Medford mail tribune., May 05, 1957, Image 15

Medford
Tribune
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1957
Blossoms of Springtime
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Mrs. A. O. Floyd; 505 South Keeneway a'rive, has
been nominated for the presidency of the Ore
gon Federation of Garden clubs. Mrs. Floyd Is
shown here in her garden with one of her rhodo
dendron plants which began to bloom last week.
By Olive Starcher
April and May are flower months in the Rogue river valley.
The warm spring days bring out the great wealth of color in
parks and gardens, and for the flower lover, it is a time of
deep pleasure and enjoyment.
The ornamental fruit trees provide splashes of color In
April, and of much beauty are the various magnolias, with
their more delicate coloring of creamy lavender shading into
mauves and purples. April also finds the daffodils and narcissi
blossoming, and rockeries are filled with bright yellow and
othe lavish spring color.
Almost every spring garden has clumps or beds of tulips,
primroses and pansies, and April-May also brings the beauty
of azaleas, rhododendron, lilacs, and early roses.
These months are popular for the flower shows of garden
clubs, and two are planned for early May. Phoenix Garden
club will hold its annual spring flower show today from 1 to
8 p.m. in Phoenix Community hall, and Central Point Garden
club will hold the 11th annual flower show in Central Point
Grange hall May 8 from 2 to 9 p.m. The Central Point show
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One of the most beautiful and extensive gardens In the valley Is that of Hanleylands, home of
Mrs. E. B. Hanley and her daughter, Mrs. Hanley Heffernan, Ross lane. The long driveway
is bordered with Sekiyama pink Japanese flowering cherries which are a spectacular sight ot
the height of bloom. The garden also has several hundred lilacs, one of the most complete lilac
collections of any private garden in the west. Many garden clubs and groups of friends are
invited to tour Hanleylands when the cherries and lilacs are in bloom.
In addition to the large plantings of Japanese flowering cherries, lilacs and magnolias to be found
at Hanleylands, the garden this year has many beds and groupings of tulips. Pictured here is a
plonting of bright yellow tulips of the Golden Lantern variety. In another part of the garden these
flowers were growing in beds which had as a background small evergreen trees which provided an
excellent contrast to the glowing color of the tulips. ;
. An effective planting at Hanleylands this spring was a border
of blue forget-me-nots with, pink lily flowering tulips provid
ing contrast in height and color. These newer-type tulips have
pointed petals and when open the blossom Is much like that
of a large lily.
In recent years many Medford gardeners have been drawn to the
beauty of the tre peony. This specimen with magnificent large
blossoms of delicate mauve pink was photographed in the garden
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ruhl, 2404 East Main street. The plant
is flourishing in a spot with a southeast exposure where there it
afternoon shade, although many gardeners grow them in full sun.
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This pink rhododendron, named Mrs. G. W. Leak, Is part of a plant
ing in the garden of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Orr, Old Military road.
The house and garden have a 'natural woodland setting and the
Orrs ore restricting their plantings to material which blends well
with the native shrubs and trees. In some areas wild flowers grow
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Mrs. John Holmer, chairman of the spring lower show which Central, Point Garden club
will hold May 8, is shown here with a section of her extensive rock garden which has
masses of color in late April. Rock daphne, candy tuft, alyssum, aubrietia and creeping
phlox are to be found in the rockery, as welj as many other flowers and plants. Monday
Mrs. Holmer had scores of tulips in bloom, although the hot weather over the week end
had somewhat dimmed their beauty. Since the Holmer garden on Old Stage road ii new
and there are no large trees, a lath house was constructed under which shade-loving
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