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This June 2010 photo shows beans, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes and peas growing a garden near New Market, Va., and are among the best self-pollinated plants to use for seed saving since their offspring will be dependable. (AP photo)
Saving seeds also saves money and plant history By DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press Seed saving is precisely that. Gathering seed saves money for the next planting season and also saves genetic strains that may have originated generations ago in family gardens. But it takes planning and good timing. "Seed saving has always been a common way to save seeds that were adapted to local climates or that had local historical value," said John Porter, an educator with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. "The practice has become much more popular with the increase of home food gardening and interest in heirlooms over the last few years." See Seeds p. 2D
By KIM COOK Associated Press Many of us think of terrazzo — a composite including chips of various stones and glass — as a utilitarian flooring material, something you see in lobbies or hallways. But the centuries-old material is being rediscovered by architects and designers who are adapting its distinctive patterns for all kinds of surfaces, including furniture, and other creative uses. Terrazzo was one of the first sustainably produced materials, says Venicebased interior designer and architect Elisabetta Rizzato. (www.italianbark.com ) "Craftspeople used waste materials — for instance, local Venetian stone offcuts and chips from the construction of palazzos — to make decorative mosaiclike floors," she says. "Eventually, they began introducing glass, metals and even concrete, all while consistently using local-material waste." The raw materials may have had humble origins, but Rizzato says terrazzo was popular with Renaissance aristocrats. "It was the best flooring option (for palaces) because it was flexible and could adapt to structural failures
This undated photo provided by Atlas Concorde shows their Marvel Gems collection. Large and small format slabs and tiles for floors and walls, like the ones shown here, come in earthy and versatile palettes that mimic the original mixtures. (AP photo) of the wooden beams," she says. Terrazzo also became the darling of midcentury architects, who appreciated its elegant minimalism. "Look at Frank Lloyd Wright's terrazzo floors in the Guggenheim Museum," says Paul Makovsky, vice president of design for the New York architecture and design maga-
zine Metropolis. The Hoover Dam." Los Angeles architect Dan (www.metropolismag.com ) "Since it was built in 1959, Brunn is also a fan. "Unless over a million people walk a client is against it, I use on that floor each year, and it," he says. "I love that it's durable and can cover inteit looks as good as new." Makovsky associates Art rior and exterior expanses, Deco terrazzo with "the which really helps create a construction of public build- seamless indoor-outdoor ings that were beautiful and connection." (www.danmeant to last. You know brunn.com ) where you'll see surprisingly beautiful terrazzo floors? See Terrazzo p. 2D
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This graphic represents a Tuesday survey of regional lending institutions. Figures are based on rates at Range Bank, Northern Michigan Bank, mBank, Marquette Community Federal Credit Union and TruNorth Credit Union.
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Gardeners can save seeds from just about anything that produces fruit or seeds, Porter said. Open- or self-pollinated plants like beans, lettuce, peppers, eggplants and tomatoes are among the best, since their offspring will be the most dependable. Annuals are most commonly used because they're reliable about producing seeds. "Not all perennials produce seeds, and sometimes they need treatments to break their dormancy," Porter said. Hybrids are the plant byproducts of two different varieties and combine the qualities of both. Hybrids are valued for their disease resistance but are not stable enough for seed saving. Their offspring may display the mixed traits of earlier generations. Heirlooms, meanwhile, are open-pollinated varieties that either have a family or local history or that have been around for 50 or more years, said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with the Oregon State University Extension Service. "As a rule, heirlooms are open-pollinated, otherwise they wouldn't be easy to save," he said. Plan ahead. Determine which open-pollinated edibles you want in your garden or on your dining table and then learn their growing cycles. Determine as they develop which are the healthiest and save them as
the mother plants. Allow those to ripen beyond their normal harvest period. "It is important to wait long enough for the fruit and seed of the plant to mature," Porter said, "but harvest early enough that rotting isn't an issue. The seeds won't necessarily rot when the fruit does, but nobody enjoys digging through rotten produce to harvest seeds." Lettuce and bean seeds can be removed from the plants once they are dry and hard, Miller said. "Don't harvest seeds when the plants are wet from precipitation," he said. Store seeds in tightly sealed glass containers in a cool, dark location. "Make sure that you label seeds with the type of seed and date," Miller said. "A small packet of silica desiccant or powered milk in the jar can help to remove moisture and keep the seeds dry. "The refrigerator or freezer is also a good place for storing seeds that you collect and also seeds that you buy. Put small seeds in envelopes and label them. Place the envelopes in sealable freezer bags." Seed saving requires time and energy but the effort is worth it, Porter said. "Seed saving not only preserves a plant variety for the future, but also the history of that variety," he said. "Saving seeds from plants that perform well in your garden is also a basic form of plant selection that over time develops a strain of that plant that is adapted to thrive in your local climate."
Susan Holland is surrounded in the backyard of home by blooming plants and flowers including a stand of daylilies in Bismarck, N.D., on Aug. 14. Holland is a member of the Central North Dakota Daylily Society. (AP photo)
North Dakota gardener welcomes visitors to her blooming backyard
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — About 300 daylilies and an additional 300 perennials bloom annually in Susan and Erik Holland's backyard, which was once a dog run. "That was exciting to me," said Susan Holland, garden writer and garden coach. "I had a blank slate. I could design it." The Hollands moved to a pink stucco Storybookstyle house in Bismarck's Cathedral District eight years ago. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. And when the Hollands moved in they brought a trailer full of plants from their St. Paul, Minn., garden. "I garden with the whimsy the house inspires," said Susan Holland, who has a newfound love for miniature daylilies and miniature hostas. "My collection is very specialized." Holland House Gardens features many varieties of daylilies, ranging in size from one foot to several feet tall, in every color of the rainbow. Susan Holland plants her daylilies and hostas in curving beds of field stone, designed and created by her husband, Erik Holland. The stones are collected from a friend's farm. "I'm the plant person, he's the muscles and the stone design," she told The Bismarck Tribune . Hundreds of people tour the Hollands' garden each year. It's not unusual to see
500 people walk through their gate, any given summer. "The garden is beautiful, inviting and aromatic," said visitor Kathleen Donahue. "Every time I go, I discover a unique daylily or hosta, or a unique plant I never realized could grow in North Dakota." "It's a very serene space," Susan Holland added. "It's not just for us to enjoy. After putting all that effort in, we want to share it." There are more than 80,000 varieties of daylilies for Susan Holland to choose from when planting her garden. She said the "Wee Folk" miniature daylily is one of her favorites. "I like the miniature ones and I like the really tall ones," she said. "I love to play with scale." The botanical name for daylily is "hemerocallis," which derives from two Greek words meaning "beauty" and "day." In general, a single daylily bud is in bloom for just one day before it begins to wither. Susan Holland said she loves to grow daylilies because they are easy to care for, easy to hybridize and they make "wonderful" subjects for photography. "It's a hobby and anyone can do it," she said. To keep their flowerbeds interesting and fresh, the Hollands host a daylily sale on their driveway twice a year. They also share excess flowers with family
and friends. "I've been moving bigger plants out to make room for miniatures," Susan Holland said. "Unless I really love them . then they stay for years." The Hollands are members of the American Hemerocallis Society and the Central North Dakota Daylily Society. And in 2018, Bismarck will play host to the AHS Region One summer event. Approximately 200 members from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Manitoba, Iowa and Nebraska will gather to celebrate daylilies and tour gardens. The Hollands' yard will be one of just a handful visited. Melanie Mason, a wellknown hybridizer residing in New York, will be onhand to share her knowledge of daylilies. Good food, lectures and daylily auctions are all part of the fun. The Central North Dakota Daylily Society is hosting the two-day event. Anyone can become a member of the club. A $5 annual membership gives you access to daylily auctions and sales, lectures and garden tours, as well as a free daylily plant. "Gardening, as a whole, is good for the soul," Susan Holland said, smiling. Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com
This undated photo provided by Designer Michael Wolk, shows how Wolk used terrazzo in this south Florida residential project, creating a neo-modern, Zen-like retreat. The material is favored by many architects and designers for its warmth, elegance and character. (AP photo)
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Miami architect Michael Wolk added terrazzo-topped patio tables of his re-design of the Atlantikos restaurant at Florida's St. Regis Bal Harbor Resort. Wolk also ran terrazzo throughout a spacious, Zen-like master bath in the Palm Beach area; the material looks luxe, yet has a softer, more welcoming appearance and feel than m a r b l e . (www.wolkdesign.com ) Easy-to-use options now include precast terrazzo made with durable resins. London designer Max Lamb has created a precast terrazzo for Dzek called Marmoreal that can go on floors, walls and countertops. Colorful marble aggregate is embedded in white or black resin; the light version looks like nougat candy, while the dark one evokes a night sky. (www.dzekdzekdzek.com ) Large- and small-format slabs and tiles like Atlas Concorde's Marvel Gems collection and Ornamenta's Stile Libero come in earthy
and versatile palettes that mimic traditional terrazzo mixtures. (www.atlasconcorde.com ; www.ornamenta.com ) If you want to bring terrazzo into a space on a smaller scale, there are lots of creative new options, Makovsky says. For example, he says, Los Angeles studio Besler and Sons have designed fun "Props" made of terrazzo that blend colored glass, marble chips and cement. The simple geo shapes, made with black, white and red aggregates in white or strawberry red matrix, can be used as bookends, doorstops, paperweights and serving platters. (www.beslerandsons.com ) From Brodie Neill, a London-based industrial designer, comes the kaleidoscopic blue and green Gyro table, made from what he calls "ocean terrazzo" — 70 percent recycled plastic waste from the sea. (www.brodieneill.com ) West Elm's contemporary,
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hexagonal cement planter with a faux-terrazzo pattern could house indoor or outdoor greenery. West Elm also carries Roar & Rabbit's curvy, terrazzo-based table lamp, and a set of brassedged coasters. (www.westelm.com ) Deny Designs has a collection of small furniture, textiles and accents in a pattern called Sweet Terrazzo, by Emanuela Carratoni. (www.denydesigns.com ) Wallpaper and vinyl tile make affordable substitutes for the real thing, suggests Makovsky. Both www.spoonflower.com and www.muralswallpaper.com have terrazzo-patterned wall coverings. Johnsonite's Gemstone vinyl flooring collection comes in evocative hues like Sunlight, Beach Glass and Silver Moon. (www.johnsonite.com )
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Private and peaceful Lake Superior waterfront in Big Bay. 16 acres with 440 feet of Lake Superior frontage. The frontage is large rock with some flat rock slab in the water. The property has easement from Lighthouse road for year round access that is plowed with electric roadside. There is no existing driveway so a drive to the lake would need to be constructed. The acreage is heavily wooded and surrounded by other large parcels for a really remote feel. The building sites face East for beautiful sunrises over expansive open water. Just down the shoreline to the South is a large sand beach surrounding the mouth of the Iron River. $125,000 MLS # 1104235
40 acres of high and buildable land located on the pristine shoreline of Nelligan Lake in Baraga County’s Craig Lake State Forest. The acreage has great road access on Nelligan Lake Road into Craig Lake State Park with a nice ridge containing mature pines that overlooks Nelligan Lake. Nelligan Lake is a really nice body of water that is fed by an out of Thomas Lake and has an outlet that forms the Nelligan Creek. There is an adjacent property we also have available, but outside of that the rest of the lake is State ownership. Currently it is undeveloped and just an amazingly peaceful place. Buy both parcels and tie up the only private and accessible portion of the lake. A peaceful setting that is just a two mile drive from the highway in Eastern Baraga County of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. MLS#: 1104318 $89,000
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LAKE MICHIGAN WATERFRONT. This is a large acreage tract with sand beach frontage on Lake Michigan. This property has 1,463 feet of sand beach frontage on Lake Michigan in the South Central part of the Upper Peninsula. The lake front parcel is 68.65 acres with Easterly facing Lake Michigan views. Adjacent to this is a 120 acre parcel fronting on the county road, which includes 2 nice log buildings; a 26x34 cabin, a 28x32 garage and a bunkhouse. Both parcels have good road systems with private access and they are contiguous. There is easement between them for access to the lake parcel. The acreage is beautiful rolling timbered property, recently selectively harvested, with frontage on Little Harbor Road, which is maintained year round. $449,900 MLS# 1083824
Witch Lake Lodge is a private home that is reminiscent of an Alaskan Lodge with soaring vaulted ceilings, log staircase, stone fireplace, granite bar, hickory floors and massive windows that overlook the lake and the resident Eagles Nest. The home is custom built around the original structure from the 1950s and will amaze at the quality and detail found throughout. Over 100 feet deep, this northwoods lake provides good fishing for most species with Walleye and Lake Trout preferred. The lodge has 3 Bedrooms and 3 baths or can be configured as the current owners have, using the loft master bedroom as an additional family room and one of the main floor bedrooms as a huge, walk in closet. In addition to all of these features, the lodge has a drive-in boathouse under the kitchen and the basement walks out into this boathouse. $695,000 MLS#:1098913
Superb lake front cottage in the north woods best describes this cozy retreat in Marquette County with all the amenities of home. There just aren’t many lake properties with 74 acres and several hundred feet of frontage for total privacy. Set on a semi private lake with no public access. Sundog Lake is 196 acres, very scenic with waterfowl and wildlife abound. The fishing is excellent for pike, bass, and panfish. The land features hardwoods and high ground with good populations of deer and grouse. The home sits on a hill with a gradual slope overlooking your own peninsula with water on 3 sides making an expansive view. $239,900 MLS#: 1084633
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