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Coquitlam calling on local gardeners to add yellow for national campaign - The Tri-City News

Coquitlam Munch "Visit Austin Heights to enjoy and take home samples from the edible flower, herb and vegetable planters maintained by area businesses." Volunteer "Support local not-for-profit organizations that are struggling through the pandemic by volunteering your time and talents. Through its Community Support and Recovery Program, the city has set up a Community Volunteer Support Hub to connect volunteers with groups needing help." CoquitlamSPIRIT "Check out this free online library of ideas and resources to stay active, healthy and connected.  HOW "HOPE IS GROWING" WORKS After you add some yellow to your garden, take a photo(s), share it on social media platforms and use the following hashtags: #Coquitlam #hopesigrowing Then, residents are asked to register their display on the Hope is Growing campaign website for a chance to win some prizes up for grabs. The city of Coquitlam may also feature your photo(s) at a later date on its respective pages. Additionally, the city plans to plant its own Hope Gardens, but is looking for volunteers to help its staff with adding yellow to locations like Town Centre Park, the Inspiration Garden, the Poirier Library and the High Street pop-up park. Interested residents are encouraged to visit the Park Spark page of the city of Coquitlam's website for more information. Adblock test (Why?)... https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/got-a-yellow-thumb-coquitlam-asking-gardeners-to-plant-international-colour-of-hope-for-annual-campaign-3907869

New shrub rose hybrids are easy to care for, easy to love - Texarkana Gazette

Michael Marriott, technical manager and senior rosarian for David Austin Limited of Albrighton, England, about the many emerging shrub rose varieties. Shrub roses, also labeled landscaping or groundcover roses, blend a diverse mix of old-rose varieties with modern roses to capture the best qualities of each, including fragrance, flowering styles, colors and growth habits. They're bred for garden performance rather than plant perfection, converting many rose contrarians into vocal rosarians, Marriott said. "There are certainly plenty of hesitant gardeners who mistakenly think all roses will be finicky and hard to grow—but I'd say they're decreasing in number," Marriott said. Early landscape designers frequently recommended that roses be concentrated only in rose gardens, in the process creating a monoculture conducive to pests and diseases. Now they're integrating roses into mixed borders where companion plants surround roses to the benefit of all, Marriott said. Despite longstanding perceptions, rose growing isn't a specialty particular to older or more affluent gardeners, said Chris VanCleave, a banker and rose advocate from Helena, Ala., who has a wide following on the garden lecture circuit and his "Redneck Rosarian" website. Regardless of where you are or who you are, there's a rose just for you, he said. "Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennial generation... http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/features/story/2019/may/25/new-shrub-rose-hybrids-are-easy-care-easy-love/780323/

Weekend Guide: Christmas Edition

Ring of Fire.” The lineup includes Sara Petite, winner of the prestigious 2012 Chris Austin songwriting contest at Merlefest. Cash’d Out Christmas will channel the spirit and legacy of Johnny Cash, as authentically as possible, while the Suspicious Minds band pays tribute to the Vegas style of Elvis Presley. The lead singer Todd N. Torres sounds remarkably like the “King.” All of the performers are based in San Diego. Only people age 21 and up may attend. Doors open at 9 p.m. and tickets range from $20 to $22. The event is located at 143 S. Cedros Ave in Solana Beach. The San Diego Botanic Garden is awash in lights at night. Photo by Rachel Cobb Garden of Lights Explore the Garden of Lights at San Diego’s Botanic fields the day after Christmas. Over 125,000 glittering lights illuminate an assortment of beautiful trees, flowers and shrubbery. Based in Encinitas, this urban oasis of sparkling flora extends across 37 acres of land. There’s always perfect weather for a sleigh ride together in an authentic horse-drawn wagon at the Garden of Lights. The evening includes activities for every member of the family, such as holiday crafts, spin art, marshmallow roasting, hot mulled wine and a nutcracker display. Leonard Patton will perform on Saturday evening and the Janet Hammer Trip will play “Rhythm Express – Holiday Fun!” for Sunday evening. The Botanic Gardens reopen the day after Christmas from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and are located at 230 Quail Gardens Dr in Encinitas. Tickets cost $14 for adults, $10 for students and active military members, and $8 for children between ages of 3 and 12. Children age 2 and below are granted free admission. Parking costs $2. See driving instructions here. Balboa Park Centennial Vintage Dance Celebrate Christmas weekend the old-fashioned, post-Victorian era way. Ballroom dance your way through time into 1915 and the subsequent Jazz age with Waltz & Such. This vintage dance group will finish off the centennial celebration with two full days of workshops, that allow you to time travel into another century with social dancing. It all takes place at the Balboa Park Club, still decked out in December lights, on a 100-year-old, wooden dance floor. The 1915 Ball and the Jazz Age Tea dance will both feature live music which transport the different dance styles into their respective time periods. On Saturday, the Heliotrope Orchestra will play musical segments that encourage guests to Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz and Polka. On Sunday, the Tea Dance will em... http://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/12/25/weekend-guide-christmas-edition/