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NICOLE HACKETT
GARDEN GIRL It’s Sedum Season! This hardy family of perennials and evergreens resemble the very popular succulents, yet they’re far more sun-loving and not so picky if occasionally watered too much. Sedums are sensational, and any garden lover interested in growing something easy with unique foliage and attractive flowers should consider one of the sedum family members in your next landscape or container installation. All sedum are deer resistant and drought tolerant. Sedum Autumn Joy is a simple joy to grow. This long-lived perennial sedum is extremely durable. Sedum Autumn Joy grows to two-feet tall and eventually as wide. Sturdy, thick, fleshy stems are a medium green color. The bloom of the Sedum Autumn Joy looks like a large head of broccoli, but rather
than flowing green, the bloom is a dark pink that ages to a deep brick red. When blooming, bees and butterflies are very attractive to the flowers. You will enjoy the flowers on Sedum Autumn Joy from July through October. It is a herbaceous perennial. This means that this plant will grow through spring, flower through summer and rest during winter. Resting during the winter months ensures this perennials frost hardiness. Sedum Vera Jameson is another fabulous selection of sedum. Your Vera Jameson will reach 12-inches tall and two-feet wide. The foliage color of this
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Job Market, from page 9 thinking skills, literacy at the collegiate level, collaborative problem-solving and technological skills are key focal points for Clayton Valley Charter High School. Not only have we made it a priority to present frank and honest information to our students about their futures, but
sedum is a bronzy-pink, and the flower clusters are large broccoli heads of deep pink. This plant is stunning, and worthy of any perennial bed where you want some late season color, or a dry creek bed. Plant near a decorative boulder, you won’t have to worry about the reflective heat with any of the selections of sedum. Speaking of red foliage, Sedum Turkish Delight has a deep red- to rose- colored fleshlike foliage. The Turkish Delight is an upright sedum with smaller sized clusters of pink flowers. This sedum is a new introduction, so garden lovers have
more importantly, we offer the guided path to success. At the beginning of this year my administrative team and I made grade-level presentations to the students to talk about the college and career focus. At CVCHS we want every student to get into a post-secondary
educational program but we also want them to leave that program with a degree or certification that will land them a career. Every student at our school has access to a guidance and counseling team that is world class. Every student uses the online program Naviance to perform career aptitude assessments, connect academic goals with career outcomes, and map a
sought it all growing season long. Nestle piles of Turkish Delight Sedum where you have your Maynight Sage or Arctotis Pink Sugar. The summer-fall flowers will make a nice companion to the spring blooming sage and arcototis. The Sedum family has a lot of selections for those garden lovers that are looking for waterwise groundcovers. Sedum Cape Blanco is a California native selection that has small rosetteshaped flesh-like leaves that are a powdery-gray color. During the spring months the Cape Blanco Sedum will have yellow flowers. Sedum Ogon is a lemon-yellow colored sedum with small round leaves. This particular plant can tolerate part sun. Sedum Dragon’s Blood is a sought-after selection with green rosettes of leaves that turn a distinct red in the autumn. Open your eyes and consider installing some of the members of this family in your Clayton Valley landscape, garden or container. It is a perfect plant for our environment, thrives in our heat, sun and needs little water. Nicole is the Garden Girl at R&M Pool, Patio, Gifts and Garden. Contact her with questions or comments at Gardengirl@claytonpioneer.com
four year plan of achievement. At CVCHS we won’t allow students to face the future without the tools and support they need to make it a bright one. Our students will be prepared to be first class citizens with a world class education. David Linzey is executive director of CVCHS. Contact him David.linzey@claytonvalley.org