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ByColetteBauer Asmanyofyoumayre- call, I have been writing about plants that are typi- cally found in parking lots. You know — plants that border on the indestructi- ble. In this quest, I am con- stantly surveying local parking lots. Occasionally I come across something un- expected. Such was the case when early last summer I stopped at Lassen Medical Group in Red Bluff. There, in the parking lot, I found some desert-looking plants with sharp leaves and tall spikes of bright pink flow- ers. I asked friends to go look at this plant and help me identify it. No one could. I surreptitiously cut off a bloom and a leaf and took it to the Garden Club meet- ing. No one could help me other than it was proba- bly in the succulent fam- ily and possibly a yucca. I went into Lassen Medical, no help there either. I even took my purloined sam- ples to several nurseries. They told me I needed to ask someone who is an ex- pert on succulents. Where is Milly Zink Seiber when I need her? Last fall, as I was wan- dering through a nursery, there they were. I grabbed three plants off the table, dashed to the cash reg- ister, and headed home to plant my new acqui- sitions. I now have three planted near the road in what will eventually be a rock garden. My mystery plant turned out indeed to be a Red Yucca — which is actually bright pink in color. They have tough sword like leaves and grow in stemless clumps. How- ever, many yuccas do grow on trunks or stems. The Red Yucca grows to be about four feet tall and four feet wide, and their striking flower stems reach about six feet in height adding an interest- ing vertical accent to the landscape. In our area, there are many positive attributes to the Red Yucca. They can handle our 100 degree plus temperatures as well as temperatures below zero; they like full sun; they need only occasional wa- tering, and they bloom in early summer with contin- uous re-blooms. In landscaping, the Red Yucca can be used in rock gardens, wildlife gardens, urban gardens, and con- tainer gardens as well as in borders. Birds love the yucca — deer do not. They are easy care water-wise, and have year round in- terest. With all of these won- derful attributes, there has to be a down side — and there is. The leaves of the Red Yucca are very sharp and they have short, saw like needles on the edge. This is prob- ably not a specimen to plant near your walkway but it can come in handy to keep unwanted guests at bay. I am anxious to see how my new plants fare through the summer and am looking forward to de- signing a rock garden around the Red Yuccas. TheRedBluffGardenClub is a member of Cascade District, California Garden Clubs, Inc. and Pacific Region, National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Adifferentkindofparkinglotplant It's a warm place indeed that can's turn out a good cold weather story these days. It's no reflection of Sunny California that we are enjoying a cold snap. For really it's no snap and we are not enjoying it. Nei- ther are we responsible for the sun that seems to have lost its power to save the wood pile. It's the same sun that shines on New York and Missouri and they are havingblizzardsbeckthere. So after all we are getting the best of it. Editors here in California are consider- ably handicapped in hav- ing no experience in writ- ing about cold weather, but work with publicity com- mittees and chambers of commerce, to say nothing of the real estate business, has saved the day for edi- tors. They are turning out asgoodcoldweatherstories as can be found anywhere in the frosty and frigid east. These stories will be recalled with satisfaction next summer when we are paying a cent for ice. Thisstoryistrue The story here chron- icled comes direct from Wes Hickman by way of W. A. Simmons, Gene Ste- vens, C. D. Storm, Lou Winter and seven other fellows whose names we have forgotten. It was only the day before yes- terday that Hickman paid a visit to the reservoir of the water company in the eastern foothills. Great was his surprise when he found the lake covered over with an opaque coat- ing that resembled glass. On closer examination he found that it possessed the consistency as the stuff he uses in his refrigerator in the summer time. Then it dawned upon him that it was ice. Congealed wa- ter by heck. Much sought after in the valley in Au- gust. For twenty-eight years Hickman had been visiting this reservoir and never before had he seen a spectacle like this. He grabbed up big rocks and hurled them across the ice and longed for a pair of skates. The water com- pany is furnishing ice wa- ter to its patrons in Red Bluff and their generosity has not been appreciated. Here'sanotherone Above the home of Creath Dale there is a lake. Not a large lake, but a lake. Mr. Dale lives on Paynes creek on the Manton road. For many years past there has been a drove of white swans that spend the winter on this lake. They are more numerous this year than ever. There is probably a hundred of them. Yester- day morning Walter Dale went to the lake and for the first time in his life found the lake frozen over. The swans were having a hard time of it. Not being able to get into the water they were huddled on the ground and stiff with cold. Dale came up within a few feet of the drove before they mustered up enough energy to get to their feet and fly. And this is an- other cold weather story that is unusual for Califor- nia. Two frozen lakes and there are others yet to be heard from. — Jan. 19, 1917 100 YEARS AGO... Frigid stories, two of them The public is invited to join Prosperity Tehama for a town hall meeting mod- erated by Supervisor Candy Carlson 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the Red Bluff Community Center. The event will fea- ture a presentation from the United Way of North- ern California on the Real Cost Measure, which will shed light on what Te- hama County's residents face in the current econ- omy. The workshop will in- clude an overview of Ben- efits Kitchen, 2-1-1 and a panel discussion made up of members from the pri- vate and public sectors of the community. Discussions will include howcustomersandemploy- eesexperiencetheeconomy, whether disposable income has increased, whether em- ployeesmakeitontheircur- rent salaries and what it will take to boost the econ- omy and spark prosperity. The event is sponsored by the Red Bluff and Corn- ing chambers of commerce and Tehama County Com- munity Action Agency. TEHAMA COUNTY To wn ha ll m ee ti ng on the economy in set RedYuccaplants Thefollowinginformation is compiled from Red Bluff PoliceDepartment,RedBluff Fire, Tehama County Sher- iff's Department, Corning Police Department, Corning Fire, Cal Fire and California Highway Patrol logs. Arrest JesusMaldonadoSando- val: 36, was arrested Tuesday night in the 3500block of 99W following a disturbance at the Travel Centers of America. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of battery on person, obstructing a peace officer and violation of probation. Of- ficers were sent about 10:30 p.m. for a report of a man ripping up magazines. Brandishing South Jackson Street: A 12-year-old Vista Preparatory Academy student was issued a citation a er brandishing a small pocket knife at another 12-year-old student. Prowler Jackson Street: A woman reported hearing a prowler on her porch about 10:45p.m. Tuesday. No one was located during an area check. The s State Route 99E: A storage unit at Los Molinos Mini Stor- age was broken into Monday evening. 99W: An employee at Tia Tire Shop was reportedly seen on video taking money from a register on two different occasions. Walnut Street: More For Less reported a the from the business. Luther Road: Paul Doug- las Blake, 26, of Red Bluff was cited and released on the charge of petty the at Walmart Tuesday a ernoon. Trespassing Bosque Avenue: A woman reported trespassers at a rental house in Corning. Boggs and Champlin Road, cross of Rancho Tehama Road: In addition to leaving a gate open, a trespasser le behind a license plate sometime between Thursday and Friday. Stagecoach Road: A woman reported coming home to find her door was broken open and she thought she heard someone running through the residence. Vandalism South Main Street: Owens Healthcare reported a cus- tomer broke the front door. Police Logs In landscaping, the Red Yucca can be used in rock gardens, wildlife gardens, urban gardens, and container gardens as well as in borders. Birds love the yucca — deer do not. 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