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Moments In Time: Ornamental Gardens
Creation of an extraordinary ornamental garden—one that pulls you to walk through its path—requires evaluation. What captures the attention? What creates the aesthetic intrigue? An artist or landscape designer follows steps to achieve a balance of interest sometimes so ingrained they defy explanation. But here is an attempt towards explanation. To cultivate a garden that even occasionally reveals a show-stopping design calls for a knack in combining elements. For me there’s this creative flash that empowers me and I’m lost for hours rearranging what I imagine may prove to be one of those combos. Of course its not pre-planned for me although there is a diary around that does have notations for sometimes the flash occurs when I can’t possibly drop everything and garden!.
The Heyser Way: Make Quince Jelly
In the Fall, we often have a fruit which brings this question from most of our customers, “What is this?” When we tell them they then ask, “What do you do with them?” Make Quince Jelly!
“This is a very old recipe and the product is considered a great delicacy. Collect the quinces from the Japonica bush - Japanese Quince- very late in the season, just before frost.
Flower Carpet Rose:
In the 1990 annual report of the All Deutschland Rose Testers (ADR) in Germany, only one rose was judged to be worthy of their prestigious “ADR Rose” award: The ground cover rose Flower Carpet Pink, var. Noatraum, by Werner Noack.
The world’s most rigorous and stringently monitored rose trials proved to be as tough on competitors from around the world as ever. Of the 43 different roses evaluated, 42 failed to score the 75 points needed to win an ADR award. However, not only was Flower Carpet singled out for honors, it achieved the highest score ever for natural disease resistance compared to all other roses ever tested.
Growing Roses in Containers:
Choose containers made of wood or of unglazed ceramic, because they can “breathe” and stay cooler than metal or plastic containers. The pot must have drainage holes, and be large enough to comfortably accommodate the plant’s roots. For miniatures or the smaller shrub varieties, a container 10 to 12 inches in diameter and 12 to 14 inches deep will generally suffice. For hybrid teas and floribundas, we recommend containers at least 16 inches in diameter and 16 to 18 inches deep.
