20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 13,1971 Philadelphia Flower and Garden Show Draws Local Persons Bv Mrs Charles McSparran Farm Feature Writer The Philadelphia Flower and Caiden Show, nuclei the man agement of the Penns\l\ama Hoiticultuial Socict' Philadelphia Civic Centei. at tracted thousands of tlowei Icveis fiom fai and neai tins week Mam Lancastei Countians tiavelled by bus loads and cai loads to see the fine displays As one descended the escala tor into the laige auditoiium it was like entenng nuo a magical spungtime with the spnng flowenng tiees and shrubs all abloom It was as if the coloiful tulips, daffodils and hyacinths weie trying 'o outdo the Uillei bloom ing pl3l l >-i And the mingled fragiance of sweet smelling loses Eastei liheo, Lhes of the valley, carna tions and gaidemas peimeated the whole atmospheie Exhibiting weie nuisenes, One of the breathtaking exhibits done by a Philadelphia ilonst featured many gorgeous arrangements centered with a cherub fountain under a white wrought iron cupola. A small portion ol IV Southeastern garet Patterson, Leacock, taking in the Pennsylvania Orchid S-c J:'s topical sights, setting with a countj xWan, ILss Mar- flousts, garden clubs, horticul turists pm ate gaidens and commeicial garden centers as well as commercial garden sup ply companies Piobably the most outstanding fcatme of the show was the btautitul anay of orchid vai ictics Many weie giowmg in tiopical wooded and moist atmospheics in the Large shade tiees, hanging vines moss coveied rocks, fallen tiee limbs and upiooled weather ed stumps and dead leaves were being watered by leahstic watei- Llls and lent themsehes to the n, luk 1 .cene deseit scene with soveial VaKcLes of cactuses and re mains of the coveied wagon days embedded in sand took you to Ihe fai west foi a moment African violets (f cvciy coloi and desci iption wme in piofu sion They could be purchased m the commercial stands as well a° cut floweis, oichid corsages and deseit and dried floweis Some of the most colorful Burpee’s mangold garden was one of toe largest and most colorful exhibits flowers weie laige mangolds feet tall It also had the me in the fall and a Chnstmas trip loses, Übeious begonias, an- wild orchids, mounted foxes and and sometimes an extra trip thenum, ranunculus, gloxinias, wild ducks Sound effects of nnp thpv arp seekin<J tulips, daffodils, azaleas, ihodo- buds in the tree tops added to if they can get dendion and lilies Die atmospheie state appioval is to plant and Theie weie many beautiful The tarm was biought into the care f o i an herb garden at the anangements and houseplants pictuie with a faim scene oi a p lo beit Fulton bnthplace Dned floweis weie used m mmiatuie led bain and a Jersev some anangements and in pic- cow an( j ca jf an( j a white ewe This club was organized in tines and i am b fenced in with a white 1937 and has 25 members Mrs. The Delawaie Valley College, board fence and a colorful land Doylestown, had a large and in- scape of lanunculus t resting exhibit of herbs A peacock was in one exhibit Penn State Univeisity had a to lend his coloi Bird houses tempoiary gieen house display- and bird feedeis made tiom ed and plans foi diffeient types cocoanut shells were there of gieenhouses There was a vegetable garden Garden scenes weie replete wlth lu sh gieen lettuce, parsley, v ith full grown shade and iloW- -scallions etc growing in another enng tiees, gieen grass, shiub- exhibit bery, floweis. stone and wooden Allied Florists gave demon walls, fountains and pools, stiations entitled “Introduction bridges, quiet paths, a patio to BonsaT’ and “Fun With with a barbecue pit, wiought Ploweis” Some interesting non furmtiue and wooden hints foi flowex airangmg were benches thrown out as well as sugges- One outstanding scene mclud- tKms fOl f tools t 0 use 111 the ai ' r,r ' an old weathered concrete ian § ements chimney which was about 20 Some hints weie to cut the stems of fresh tiowers on a slant put in a vase of waim watei, remove leaves below the watei line and wash containers altei each use with plenty ol soap and watei A half teaspoon of umelmed or blown sugai can be added to. water in the vase. instead ol aspum as some people do, keep in a cool p'ace especially over night and out of sunlight in dav-i time as some floweis such as j tulips tum toward the light and I actuallv glow in the water | They advised not to place cut! floweis upon a television set as ■ a certain amount of heat is j geneiated fiom the set and this i tends to wilt the floweis and I they will not last as long It was stated that most of the commeicial oichids used for! corsages are giown in New Jei-| sey This excludes the little oichids grown in Hawaii Most of the African violetsi sold in this area aie grown in Etteis, northern York County,! lust east of loute 83 The Drumore Flowei Club was one group that took a bus load to the flower show Theie weie 46 in the gioup, mostly from the southern end of the county They have been attend ing for about 25 years This club takes at least four tups a year, one in May one Clayton Wiley, Peach Bottom, is 3ust completing a two year term as its president. iiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiii(iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilt:u For Your Spring Fencing Needs | Carload of Wire Field Fencing Also Ho£ Sheep & Poultry Fencing, Barb Wire, Welded Turkey Wire, Netting, Posts, Metal Gates, etc Buy now and get the early spung puce until April Ist Ex tra allowance on large ordeis Let us quote vou on your re quuements Fiee dehveiy in the aiea TOBACCO ALSO TOBACCO SEED MOTH BALLS for Insect -Control W.L Zimmerman & Sons DEPT. 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