SHE PROMISED HERSELF A ROSE GARDEN WHEN SHE'S NOT DISPENSING MOTHERLY ADVICE ON `THAT '70S SHOW,' DEBRA JO RUPP IS TALKING TO HER ROSES.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Staff Writer On TV, Debra Jo Rupp Debra Jo Rupp (born February 24, 1951) is an American television actress perhaps best known for her role as Kitty Forman on the sitcom That '70s Show from 1998 to 2006. She is a natural actor as opposed to a method actor. is the high-strung mom trying to keep the family together on Fox's ``That '70s Show That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenagers living in Point Place, Wisconsin, a fictional suburb of either Kenosha or Green Bay<ref name="That'70sShowFAQs"/> from May 17, 1976 to December 31, 1979. .'' At home, she's a laid-back lady of leisure who likes to talk to Cary Grant Noun 1. Cary Grant - United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) Grant . Well, actually, the orange-and-yellow rose named for the late actor. ``Yeah, it's just me and Cary Grant,'' she says with a chuckle, as she puts one of the colorful roses behind her ear. ``I've never seen another one like it, and I don't get a lot of blooms, so I don't cut them. Instead, I just lay in the pool (on a rose-print float) and look at them.'' The Glendale-born actress says she's not as neurotic as her characters, but she does admit to talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to her roses - and also her pet silky terriers McCallister and McPheeters - while gardening. ``It's my morning ritual, and it prepares me for work,'' she explains. The veteran of several failed TV sitcoms, Rupp confides that if it weren't for the success of ``That '70s Show,'' which Fox just renewed for the fall season, she wouldn't have a rose garden. ``I'd been living in apartments for years, and every time I started to buy a home, one of my series would get canceled. ... So finally I've got a home and a rose garden, even if it is small,'' says the actress during a recent interview at her ranch-style home in Studio City. Rupp is seen weekly on Fox TV's popular sitcom as the endearingly sweet but stressed-out mom living in suburban Wisconsin in 1977. The season finale of ``That '70s Show'' airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Rupp also lends her voice to Disney's Saturday morning animated series ``Teacher's Pet'' on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. as school teacher Mrs. Helperman. A familiar face on numerous TV shows, Rupp played Phoebe's ditsy dit·sy also dit·zy adj. dit·si·er also dit·zi·er, dit·si·est also dit·zi·est Slang Eccentric or scatterbrained: "Needless to say, this ditsy crew succeeds in spite of itself" sister-in-law on ``Friends'' and Jerry's booking agent Noun 1. booking agent - someone who engages a person or company for performances booker agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations impresario, promoter, showman - a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments on ``Seinfeld.'' Laughing as she pulls off her gardening gloves and takes a cookie-and- iced-tea break in her garden of gardenias, camellias, jasmine and roses, Rupp sums up her TV career by calling herself the ``queen of the neurotics,'' then adds, ``Kitty is my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. role because the show is about my era, when I graduated from college, and I feel comfortable with her.'' Then she starts introducing some of her roses by name, pointing out Passion, a sturdy rose bush with huge red blooms, and then snips a coral-colored rose called Spice Twice and inhales. ``A really pretty fragrance,'' she says, before pointing to a pale lavender rose called Sterling. ``I just love Sterling roses, and they're in one of my favorite movies, called 'Bed of Roses.' It's a sappy, sentimental story with Christian Slater Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. Biography Early life Slater was born Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins in New York, New York, the son of Mary Jo Slater, a casting executive, and Michael Hawkins, an actor who was also known as , but there's a really romantic scene where he brings this girl a bouquet of Sterling roses.'' But back to the basics of roses. Rupp says she reads a lot of gardening books and then figures out what works best for her - and she says she prefers 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 because they have big blooms and long stems for cutting. Does she have any gardening secrets to share? ``I'm not an expert,'' she points out, ``but I start at the nursery by looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. roses that I think are pretty - and no, I don't follow any rules about the meaning of red, pink or yellow roses. I also look for roses that have been approved by the All-America Rose Selections (the AARS AARS All-America Rose Selections AARS Army Amateur Radio System AARS After Action Review System AARS American Association of Riding Schools AARS Advanced Aircraft Recovery System (US Navy) AARS Advanced Airborne Radar System is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that tests roses for two years in all climates before introducing them to the public) to make sure they're going to be sturdy and healthy.'' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Rupp, she also waters her roses deeply. For those in huge pots, she counts to 35 before moving on to the next one. ``Roses love water, but not on their leaves. When it's really hot - over 80 degrees - I water everyday, but right now I'm just watering every third day and feeding them rose food every 10 days.'' The Rose Society book ``Ultimate Rose'' (DK Publishing; $19.95) recommends deep watering to keep the soil and roots of the rose moist and recommends regular fertilizing, although the frequency of feedings depends upon the type of fertilizer used. Area garden-supply stores and nurseries can help gardeners choose the right fertilizer for their gardens. Another secret to great roses, says Rupp, is clipping a rose as soon as it starts fading. ``I cut it off to energize en·er·gize v. en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing, en·er·giz·es v.tr. 1. To give energy to; activate or invigorate: "His childhood new growth because otherwise all that food and water is going to roses that are almost gone anyway. And it's important to cut roses at an angle, just above the first branch on the cane with five leaves on it so that a new shoot will grow between the cut and the leaves.'' ``Ultimate Rose'' recommends the same method for cutting off fading blooms. And remember to clean your gardening clippers after each use, so you don't pass on diseases from one plant to the next, Rupp advises. Because Rupp has very little space for ground-planted roses, many of hers are in huge pots - the size often used for dwarf citrus trees. The Rose Society recommends planting roses in pots no smaller than 15 gallons and miniature roses in 3- to 7-gallon containers. ``A lot of people don't realize roses can do well in pots, as long as the pots are big enough so that the roots can grow,'' Rupp says, ``and then you have to make sure the ball or base of the plant is above the soil or you'll kill it.'' The actress also says that instead of aerosol insecticides, she prefers the systemic type that is fed and absorbed by the roses to ward off diseases and insects such as aphids. However, she says, those first springtime buds often attract aphids before the systemic plant food starts working, so she just ``squishes'' them with her fingers. Of course, Rupp loves floral arrangements and has a few quick tips. She advises putting roses in water immediately after cutting them, or the ends will close off. If you wait too long, you'll need to recut them. She also suggests recutting roses purchased at the market, and dropping an aspirin into the vase to keep them fresh longer. Stop & smell the ... Looking for a rose garden to inspire your own gardening plans? Here are a few of the best in the area: Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. of Los Angeles County: 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia; phone (626) 821-3222. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Christmas. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, $1 for ages 5-12 and free to children under 5. Tram tours are an additional $2. Descanso Gardens: 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge; phone (818) 952-4401. At 10 a.m. June 16 will be a talk on the various rose species. Open daily except Christmas. Hours are 9 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens: 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino; phone (626) 405-2100. Open noon to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is $8.50 per adult, $8 for senior citizens, $6 for students age 12 and up and free to children under 12. Words of rosedom Daisies are sweet, and orchids are elegant, but they've never had leading roles like the rose. To demonstrate their notoriety, we plucked a few facts from ``The Book of Roses'' by Sylvie Girard-Lagorce (Flammarion; $30) and ``Rose Gardens'' by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall (Henry Holt; $39.95). The rose is the national flower of the U.S. and Great Britain. George Washington was an avid rose gardener. Roses were often sent to indicate one's feelings: red roses to indicate undying love and passion; white roses to signify purity (still used for bridal bouquets); pink roses represent a lover's promise and the yellow rose signifies infidelity. Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty sleeps for 100 years. [Fr. Fairy Tale, The Sleeping Beauty] See : Enchantment Sleeping Beauty enchanted heroine awakened from century of slumber by prince’s kiss. was guarded by a thorny hedge of wild roses. In the 11th century, the pope blessed a golden rose, symbolizing the resurrection and awarded it to a prominent personage. You can see an example at the Andechs monastery in Germany. The English have had a thing for roses, using them as an insignia on helmets, shields and ruby shirts. One of their darkest conflicts was the War of the Roses, and the red-and-white Tudor rose is a symbol of reconciliation between the House of Lancaster Noun 1. House of Lancaster - the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose Lancastrian line, Lancaster dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family and the House of York Noun 1. House of York - the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose York dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family . The most fragrant roses are damask roses. Rose petals can be eaten, are used in liquors and perfumes and were used in ancient tonics for all kinds of ailments. - B.D. ROSES IN FILM Debra Jo Rupp loves the film ``Bed of Roses.'' Here are a few other memorable rose movies or scenes: ``Rose of Washington Square'' (1939) - Tyrone Power, Al Jolson and Alice Faye star in this musical about a lovely girl named Rose. ``The Rose Tattoo'' (1955) - In this film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play, Burt Lancaster is the truck driver with a rose tattoo who romances Anna Magnani, who earned an Oscar for her performance. ``The Rose'' (1979) - Musical drama starring Bette Midler as a Janis Joplin-like performer, singing ``The Rose.'' ``The Purple Rose of Cairo'' (1985) - Bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. comedy starring Woody Allen and Mia Farrow farrow see farrowing. about a Depression-era movie fan whose latest idol walks off the screen and into her life. ``The Rose Garden'' (1989)- This post-World War II drama stars Liv Ullman, Maximilian Schell and Peter Fonda and the setting is a rose garden. ``War of the Roses'' (1989)- A dark comedy starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, who are Mr. and Mrs. Rose. It plays off the English War of the Roses. ``American Beauty'' (1999) - There's a memorable fantasy scene of a girl in a bed of roses in this Oscar-winning film. - Barbara De Witt CAPTION(S): 9 photos, 3 boxes Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) Rupp is surrounded by newly planted Paris D'Yves St. Laurent ever-blooming hybrid tea roses, noted for their pale pink petals and ruffled ruf·fle 1 n. 1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration. 2. A ruff on a bird. 3. a. A ruckus or fray. b. Annoyance; vexation. 4. edges. (2 -- color) no caption (Debra Jo Rupp) (3 -- color) Rupp demonstrates how to properly cut a rose to allow for new growth. (4 -- 5 -- color) no caption (pink and yellow rose) (6 -- color) no caption (pink rose) (7 -- color) Debra Jo Rupp, who plays the matriarch of the Forman family on Fox's ``That '70s Show,'' takes a break after potting her newest acquisitions, the coral-colored Spice Twice, left, and Paris D'Yves St. Laurent, right. (8 -- color) Show Ballet roses exude ex·ude v. To ooze or pass gradually out of a body structure or tissue. rustic charm in twig TWIG - Tree-Walking Instruction Generator. A code generator language. ML-Twig is an SML/NJ variant. ["Twig Language Manual", S.W.K. Tijang, CS TR 120, Bell Labs, 1986]. baskets from the ``Book of Roses.'' (9) ``The Book of Roses features this garden in which landscapist Louis Benech integrated rose bushes into the shrubbery. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer Makeup by Cindy Gardner Hair styling by Terrie Velazquez Box: (1) Stop & smell the ... (see text) (2) Words of rosedom (see text) (3) Roses in film (see text) |
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