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Show hands toehiM those he wc- Maind ff city flowers f few i 1 ' fv' 1 fvh rl 1 v - 7f " i T i r ' C k l- yMtw r Sf -: : &? 3 N J & 1 jCJkZ VLr aVi yw-Cjfe.'Vjr 4 i1?: J n the -J :ELLA WALKER flower plants do you xor;;..-e in the city's flower ' ' ' jmmer? elieve 13,650? who I guess could be ine (-x 'ficial city gardener, lonc c: now many plants he ces 'ith the help of his son, , .. sr family members. :k A'-ked for the city doing Idjji'-ris for about five or six )ther ;:3 used to do everything ! south entrance to the s time and temperature se e' " low he does it all. gardens at the west oirs ie city, at the Old Bell Recreation and Com-;rs, Com-;rs, the city complex, eek Park, the J. C. ill under his care, ous flowers and the ; have brought raves ...nmunity this year and m"id about that. -d how he figures out ge the flowers he said, ble, 't plant things in a and that is kind of my hen p.oo-" with a base color and id of like painting. Paul ..L p color of plant in an ' t he likes and then adds . rljprs one at a time. ' rs the flowers in -le tries to purchase all I f from local growers. He -J his own greenhouse, but rpffiymore and that kind of Tjie motivation to do this Q3city- .ised on a farm and has ctT involved with growing he had to do a lot of this year on the plants rft had a tendency to grow fj.ys plants the flowers on yjay weekend. Earlier in Cias soon as the weather Aj prepares the soil. He has j B to where it is very good. ' I s son begin work on the m ens early in the morning Tad work on it again in the Ajie flowers are weeded J?jid watered almost every Jk there are always things About such as hail, too and bugs. A particular orries about is the spider J can destroy the flowers days. ryie day Paul works for the orrections at the prison, ministration there. After 1 rather a hostile en- all day, he enjoys the y working with the flowers Jailer work. spiced if he hated to see the f e in the fall, Paul said, 4se it is just the end of one ,K id the beginning of li'V that it takes almost as ye to clean up the summers, sum-mers, take out the bulbs fflf the spring bulbs, as it Jthe planting in the spring. (orite flowers are the md marigolds. He likes 4 low and burgundy colors ,ind thinks they are good 'V Paul Giles is in the midst of doing cuttings at the south entrance to the city, one of the many lovely flower gardens he cares for in the citv. basic colors to start with. The petunias and marigolds do well in our environment and our seasons, he added. When you work in such beautiful surroundings can you have a favorite? Paul says he does. He likes the west entrance to the city the best. He calls it Shorty's Garden in honor of Harvey (Shorty) Danielsen who died last Nov. Paul says the plants down there are bigger than at any of the other locations. He has had to do a lot of cuttings there this year because of the growth. Another thing Paul has noticed is that people are more respectful of the flowers now than they used to be. They do not walk their horses through them or toss their beer cans into the gardens any more. People honk at him when they see him r working in the flower gardens, complimenting him on the beauty he is creating. He said a couple of cars ended up in collisions because the drivers were admiring the flowers so much. He noted that it makes him feel good when people compliment the city or him about how pretty the flowers are. Paul and his son, Deon, who do most of the work on the gardens, say that it is a lot of fun and they enjoy being out in the fresh air. They feel it is healthful. Paul expressed his appreciation to Bill Hoglund, superintendent of Parks, who has worked so well with him over the years. They work out a budget together. Paul explains to Bill what he would like to do and then Bill lets him go to it. He said that Bill, Doug Bezzant and Deon, along with his family are the best support system he could possible have. Paul said that doing the flowers is more than just a job. You have to put creativity into it and lots of extra effort. He added that Deon makes a big creative contribution to the projects. Never having been stung by a bee, Paul said it is because the bees know that he is a friend to the flowers so they leave him alone. When he gels a free minute, Paul likes to hunt and fish. Huntingis his best hobby. He also likes football and soccer. Paul stated that Pleasant Grove is a nice place. He likes to keep a counter balance and he likes to be a little bit competitive in the flower work. He wants Pleasant Grove's entrances to look better than those of other cities around, and they do. |