| Show Flowers Amid Funi A profusion of brilliant color In the flower greets the visitors as they enter Lagoon In Farmington and throughout the park there are spots of vivid THE artistry of these large and small flower beds is due to Carl F. Swaner and his son F. Laddie both residents of Carl said that his Francis Rueben Swaner started his interest In flowers when the family lived in Salt Lake City while the children were THE FAMILY moved Farmington in 1919 and the elder Swaner was dener at the resort until his Carl continued his interest in flowers and gardening and was employed at the Arsenal during World War from 1936 to in this IT WAS about this time that Julian Bamberger requested Carl to come to Lagoon and take over the designing of the gardens as well as the fn following the a new group ol men took over management at the Robert Freed became Ranch president and Dean assistant Carl Swaner and Milton were also DURING the early years of Carl's he planned and planted formal type gardens which required plants to be set out each spring after they had been started in the greenhouses on the Laddie decided to join his father in this rewarding work of raising and designing these outstanding gardens for the enjoyment of all who visit the THE FLOWER beds are now more informal and use mostly Carl These men are improving the gardens each small beds tucked therein every available throughout the The m Her and flux of are used in marigolds W geraniums are profusion for K throughout from early park closes after ABOUT geraniums marigolds were planted ing the 1972 season hundreds of border cleome and other Planning ahead for the looking forward to plantings of more primroses arK to THESE early plants will be ready for vH Easter opening The men take many plants and grow plants during the in the They hybridize new strain plants when feasible unusual THE VIKING church in one of the rM flower beds is copied church which stands in days of the Vikings ol Scandinavian This church was a replica of the 1 during the win months and they are ct planning tan interesting objects to be us in the CARL SAID that plants are used for coma with the exception of the The seeds from plants will grow after y dormant for three yean more and would not i This continuous year mil endeavor of Carl and Swaner is an effort brilliant beauty in the park for the public kj |
