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November is the month for celebrating Native American Heritage Month.
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Answers to Go

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Q.When is Native American History (Heritage) Month? How did it come about and is it the same as Indigenous People’s Month? What is its purpose? Is American Indian “OK” to use when referring to Native people?

Staying Gold

Janet Aron leads a low-impact weight exercise in Wednesday’s Zumba Gold class.
Photos by Celeste Cook

Staying Gold

“Age is not the criteria.” Aron’s Zumba Gold class focuses on exercises that improve balance and mobility. The classes cater to needs and abilities of each class member, regardless of age.

Staying Gold

Aron’s Zumba Gold class, from left to right, Dolores Appl, Janet Aron, Carmen Martinez, Brenda Smith, Ava Purkey and Irma Zuniga.
Photo by Celeste Cook

Staying Gold

Janet Aron leads fun, low-impact Zumba at Price Center

Look to create a gold rush for this award-winning Rudbeckia in 2023

American Gold Rush rudbeckia also makes an idyllic partner with echinacea.
Photo courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Look to create a gold rush for this award-winning Rudbeckia in 2023
Look to create a gold rush for this award-winning Rudbeckia in 2023

American Gold Rush will be loved by bees and butterflies like this Gray Hairstreak and seeds left to mature will be enjoyed by visiting songbirds. Photos by Norman Winter the 2023 rudbeckia celebration. Follow me on Facebook @ormanWinterTheGardenGuy for more photos and garden inspiration.

Look to create a gold rush for this award-winning Rudbeckia in 2023

Next year will be a horticultural occurrence or phenomenon that I don’t ever remember happening. It is going to be like the Gold Rush, except this time to get an award-winning plant. We can credit Brent Horvath owner of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens with this invention that has everyone excited. It is known has American Gold Rush rudbeckia.

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Above left, Don Japanese Kitchen's Nan-Bomb, which comes with large, popcorn chicken tossed with a pineapple habanero infused sweet and sour glaze served on a bed of white rice with cabbage, ginger and topped with nori. Above right, Don Mac Katsu — panko-breaded mac and cheese bites served with lemon garlic aioli. Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo

Foodie Friday: Don Japanese Kitchen

Walk into Don Japanese Kitchen and you enter an eclectic atmosphere.

Superbells Double Calibrochoas racking up awards

This Spicebush Swallowtail is one of several species that have been seen feeding on the Superbells Double Blue calibrachoa.
Photos by Norman Winter

Superbells Double Calibrochoas racking up awards

Superbells Double Blue calibrachoa shows out in this smoke stack-shaped container with Truffula Pink gomphrena, Goldilocks creeping Jenny, and Whirlwind Blue scaevola.

Superbells Double Calibrochoas racking up awards
Superbells Double Calibrochoas racking up awards

This container features Superbells Double Yellow that makes it debut next spring, Superbells Tangerine Punch calibrachoas along with Unplugged Pink salvia.
Photo by Nornan Winter

Superbells Double Calibrochoas racking up awards

Since 2018, Superbells Double calibrachoa varieties have won 67 awards, yet in my travels gardeners seem to rarely venture off the single-petaled path. I admit I have a flaming passion for the punch varieties like Superbells Grape Punch, Pomegranate Punch and Black Currant Punch. The last four years, however, I have gotten to try some double selections and they have all blown away any misconceptions I might have had and probably yours, too.

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