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VOL. 105, NO. 21
Snip, pinch and chop: Pruning for summer flowers
Photos by Alison Prince Williams Vaeda Caruso, left, and Oriana Turow in Coe Elementary School’s Musical Theatre Club production of Moana at Ballard High School.
SMILES ALL AROUND By Laura Marie Rivera
Last weekend, audiences young and old gathered to see “Moana” by the Musical Theater Club of Coe Elementary School. After months of progressive learning and lots of practice with their director, Krista Carreiro, the cast made up of 3rd 4th and 5th graders got to do three very wellreceived performances. Oriana Turow played the title role of Moana and deftly belted out “How Far I’ll Go” in her strong but sweet voice. She said it was really fun to have such a From left, Emma Brown, Eleanor J P Williams, and Sloane Capps, supportive audience filled with as Tamatoa And The Claws, sing “Shiny” in the Coe Musical MOANA Page 3Æ Theater Club production of Moana last weekend. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE
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s gardeners we are so proud to see growth that we’ve helped encourage. For example, houseplant parents may post about a new leaf on their Philodendron ‘Birkin,’ while other gardeners might flaunt pix of newly sprouted seedlings. That’s why what I’m going to suggest now is difficult. There are times when you’ll want to pinch, snap, and remove vegetative growth and even flowers or fruit. It's one of those delayed Erica Browne Grivas gratification things, Get Growing like that famous marshmallow impulse-control experiment where kids are promised two marshmallows if they wait, while they can have one right now. Here are some examples where a pinch or a whack now will boost your plant’s health or production later in the season. Chop while watching Chelsea First up, and the reason for writing this article now, is the famous “Chelsea Chop,” named for England’s flower show held in late May. This period through early June happens to be the perfect time in temperate GRIVAS Page 3Æ
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