YOUR PLACE ROSY OUTLOOK EXPOSITION PARK FESTIVAL AFFORDS MANY VIEWS OF SPRING.History and horticulture meet at the Blooming of the Roses Festival, Thursday through April 22 at Exposition Park Exposition Park is the name of more than one place:
a flock of birds. of blooms. In 1913, the plot of land was called the ``Sunken Garden.'' It was a field of Bermuda grass Bermuda grass, perennial pasture, lawn, and hay grass (Cynodon dactylon) of the family Gramineae (grass family), native to Africa and Asia and now common in warm regions of both hemispheres. It is the standard pasture grass in the S United States. with a few trees and walkways that met in a central circle. In 1926, under the direction of George Robinson George Robinson might refer to:
the stage of a crop when two-thirds of the plants are in flower; the crop is mature. . The seven-acre garden now boasts approximately 7,000 bushes comprising 145 rose varieties and is one of the recipients of the annual All-American Rose Selections. The festival will kick off Thursday by featuring three award-winning roses - Marmalade Skies, Glowing Peace and Sun Sprinkles - during the opening ceremony. There will be free guided garden tours at 1 p.m. On Friday, there will be free guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. On April 21, there will be three children's classes offered twice, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., in the Education Classroom at the Natural History Museum. ``Hop to It!'' for 3- and 4-year-olds and their parents, explores animals and includes an insect scavenger hunt. Cost is $30. ``Flower Power,'' for children ages 5 and 6, takes a look at butterflies, honeybees, hummingbirds and flowers; children may visit the Butterfly Pavilion, make a craft and more. Cost is $25. ``Spring's the Thing'' is for 7- and 8-year-olds and offers live animals and insects, a scavenger hunt, crafts and more. Cost is $25. Older children and adults can enjoy ``Garden Roses for Southern California Landscapes: A Lecture and Rose Garden Walk With Clair Martin'' at 2 p.m. Learn about Old Garden Roses, how to grow healthy roses and more. Cost is $7. On April 22, take a self-guided tour of historic homes, buildings and gardens, all within a few miles of Exposition Park, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $15. There will be jazz music from noon to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. in the Rose Garden, as well as free activities, such as flower crafts, a printing workshop and a collage-quilt workshop, from 1 to 4 p.m. In addition to admiring the Rose Garden, you might like to take some time to visit the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. , the California African American Museum The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, USA. History The museum opened in 1981, in temporary quarters at the California Museum of Science and Industry (now the California Science Center). and the California Science Center The California Science Center (sometimes spelled California ScienCenter) is a state agency and museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center, the California ScienCenter is a public-private partnership between the State , also located in Exposition Park. The Natural History Museum is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. Admission is $8 general, $5.50 students and seniors, $2 children 5 to 12 and free for children under 5. The California African American Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and admission is free. The California Science Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and admission is free. The Rose Garden is open 9 a.m. to sunset daily through Dec. 31. For more information, call (213) 765-5397 - Michelle J. Mills HUNGRY PEAS: Keep sweet peas blooming by keeping the spent flowers removed. Sweet peas are heavy feeders and will bloom in direct proportion to the amount of fertilizer given them. - Southern California Garden Club LOOK NO FURTHER THAN ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. : Warren Schultz said he got so tired of being told that gardening is women's work that he decided to write ``A Man's Garden'' (Houghton-Mifflin; $40). Schultz argues that men and women bring very different attitudes to their gardening, and this book presents numerous case studies that attempt to prove it. He interviews 15 men and shows photographs of their gardens, which are uniformly elaborate and beautiful. The subjects range from Howard Dill (who may be the most accomplished grower of huge pumpkins ever) to Jeffrey Bale (a devotee of Eastern religions who made his garden a place to meditate med·i·tate v. med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing, med·i·tates v.tr. 1. To reflect on; contemplate. 2. To plan in the mind; intend: meditated a visit to her daughter. ). This may all sound a bit silly, but Schultz presents a variety of male- dominant motivations for gardening. Men, Schultz says, garden to satisfy their need for order, to escape from the world of work, to satisfy some kind of compulsion, and (of course) to mark their territory. - Knight Ridder Newspapers YOU LOOK MAUVE-ELOUS: Turns out that the pinky-purple shade that was all the rage General Public's All the Rage was released in 1984 by I.R.S. Records. Track listing
In ``Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World'' (W.W. Norton & Co.; $23.95) author Simon Garfield explains how chemist William Perkin made 1/4 ounce of mauve dye with 100 pounds of coal by accident. Prior to his discovery, the original purple was made from mollusks and therefore was very expensive. When mauve became more easily available, the shade created a mania that started with that French fashion plate Empress Eugenia, who liked the color because it matched her eyes. Not to be outdone out·do tr.v. out·did , out·done , out·do·ing, out·does To do more or better than in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel. , Queen Victoria wore it to her daughter's wedding and made headlines in the press. In ``Mauve,'' readers will learn how this accidental discovery created a revolution in modern chemistry that eventually led to the manufacture of plastics, Teflon, Bakelite, computer printer inks and even the dye used in chemotherapy. And it all started with mauve. - Barbara De Witt CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Roses at Exposition Park) (2) no caption (``A Man's Garden'') |
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