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ByCharlotteRodriguez Mygardenisaworkin progress and, sometimes, seems to take on a life of its own. For many years I wanted a "Cottage Garden" themed yard. I envisaged friends and family and me walk- ing the paths to explore — "wander, look, discover, and stay awhile." Also, I had hopes of enticing the birds and bees to come around. I didn't make a plan (which is not recommended) so my Cottage Garden has evolved section by section seem- ingly separate vignettes, as a friend described it, but overall, totally connected. It wasn't until this spring when a garden club mem- ber noted "it's a cottage garden" that I said, "Yes!!!" While I don't have many herbs in my gar- den, and the veggies are in a different area, the in- formal, warm character- istics of the Cottage Gar- den theme appeal to me. It looks like organized chaos. Plants are densely planted, spilling out of bor- der edges onto pathways; with arbors, fences and or- namental treasures scat- tered throughout the eclec- tic mess. Whether it's color or structure my eyes just move from one thing to an- other. I love it. There are definitely many choices of plants, shrubs and trees available for the Cottage Garden. Many we already know: coneflowers, delphiniums, hollyhocks, catmint, sage, bleeding heart, Shasta Daisy foxgloves, snapdrag- ons, bee balm and signa- ture cottage garden selec- tions, peonies and roses. One theory of the be- ginnings of the "cottage garden" is after the Black Death in the twelfth cen- tury more villagers had ad- ditional space to grow vege- table and herbs. Our ances- tors brought this important concept with them from England as a matter of sur- vival in the New World. Gardens had fences to keep out the livestock, and as times got better, flowers were added to cottage gar- dens to help brighten up a difficult life, as well as for medicinal and practical uses. Violets and hollyhocks were spread out on the floor to cover up odors and to keep out pests. I wonder how many violets and hol- lyhocks it took? My cottage garden be- gan in the front yard with a medium-sized semi-cir- cle. Already in the cir- cle were rose bushes and a mock orange shrub. So to help fill in the area I trans- planted a big lavender plant that really looked great and a beautiful Mexican sage. Then I defined the area with big heavy rocks. Looks good. Adding a planter of petunias and violets atop a broken cement irrigation pipe was great. So, already, I have some of the Cottage basics. As my garden evolved around the house and to the backyard, I added more of the plants which are the staples of the Cottage Gar- den: buddleia (butterfly) trees; plumbago and jas- mine climbing on trellises, mini-rose bushes; gerani- ums; tickseed; coneflow- ers; and phlox. Of course, the odor fighter "violets." Salvias with red-tipped spikes, coneflowers, gail- lardia, gaura, hibiscus, del- phiniums… and some more plants I can't remember their names. Poor things. My husband and I added the characteristic fence, but it's white plastic. Still, it looks very distinctive with a candy striped trail- ing rose intertwined on it. Another thing I love about the Cottage Garden is that whimsical things just add more wow. So I staked up an old door with a large open space, where the glass use to be, and it looks great anchored with a white blooming jasmine bush in front, and a purple bloom- ing potato bush growing up the back of the door. In the end there are many captivating visi- tors who flit and wander around. By adding bird- baths and feeders to my Cottage Garden, the birds, bees and butterflies have plenty to attract them and plenty of resting areas; plus, turkeys, quail and peacocks come to investi- gate. So the thing about my garden, it's a work in prog- ress, and I love it. RedBluffGardenClub meets at 12:30 for social time and meeting starts at 1 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at the Community Center. Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with Cascade District, California Garden Clubs, Inc. Pacific Region, and National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Lovinga'cottagegarden' CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO A photo from the author's Cottage Garden. For the second time in two months C. A. Posvar, of the Red Bank section, has lost a grain separator by fire. The second was destroyed Thursday eve- ning about 6 o'clock while in operation on the Cone Ranch. Like the first one destroyed some six weeks ago the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion of smut that had accumu- lated in the machine. The loss of the machine was complete. The sepa- rator was standing along side a stack of wheat, and this too was destroyed, the amount of grain be- ing estimated at about 150 sacks. The machine was new, having been bought to replace the one destroyed on the White Ranch in the same neigh- borhood. — Sept. 1, 1916 100 YEARS AGO... Twofarmmachines destroyed by fire The Los Molinos High School Booster Club will be sponsoring a bingo fun- draiser Tuesday, Sept. 6 at the Veterans Hall, 7980 Sherwood Blvd. in Los Mo- linos, north of the fire sta- tion and high school. The doors will open at 5 p.m. and the games will start at 6:15 p.m. Dinner will be available for $5. All proceeds will go to- wards student activities. LOS MOLINOS Boosters plan bingo fundraiser Tuesday The public is asked to help Nu-Way Market fill up the store with Paw Prints while helping Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter, or PETS, find cold noses warm homes. The market is spon- soring a month-long fun- draiser for PETS. Starting Friday, Sept. 2, Paw Prints will be sold for $1 and $5 each. Add a name to a Paw Print and it will be hung up in the store. The purchase of a Paw Print will help with the adoption of homeless dogs, cats and other an- imals, donations of pet food to about 1,000 fami- lies a year, Senior for Se- nior and Law Enforcement and Firefighter free adop- tion programs, medical care including surgeries, medicines and long term treatments, social media education and informa- tion including lost and found pets, support of an- imal rescues, spays and neuters, youth education and animal transport. The market is at 8049 State Route 99E in Los Molinos. Questions may be ad- dressed to PETS at 527- 8702 or www.petstehama. org PETS is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 dedicated to improv- ing the welfare and creat- ing public awareness of all the abandoned, neglected and abused animals in Tehama County. In addi- tion it assists the Tehama County Animal Care Cen- ter in completing its mis- sion of practicing and promoting responsible compassionate care to all animals, both in their care and in the community. LOS MOLINOS Pu rc ha se a P aw Print to help PETS NEVERGIVEUP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Red Bluff Fire, Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police De- partment, Corning Fire, Cal Fire and California High- way Patrol logs. Arrests SeanJamesRandeland Amber Renee Hart: were arrested Monday in the area of Oak Creek Golf Course on Montgomery Road. Randel, 46, of Red Bluff and Hart, 27, of Grass Valley were booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of pos- session of a stolen vehicle. Randel had an additional charge of possession of burglary tools. Christian Michael Hall: 24, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday and booked into jail on the charges of DUI: 0.08percent alcohol with bodily injury, DUI: alcohol/ drugs causing bodily injury and DUI: drugs. Bail was $125,000. Alicia Garcia: 28, of Red Bluff was arrested Tues- day on Kimball Road. She was booked into jail on the charge of battery a er re- portedly hitting her husband in the face with her son's toy gun. Break-in Grant Street: A burglary was reported at Anthony's Storage, where someone reportedly entered the office either Sunday or Monday. Fire Hoag Road, cross of Hall Road: Numerous reports were received of a fire in the area with possible power lines down about 7p.m. Tuesday. Patrol Solano Street: Extra patrol was requested at New Life Assembly of God church due to transients camping out in the area near the back park- ing lot at night. School Fig Lane: Contraband was located by staff at Centen- nial High School Tuesday. Items were taken and marked for destruction. Suspicious Elizabeth Avenue: A man about 5'8" and 150pounds wearing a white T-shirt and jeans shorts on a red and orange bicycle reportedly entered a Corning resident's backyard about noon Tues- day. The man was asked to leave and did so, headed east on Elizabeth with clothing in his possession he did not have prior to entering the property. Burgess Street: A woman reported arriving home about 3p.m. Tuesday to find her screen was off a window and it was open. Jackson Street: A Red Bluff resident reported someone had tried to steal from their vehicle Monday evening and they found an identifica- tion card from someone they didn't know inside their vehicle. Jackson Street: A resident of the Creekside Village Apartments asked police to put him in witness protection as he believed his doctor had lied in court and was trying to have him committed to a state mental health facility. 24000block Butler Street: Extra patrol was requested due to someone turning on outside wa- ter and leaving it Monday evening and an unknown person opening the gates on Saturday. 22700block Flournoy Avenue: Unknown persons in a brown Chevy pickup re- portedly tried to open a gate to a residence, but le upon request of the owner. Extra patrol was requested. The s Divisadero Avenue: A resi- dent of the Corning Garden Apartments reported gas taken from her vehicle and others in the complex some- time in the evening over the past two weeks. The woman said she had lost about half a tank of gas and requested extra patrol. Marguerite Avenue: A bicy- cle was stolen from a student at Maywood Middle School. 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