Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-06-15
Notes On The
Gorden Tour
OF Two Towns
Ry Marion Williams

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Paul al the home Of Laura Oliver
who displayed a beautiful split
leaf phileadendron and a lovely
blazing rose climber,
Ann Mann and hubby who plan
ned the tour had several fine fruit
trees and a beautiful hedge OF
peonies and lilacs. Thelma Mann
and her husband had a very neat
front and back yard and grew
large blue and yellow irisos, the
yellow yarrow, wild flower !
| admired was beautiful.
Leaving st Paul we cnpoyed a
very scenic drive back to Mime
apoliS, and noticed Oriental
poppies, and irises and llacs along
the way.
Glorine kassett had beautiful
huttercup and lovely iris garden,
Mae Marshall displayed a we'll
planned perennial garden, l liked
the clever idea Of the light bulb
Mae used 10 keep rabbits away,
Marion Williams speciality this
year is her bird bath scheme OF
csnnas. salavias, InbeliaS, dusty.
mlllers and yellow colcus and two
beautiful flamingos 90 match bird
bath
Ivy Masscngill the Minneapolis
rose lady had "a well planned front
and back yard display of beautiful
flowers Matte Conners In her
lovely California style home In
having a professional landscaping
job which liz very lovely,
2erhna Bradley has a very neat
front and back yard, beautiful
sedum, healthy grape vine and
rhubarb plants
Estclle Sims has picture
pretty yard with beautiful flowers
OF every kind, a gorgeous patio
with barbecue pit
Lucille Shivcrs displayed
wellplanncd vegetable and flower
garden, and such lovely hybrid
irises. Theresa Granger showed
her beautiful rose and green patio
surrounded by colorftIl summer an
nuals. Gladys Dixon has nice
vegetable garden, She is a lovely
newcomer To our fair cities Eu-
nice Aston showed her lovely veg.
etable garden and beautiful f1r
tree. Bonita Nellie has n beautiful
white Towering bride bush and
several healthy peony bushes.
vern Lucas. a carefully planned
yard. a beautiful plant called
Geum, a member Of the Dolphin
ium family. the prettiest coral.
bells. lovely oriental poppiea and
several tuberourbegonia plants,
Alice Webster has a scallopod
arrangement around her back
yard OF pretty ANIMALS and per-
enialS, n Towering plum tree. a
new hedge planted in the front
Hazel Clark. true gardner.
displays her garden beauty from
A Ia Y, has truly beautiful and
picture pretty yard
Whsle White. the president Of
the Garden Club. displayed
beautiful foliage arrangement a
round the barbecue pit, and ex-
trcmely neat front and back lawn,
and many, many lovely flowers
Florence Cassius. whose yard II
a picture Of beauty from early
spring to late fall displayed
number Of perennisls and ANIMALS.
all IN n coiorful rainbow scheme
Helen Thomas displayed a most
beautiful hybrid iris arrangement
with pretty white Canadian vioIcts
a pretty annual garden surround
ing her new garage
Cord"iis Ashley exhibited n
beautiful lawn and tulip garden.
lovely Iceland peoples and mum
erous arrays Of summer ANIMALS
Daniel Russell who has the most
beautiful crop 81 lawn grass has
won many prizes. Tho pcrenniRls
rock garden surrounded with
beautiful Wild ferns and candle
lilies, n thing 10 remember with
thick TUFTS of Iilaos. hedge. and y
wonderful string bean garden.
The Carl WatHon's home. always
an enjoyable place 'n 20 for gar /.
den beauty. displayed beautiful
rcd and whit" lilies IN their green .
hnuse and also tomato plants .
They also had five rose trees ap.
~ African wolrta of .
various kinds beautiful irfs
garden and q wonderful vegetable
garden
AFTER the very interesting and
ieHghtful tour. the members en-
Ioyed a fine luncheon ~ CaR3ius
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