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Rolla Floriculture Club announces July Yard of the Month
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Rolla Floriculture Club
Rolla Floriculture Club has selected the home of William and Deborah Day, 1001 Missouri Ave., as their July Yard of the Month.
This yard has quite a bit of history. William was born in this house. The lilac bush was planted by William’s great-grandfather and father in the late 1930’s. Another heirloom plant is the grapevine in the back yard.
It came from the family farm, and was transplanted to the house 40 years ago. Every year they have lots of grapes to enjoy. This vine is believed to be a wild grape that produces a rose color jelly. They also have a teacup rose from William’s mother.
Rolla Floriculture Club announces May Yard of the Month
Rolla Floriculture Club
The Rolla Floriculture Club has chosen its May Yard of the Month. The yard is located at 590 Sycamore Drive. Homeowners Jim and Linda Virant have spent the past 23 years perfecting their landscaping.
Their practice of planting mostly perennials and groundcovers has helped them maintain the yard and gardens with minimal labor. Linda reported that she only spends about an hour a week in maintenance. Jim spends an hour or two per week maintaining the lush lawn that is a beautiful backdrop for the flowers.
On the southwest corner of the property are three large boulders that were excavated from the property when the house was built. The boulders are surrounded by creeping phlox, pinks, verbena, allium, daffodils, peonies, catmint, and a prairie fire crabapple for spring and summer blooms. There is an American beautybush that blooms in the fall. The Japanese maples were hit by the recent late fr