Japanese Garden Skip Ragland I Have Toured So Many Wonderful Gardens Over in Many Japanese Gardens Stone Or Wooden the Years That I Find It Hard to Pick Favorites

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Sandhills Community College 3395 Airport Road Pinehurst, NC 28374 www.sandhills.edu Sandhills Community College Vol. 07, No. 4 Winter 2012

The Sandhills Horticultural Society - dedicated to the support of the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens since 1987. Please help the Gardens grow by becoming a Society member.

Japanese Garden Skip Ragland I have toured so many wonderful gardens over In many Japanese gardens stone or wooden the years that I find it hard to pick favorites. Formal steps are periodically set on the path in difference gardens are most impressive with their symmetry. sizes so that you must watch your step for a Italian gardens amaze me with how beautifully they moment and then, when the path smoothes out and incorporate walls and stone and water. Cottage one looks away from the path, a new and beautiful gardens appear so simple yet so complex in how view is revealed. virtually every inch of the flower beds is covered Only splashes of color are incorporated into with lush and seemingly endless varieties of plants. Japanese gardens so that However, my favorite one’s senses are never garden of all is the Japanese startled. Different shades garden. Perhaps it is the of green are used to sooth fact that it normally doesn’t one’s mind throughout the joggle the senses with large garden journey. collections of different The Ambrose Japanese kinds of plants, but contains Garden at SCC includes a A Gift That Keeps On Giving fewer well-placed plants dry or “Zen” garden. These instead. Also, one is not are usually composed of Don’t be frustrated this Holiday season trying Gift Membership Information 2012-2013 overwhelmed by masses of gravel with an unequal to decide on a gift for that “hard-to-buy-for” color. The Japanese garden number of larger stones friend or relative. Your gift of a Sandhills tends to be a serene place Name of Membership Recipient______scattered about. The Horticultural Society membership is something where you are allowed to gravel represents oceans that they will enjoy all year long. concentrate on one simple What does a Address______or lakes and the larger Member receive? scene after another as you stones represent islands. • Free Garden Seminars City______State______Zip______move along its path. The gravel in a dry garden The purpose of a is raked. The lines left by • A discount at the student’s spring and fall Phone ______Email Address______Japanese garden is to be a the rake represent waves plant sales place of peace and serenity surrounding the islands. • Access to Horticultural Trips Please make checks payable to: SCC – Sandhills Horticultural Society. for the visitor. Ideally, Often one of the large stones • Bloomin’ News quarterly newsletter as one enters the garden is tall and thin and another  Individual $25.00  Family $45.00  Individual Life $350.00 through a garden gate, one is smaller and squat. These • Use of the Ball Garden Visitors Center for is comforted by the simple represent the heron and garden related events Buyer’s Name______beauty to the extent that for a brief moment the turtle which are good luck symbols in Asian culture. • Reciprocal admission to over 200 gardens stress of everyday life is shed and you can become Entrances to a Japanese garden are key to setting Address______throughout North America one with your tranquil surroundings. the mood. Most often garden gates or bridges are • A member discount on Horticultural City______State______Zip______The path through a Japanese garden is laid out used for entry and exit from the Japanese garden. Society workshops and programs in curves and sometimes sharp corners so that bad We are blessed to have both at the Ambrose The most important benefit of membership is Phone ______Email Address______spirits become confused and can’t follow you on Japanese Garden. An elaborate garden gate marks support of the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens. your journey. The path is wide so that two can walk our entrance and a lovely moon bridge is used to Membership dues and Society sponsored Enclosed is a check in the amount of $______together in comfort and grows even wider in certain exit the garden. The design of garden gate that was parts of the garden where you are encouraged to programs provide the funds required in the We will send a card to acknowledge your special gift. Message you want included: installed in 2011 was developed through a process stop for a moment and enjoy a particular view. Dee Johnson did working with Mr. Ambrose’s planned development of the Gardens. The ______Society also acts as a volunteer organization, Japanese gardens often include the concept of desires and the builder of the gate Danny Bruton. contributing time and energy to specific “hide and reveal” which allows a view to be hidden The builder is a master carpenter and his skill shows ______in the quality of the finished gate. He owns Bruton needs of the Garden, as well as continuing for a few steps by a shrub or a bamboo wall. Once educational opportunities. Mail to: Sandhills Community College, Attn: Dee Johnson, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst NC 28374 past the obstacle, the scene comes into full view. Continued on next page Continued from front page Custom Cabinets in Mt. Gilead, NC. It is a perfect addition to the garden and Johanna Westmen adds just the right touch to help the visitor there shed their stress and concerns Interior Plants Insect & Weed Control as they enter a place of quiet beauty. y the time you are reading this article, hopefully you will rid their plants of insects while at the same time showcasing them Our Japanese garden was designed by Mac Hulslander who came to Bhave brought in from outside any interior plants that you with shiny green foliage. Either one of these applications will Sandhills Community College in 1999 out of a long-time interest in Japanese have been growing through the spring and summer. The benefit work again if at first you are not successful in eradicating these gardens. This interest came from his teaching years in Japan from 1961–64. of placing your interior plants outside in the spring and summer pests and they rear their ugly heads once more. Be sure to check He wanted to ground himself in a comprehensive program of horticulture is the abundant amount of growth they can attain during that along the rim of any pots and underneath the pots for insects as and then pursue and build a career specializing in Japanese and natural period. The downside of this wonderful growth spurt is the well as they have a habit of hiding in cracks and crevices. landscaping styles. Hulslander graduated from the program in 2001 and began creatures that can accompany your plants when they reenter your Weed control in your interior plants do not seem to be as an internship with Natural Stone Sculptures which led to him developing his home. much of a problem as long as you have removed any existing own business named Woodlander Landscapes. He is now retired, but still There are a couple of ways you can handle this problem weeds from your plants before you bring them inside. Most of enjoys consulting on the gardens here in the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens. before you bring them back inside. The first thing you should do the weeds that grow in your interior plants probably do not care Don’t miss the Japanese garden when you visit the SCC Horticultural is to inspect your plants. Look on top and underneath the leaves for the low light situation of most interior settings. If you do Gardens. It is a special place and if you let it, you will leave the garden in a for any insects that may be hiding in the foliage. You should continue to have a problem, simply pull them as they germinate. more gentle state of mind than when you entered. also look in the axils of the plants, this a very common place Another option is to place gravel or small stones in the pot as you for insects to hide in interior plants. Insects you could possible bring them in and this should also help in reducing the amount of encounter would be mealybugs, spider mites, scale or aphids. weeds that may appear there. Jim Westmen One simple solution to this problem is to wash your plants with a Always inspect your plants well before bringing them in, as solution of a mild dish soap mixed with water. This simple mix you can also receive surprises such as anoles (small green lizards) Winter Pruning when applied to leaves and foliage will wash away any insects and any people may not think winter time is for pruning, the pruned state for a much longer time. Another advantage to and tree frogs which are famous for hiding out in your interior kill them at the same time. Another option is to use some type of but I believe it is one of the easiest times of the year winter pruning would be the fact that insect and disease pressure plants. I know this all too well as we obviously brought in a rather M horticultural oil. This is a very effective way to eliminate harder loud tree frog this year when my husband brought all the plants to prune. The reason for this is the fact that the structure of remains low during this time of year. This is a definite advantage to control insects such as scale and mealybugs. The oil actually the trees and shrubbery, particularly deciduous when we have insects such as borers and beetles inside. And if you have every tried to find a tree frog in your suffocates the insects by closing up its breathing holes when it is house, you know of what I speak. Hopefully by the time you are ones, are most evident. This makes it very easy which can attack a plant which has been stressed applied to them. This product can actually serve as a plant shine reading this article, he has been found by my husband or me, not to distinguish corrective pruning needs such as by heavy pruning. for your plants as well, which is a trick that interiorscapers use to by the cat! double leaders, thinning, removal of crossing The pruning of fruiting trees also happens branches, and spacing of branches on trees. For during the winter time. We prune such plants example, when thin pruning a deciduous shrub as apples, pears, peaches and grapes in February. Dolores Muller such as a flowering quince or forsythia, it is very Not only is disease and insect pressure low Sandhills Horticultural Society Events easy to determine which of the branches are during this time of year, but it allows us to see he past few months have offered a wide variety of activities older and less productive. These branches are the the structure of the plants for the special training Tfor members. We’ve had something for everyone – a Coming Next... ones that are typically removed. This type of thin of fruit bearing crops such as these. children’s event in August, a September picnic, a lecture, plant pruning allows you to leave the younger, more Holiday Flower Arranging As with all pruning, regardless of the time of sale, container workshop and flower arranging demonstration in vigorous branches in tact on these particular October & November. Thursday, December 6 • 10 AM to 1 PM types of shrubbery. year, you need to have identified the reason and Ball Visitors Center the result desired for your pruning efforts. This Close to a hundred children, plus parents and grandparents, $25 Horticultural Society Members; $30 Non-members The branch structure of trees can easily be will allow you to achieve what you are have set participated in the Children’s Treasure Trail Adventure on August seen during this time of year and this a great out to accomplish. 25. It was perfect weather to visit six educational stations exhibiting Maggie Smith of Maggie’s Farm Floral & Garden Designs will time to space branches on a tree, both radially plants and animals. conduct a workshop in which participants will make a holiday floral For additional information on pruning, be and vertically. If this procedure is done early on arrangement to take home for the Christmas holiday. sure to sign up for our January Horticultural The evening of September 20th was perfect with a stunning younger trees as they develop it will help you to avoid these types Space is limited to 24. Society event. Moore County Agricultural Extension Agent sunset to cap off a delicious picnic supper and evening of dancing of pruning procedures on larger, more mature trees. This should on Rosalie’s Terrace at the Annual Picnic in the Gardens. be done during the first 3-5 years of a newly planted tree. Winter Taylor Williams will conduct a Pruning Workshop at the Ball Pruning Workshop Visitors Center on Saturday, January 9. Bring your questions and pruning on evergreen plants is beneficial because the plants tend Saturday, January 19 • 10 AM to Noon enjoy a hands-on demonstration with Taylor. to stay in the same form throughout the winter, remaining in Ball Visitors Center Learn the basics of pruning from Moore County Agricultural Extension Agent Taylor Williams, then go outside to see a hands- on demonstration of how it is done. The workshop is FREE but a Winter Gardening Tips reservation is necessary. Space is limited. Take soil tests and prepare your beds for spring planting The Moore County Arts Council Create a Dish Garden is planning a trip. They have a few spots left and Plant cool season vegetable crops such as peas and broccoli Saturday, February 9 • 10 AM outdoors starting in February have extended an invitation to members of the Sandhills Steed Hall/ Stephens Laboratory Horticultural Society to join them. SHS members would be Cost to be determined Seed your summer vegetables indoors in March for early given the Arts Council member's price. The trip is June 13- planting outdoors Linda Hamwi “The Plant Diva” will be the instructor in making a 25, 2013. A Tauck Danube River Cruise Budapest to the dish garden for your home complete with miniatures. This is a make- Make your first application of pre-emergent herbicide for Black Sea. Reservations need to be made soon. Call the Arts it and take-it workshop. Space is limited to 24. summer annual weed control in March Council for further information 910-692-2787 and be sure Contact Tricia Mabe at 910-695-3882 to register. Pre-payment required in Prune grapes in January or February to mention you are a member of the Sandhills Horticultural order to secure your registration. Send payments to: Sandhills Horticultural Don’t forget to feed the birds Society to receive the member price. Picnic in the Gardens Society, Attention: Tricia Mabe, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374. Continued from front page Custom Cabinets in Mt. Gilead, NC. It is a perfect addition to the garden and Johanna Westmen adds just the right touch to help the visitor there shed their stress and concerns Interior Plants Insect & Weed Control as they enter a place of quiet beauty. y the time you are reading this article, hopefully you will rid their plants of insects while at the same time showcasing them Our Japanese garden was designed by Mac Hulslander who came to Bhave brought in from outside any interior plants that you with shiny green foliage. Either one of these applications will Sandhills Community College in 1999 out of a long-time interest in Japanese have been growing through the spring and summer. The benefit work again if at first you are not successful in eradicating these gardens. This interest came from his teaching years in Japan from 1961–64. of placing your interior plants outside in the spring and summer pests and they rear their ugly heads once more. Be sure to check He wanted to ground himself in a comprehensive program of horticulture is the abundant amount of growth they can attain during that along the rim of any pots and underneath the pots for insects as and then pursue and build a career specializing in Japanese and natural period. The downside of this wonderful growth spurt is the well as they have a habit of hiding in cracks and crevices. landscaping styles. Hulslander graduated from the program in 2001 and began creatures that can accompany your plants when they reenter your Weed control in your interior plants do not seem to be as an internship with Natural Stone Sculptures which led to him developing his home. much of a problem as long as you have removed any existing own business named Woodlander Landscapes. He is now retired, but still There are a couple of ways you can handle this problem weeds from your plants before you bring them inside. Most of enjoys consulting on the gardens here in the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens. before you bring them back inside. The first thing you should do the weeds that grow in your interior plants probably do not care Don’t miss the Japanese garden when you visit the SCC Horticultural is to inspect your plants. Look on top and underneath the leaves for the low light situation of most interior settings. If you do Gardens. It is a special place and if you let it, you will leave the garden in a for any insects that may be hiding in the foliage. You should continue to have a problem, simply pull them as they germinate. more gentle state of mind than when you entered. also look in the axils of the plants, this a very common place Another option is to place gravel or small stones in the pot as you for insects to hide in interior plants. Insects you could possible bring them in and this should also help in reducing the amount of encounter would be mealybugs, spider mites, scale or aphids. weeds that may appear there. Jim Westmen One simple solution to this problem is to wash your plants with a Always inspect your plants well before bringing them in, as solution of a mild dish soap mixed with water. This simple mix you can also receive surprises such as anoles (small green lizards) Winter Pruning when applied to leaves and foliage will wash away any insects and any people may not think winter time is for pruning, the pruned state for a much longer time. Another advantage to and tree frogs which are famous for hiding out in your interior kill them at the same time. Another option is to use some type of but I believe it is one of the easiest times of the year winter pruning would be the fact that insect and disease pressure plants. I know this all too well as we obviously brought in a rather M horticultural oil. This is a very effective way to eliminate harder loud tree frog this year when my husband brought all the plants to prune. The reason for this is the fact that the structure of remains low during this time of year. This is a definite advantage to control insects such as scale and mealybugs. The oil actually the trees and shrubbery, particularly deciduous when we have insects such as borers and beetles inside. And if you have every tried to find a tree frog in your suffocates the insects by closing up its breathing holes when it is house, you know of what I speak. Hopefully by the time you are ones, are most evident. This makes it very easy which can attack a plant which has been stressed applied to them. This product can actually serve as a plant shine reading this article, he has been found by my husband or me, not to distinguish corrective pruning needs such as by heavy pruning. for your plants as well, which is a trick that interiorscapers use to by the cat! double leaders, thinning, removal of crossing The pruning of fruiting trees also happens branches, and spacing of branches on trees. For during the winter time. We prune such plants example, when thin pruning a deciduous shrub as apples, pears, peaches and grapes in February. Dolores Muller such as a flowering quince or forsythia, it is very Not only is disease and insect pressure low Sandhills Horticultural Society Events easy to determine which of the branches are during this time of year, but it allows us to see he past few months have offered a wide variety of activities older and less productive. These branches are the the structure of the plants for the special training Tfor members. We’ve had something for everyone – a Coming Next... ones that are typically removed. This type of thin of fruit bearing crops such as these. children’s event in August, a September picnic, a lecture, plant pruning allows you to leave the younger, more Holiday Flower Arranging As with all pruning, regardless of the time of sale, container workshop and flower arranging demonstration in vigorous branches in tact on these particular October & November. Thursday, December 6 • 10 AM to 1 PM types of shrubbery. year, you need to have identified the reason and Ball Visitors Center the result desired for your pruning efforts. This Close to a hundred children, plus parents and grandparents, $25 Horticultural Society Members; $30 Non-members The branch structure of trees can easily be will allow you to achieve what you are have set participated in the Children’s Treasure Trail Adventure on August seen during this time of year and this a great out to accomplish. 25. It was perfect weather to visit six educational stations exhibiting Maggie Smith of Maggie’s Farm Floral & Garden Designs will time to space branches on a tree, both radially plants and animals. conduct a workshop in which participants will make a holiday floral For additional information on pruning, be and vertically. If this procedure is done early on arrangement to take home for the Christmas holiday. sure to sign up for our January Horticultural The evening of September 20th was perfect with a stunning younger trees as they develop it will help you to avoid these types Space is limited to 24. Society event. Moore County Agricultural Extension Agent sunset to cap off a delicious picnic supper and evening of dancing of pruning procedures on larger, more mature trees. This should on Rosalie’s Terrace at the Annual Picnic in the Gardens. be done during the first 3-5 years of a newly planted tree. Winter Taylor Williams will conduct a Pruning Workshop at the Ball Pruning Workshop Visitors Center on Saturday, January 9. Bring your questions and pruning on evergreen plants is beneficial because the plants tend Saturday, January 19 • 10 AM to Noon enjoy a hands-on demonstration with Taylor. to stay in the same form throughout the winter, remaining in Ball Visitors Center Learn the basics of pruning from Moore County Agricultural Extension Agent Taylor Williams, then go outside to see a hands- on demonstration of how it is done. The workshop is FREE but a Winter Gardening Tips reservation is necessary. Space is limited. Take soil tests and prepare your beds for spring planting The Moore County Arts Council Create a Dish Garden is planning a trip. They have a few spots left and Plant cool season vegetable crops such as peas and broccoli Saturday, February 9 • 10 AM outdoors starting in February have extended an invitation to members of the Sandhills Steed Hall/ Stephens Laboratory Horticultural Society to join them. SHS members would be Cost to be determined Seed your summer vegetables indoors in March for early given the Arts Council member's price. The trip is June 13- planting outdoors Linda Hamwi “The Plant Diva” will be the instructor in making a 25, 2013. A Tauck Danube River Cruise Budapest to the dish garden for your home complete with miniatures. This is a make- Make your first application of pre-emergent herbicide for Black Sea. Reservations need to be made soon. Call the Arts it and take-it workshop. Space is limited to 24. summer annual weed control in March Council for further information 910-692-2787 and be sure Contact Tricia Mabe at 910-695-3882 to register. Pre-payment required in Prune grapes in January or February to mention you are a member of the Sandhills Horticultural order to secure your registration. Send payments to: Sandhills Horticultural Don’t forget to feed the birds Society to receive the member price. Picnic in the Gardens Society, Attention: Tricia Mabe, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374. non-profit org. U.S. postage paid permit no. 55 pinehurst, nc

Sandhills Community College 3395 Airport Road Pinehurst, NC 28374 www.sandhills.edu Sandhills Community College Vol. 07, No. 4 Winter 2012

The Sandhills Horticultural Society - dedicated to the support of the Sandhills Horticultural Gardens since 1987. Please help the Gardens grow by becoming a Society member.