Monthly Archives: June 2009

It’s summer time! For flower gardeners, it’s time to plant, divide, feed, deadhead, fertilize, and trim! Check out these summer gardening tips from Sherry’s Flower Garden

• Plant fall blooming bulbs in June.
• Divide daffodils and hyacinths in early June.
• Plant gladiolas in early June for bloom this summer.
• Sow biennial seeds during summer months
• Feed roses with a complete fertilizer in June.
• Deadhead flowers for continuous bloom through the season.
• Plant perennial seeds for next year at the end of June.
• Stake and tie perennials.
• Trim hedges and topiaries in June.
• Plant fall pansy seeds in July.
• Clean up spring bulbs after foliage has ripened.
• Fertilize all flowering annuals every two weeks during summer.
• Cut back baby’s breath in July for a second late summer bloom.
• Sow poppy seeds outdoors in August.
• Divide bearded iris and lily of the valley bulbs in August.
• Water container plants daily during hot dry weather

Hey Rosies – Did you know that Father’s Day was the idea of Sonora Smart Dodd of Washington? She thought independently of the holiday one Sunday in 1909 while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church at Spokane, and she arranged a tribute for her father on June 19, 1910. It was made a federal holiday when President Lyndon Johnson issued a proclamation in 1966. In addition to Father’s Day, International Men’s Day is celebrated in many countries, most often on November 19. Check out this article for more information.

So we want to know – how has your father inspired you? Please feel free to post your Father’s Day comments!

Happy Fathers Day

By the end of her work day, Kerriann is covered in grease. And so are the 13 men on her team. It’s definitely really dirty work, but I love it, says Kerriann Dick. Kerriann is an intermediate welder at Aker, a shipyard in Philadelphia. She welds together the grand blocks which are the biggest pieces of oil tankers.

Kerriann decided to become a welder after she had her daughter. She wanted a new job that would be a change of pace and would pay well. She took an introductory class to welding at Pennsylvania College of Technology and knew that welding was what she wanted to do.

2 years later, Kerriann had earned her Associates Degree in Applied Sciences and Welding. She has now been welding for years and has been working in the shipyard since February. Of the over 800 shipyard workers, only 7 are women.

I once had a Polish guy say, This is no work for women‚ it’s dangerous and it is scary. Even for guys it’s scary, said Kerriann.

At her job, Kerriann has to wear coveralls to protect her from flames and grime. Although the welders can wear overalls in the summer, they must wear leather slips over their arms for protection.

They give us Carhartt coveralls, but they are not as comfortable as my Rosies. Plus us women are half the size of the men, so it’s really hard to find something that fits, said Kerriann who is excited for other female welders to find out about Rosies. We have to wear kneepads and I’ve gotten bruises from the kneepad straps before , so the insertable knee pads in Rosies are awesome.

Check out this video to see how welders like Kerriann build large oil tankers.

This as a quick way to use a lot of rock, depending on the width and height of your border.

• Start by planning the size and shape of the area. Use a garden hose to outline the shape.

• Remember before you get dirty, to put Rosies Overalls on over your clothes.

• Use a spade shovel to dig up the grass around the garden hose. Dig up an six inch width trench only a couple inches deep.

• Bring in your rocks and piece them together like a puzzle. Start with larger rocks at the bottom and build up. Make sure the rocks fit snug together.

• Back fill topsoil behind the rock to stabilize it. Pack it down.

• Once you create a full border on all sides, fill with top soil.

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