Planting summer bulbs adds color to your garden We can receive and send with Florist Internet! anywhere Grover Burrville Canvon Torrev Teasdale and Whispering Tines Participants of the workshop learned w'avs to creand ate a safer home property a safer community Beautiful Flower Arrangements! 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They also learned how to wildfire a communitv start-u- p in containers" Cox suggested "They look great in dumps or with flowering in combination annuals and trailing vines In planting beds group summer bulbs m naturalized drifts to concentrate splashes of color among expended perennials Most summer bulbs perform best in ball sun but a few prefer " shady garden areas Some summer bulbs are old favorites such as gladiolas dahlias and tuberous rooted begonias she said However and crocosmias color "These plants are called summer bulbs even though not all of them glow from a bulb"" cannas are also inv iting in a garsaid Cox ""The underground den Foxtail hlv and Bugle lily structure may he a bulb corm bloom early m the season w hile tuber or rhizome Most are in- cannas and crocosmia bloom digenous to South Africa South from mid- - to DeliAmerica or the Mediterranean cate autumn crocus bloom from and as such are generally not fall frost earlv up to the first hardv for our climate Digging Caladium and elephant”s tar the bulbs each fall is required to are grow n for their foliage rather keep them for subsequent than a shown’ bloom and thrive ears " m shadv locations Summer bulbs bloom over a "One of my favorite summer period of two to throe w eeks but bulbs is crocosmia which progardeners may enjov blooms for duces a striking bloom about an extended period by staggersaid Cox "Forty ing planting times she said For or more small example begin placing bulbs in flowers open along a the ground w hen planting w arm stem above foliage weather annuals and tomatoes This a is Plant a portion of the bulbs at ” that time and the remaining portion about two wet ks later "When shopping for bulbs remember said Cox that bigger is better" "laige bulbs usualh summer bulb Canna lilies give flower a tropica broad appearance beds with leaves Tlants ma) grew up to six feet tall in the summer sending up show y larger plants with more pink rose orange or scarlet Avoid bulbs that aie flow'ers that attract hummingdiseased or have soft damaged birds spots A general rule of thumb Dw'arf cultivars which are is to fertilize summer bulbs early suited to small gardens and m the season w ith a balanced on!) grow 30 inches talk fei tihzer at half strength Apply she noted The tiger flower is a second final application w hen named for its broad white yelplants are in bloom low orange or pmk petals that ’Summer bulbs may be hav e white centers w ith golden treated as annuals or can be splashes of color I low ers last overwintered indoors To overonly one day but new flowers winter cut the spent blooms open daily for two months or then let the foliage die back and more during the summer turn brown so the bulbs can tall flower stalks rise above store energy for next vear"s tall foliage flow ers Dig the bulbs and store These are only a few summer w a ith m cool dry place an ered bulbs available to adventureslightly moist peat moss Do not some gaideners Though they store bulbs in a fight plastic conrequire additional work their tainer she noted A cardboard unique colorful foliage makes box w orks w ell them well w orth the effort Cox "Dress up a patio or deck by produce flowers placing summer blooming bulbs concluded plan SAUNA 529-759- r£5 ef tw? 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