ROSE TOUR ON SUNDAY IN SAUGUS LOCAL HOME GARDENS WILL OPEN TO VISITORS.Byline: Daily News Residents are invited to stop and smell the roses Sunday as the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Rose Society hosts its annual rose garden tours at the homes of three of its members. The tour of the first garden will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the home of Ron and Akiko Strathmann, 29334 Canyon Rim Place, Canyon Country. Although the Strathmanns have grown roses for little more than two years, they have amassed more than 300 roses. The second garden on the tour is at the home of Bob and Kitty Belendez, 21133 Kingscrest Drive, Saugus, which will be open to visitors from noon to 2 p.m. The Belendezes have more than 350 roses of all types - the highlight of their yard is a swimming pool with a natural rock waterfall and rose motif. The third garden, open from 2 to 4 p.m., is at the home of Charles and Susan Maness, 28316 Contessa Ave., Saugus, where visitors are welcomed through a front-gate arch covered with the red roses of two Altissimo Al`tis´si`mo n. 1. (Mus.) The part or notes situated above F in alt. Adj. 1. altissimo - very high high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency climbers This list of climbers includes both mountaineers and rock climbers, since many (though not all) climbers engage in both types of activities. The list also includes boulderers and ice climbers. . The Manesses' garden features their collection of about 160 roses. Each garden is set in a beautiful landscape, with many types and colors of roses in bloom - hybrid teas hybrid tea n. Any of a class of cultivated hybrid roses originally developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted especially for their long-stemmed flowers in a wide range of strong colors and for their extended blooming season. , floribundas, miniatures, shrubs, climbers and antique roses. Many roses in the collections are rare or unique, while others are the very newest on the market today. The purpose of the garden tours open to the public is to show how roses can be grown to perfection Adv. 1. to perfection - in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" just right, to a T, to the letter in a home garden. Consulting rosarians will be available to answer any questions on how to grow roses. The tour is free, refreshments re·fresh·ment n. 1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed. 2. Something, such as food or drink, that refreshes. 3. refreshments A snack or light meal and drinks. will be served, and cameras are welcome. For directions to any of the tour locations, visit the Rose Society's Web site at www.scvrs.homestead.com or call Belendez at (661) 296-5033. |
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