ROSING TO OCCASION PUBLIC INVITED TO ENJOY GRAND COLOR, FRAGRANCE.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer NEWHALL - Suzy Miladin spends about 10 hours a week babying the magnificent rose blooms that flourish in her Placerita Canyon yard. With their brilliant yellows, the Jean Giono Jean Giono (March 30, 1895 – October 8, 1970) was a French author renowned for his works of fiction set in the Provence region of France. He was born and lived for many years in Manosque, Haute Provence. and Golden Celebration are her favorites among her 125 rose bushes. On Sunday, the public is invited to see her garden and that of George and Karen Gubert in 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's annual tour. ``They just need a couple of more days to really open up,'' Miladin said about her rosebuds Thursday. ``They should be perfect by the weekend.'' On one-half acre in the canyon, Suzy and Jeff Miladin have surrounded themselves with dozens of hybrid tea 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. roses, shrubs and old garden roses. The roses are blended with cactus and succulents for a Southwestern flavor. Highlighting the garden is a collection of antique roses, a dark-red floribunda flo·ri·bun·da n. Any of several hybrid roses bearing numerous single or double flowers. [New Latin fl and climbing roses of various colors. Beautifully hiding an eyesore eye·sore n. Something, such as a distressed building, that is unpleasant or offensive to view. eyesore Noun something very ugly Noun 1. , climbing roses and long canes cover a drainage ditch along the fence line, but allow the ditch to function. The Guberts also have opened their Saugus garden for the tour. Although the rose garden is just a year old, Karen Gubert has several hundred roses - antiques, shrubs, a large collection of polyanthas and miniatures. She has installed several arches and obelisks where roses eventually will grow. Her favorites have such names as Mothersday and Gabrielle Privat, and she has blooms of unusual colors and equally colorful names, including Distant Drums, George Burns Noun 1. George Burns - United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) Burns, Nathan Birnbaum , Betty Boop and Carrot Top. Those who attend the tour are invited to bring their cameras and are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes and sun hats. Patricia Farrell Aidem, (661) 257-5251 pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO Free rose garden tours will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the home of Suzy and Jeff Miladin, 22211 Palomino Palomino Colour type of horse distinguished by its cream, yellow, or gold coat and a white or silver mane. It is popular in pleasure and parade classes. Palominos may conform to the breed types of several light breeds, including the Arabian horse and the American Quarter Horse. Way, Newhall; and from noon to 3 p.m. at the home of George and Karen Gubert, 22374 Homestead Place, Saugus. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Suzy Miladin stands among her magnificent roses likely to be at their spring peak Sunday for the Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society's free annual tour. Below, a honeybee honeybee Broadly, any bee that makes honey (any insect of the tribe Apini, family Apidae); more strictly, one of the four species constituting the genus Apis. The term is usually applied to one species, the domestic honeybee (A. arrives early for the colorful occasion. (3 -- color) Rainbow's End roses climb toward the sky in Jeff and Suzy Miladin's rose garden, one of two in the Santa Clarita Valley to be open to the public Sunday. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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