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POKER FACES
The Poker Club held a Texas Hold’em
No Limit tournament on February 14
with 40 members participating in the
event. Congratulations to Shirley Fisher
for winning the tournament with Herb
Wilkins placing second, Louise Phillips
placing third, Suzanne Miller placing
fourth and Connie Hughes placing fifth.
Front row: Herb Wilkins, Shirley Fisher,
Louise Phillips
Back row: Suzanne Miller, Connie
Hughes

APRIL YARD OF THE MONTH summer and fall, look pretty lifeless. As PHOTO BY SUSAN GATES
SUSAN GATES we complete the inspection Susan turns
to me and says, “The hardest thing for and do their best. For me, I can hardly
409 SALT CREEK LANE (N40) me is to have patience,” and I agree. For wait for the amazing bluebonnet field
It’s a balmy February day and Susan Susan that means giving her plants the in her back yard. Such is the magic of
Gates, 2016 Sun City Garden Tour par- time they need to make an appearance Susan’s garden.
ticipant, is assessing her garden. The ~Carol Parsonage
two peach trees by the back patio have
flowered and are now covered in bright APRIL 2017 SUNRAYS | 125
green leaves. Among the leaves, Susan
spots tiny fruit, not yet the size of a
dime. If it doesn’t freeze again this win-
ter, there will be peaches for pies and
eating out of hand. Another early plant
is the simple white iris forming clumps
here and there in the garden. Already
a few are flowering. Bluebonnets and
poppies are growing rapidly, preparing
for a great display in March and April.
Other, later blooming plants are also
showing signs of life. Standing cypress,
Henry Dahlberg salvia, Turk’s cap and
fall obedient plant have started out of
the ground. The oakleaf hydrangea is
leafless but buds are showing. For a few
plants, it’s still a question whether they
made it through January’s freeze. The
spectacular coralbean, with its huge red
flower spikes, and the thyrallis, a shrub
that produces yellow flower clusters all

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