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THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER INSIDE A raiioH rnnHWnmrtw Coming tomorrow What happened when four local theater pros headed to New York to test their talent? vuiiw VIIUIUUIIIMg, when done correctly, will help your cut blooms stay vital for a week or longer Story, E3 ft ummt OA TV: What happened on this week's soap operas, E13 SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2001 Editor: Sara Pearce Phone: (513) 768-8495 A.M. illkn 1,111 Gardening 4New Dawn' rises as a climbing rose Avant garden Mason couple cultivates a showcase of irises, hostas, geraniums and herbs William Robinson, father of the English-style garden, wrote more than 100 years ago: "Climbing roses arrf the most precious of all ornaments for walls of houses, trelliswork, pergolas." Fashions in landscaping change, but there is no plant, agate and sell it. Until that time, any plant on the market was common property. Today, dozens of new roses are patented each year. "New Dawn" blooms from May until frost They are rampant growers with medium-size, blush-pink flowers that i 7.

resemble old-fashioned roses. They have long canes and fierce thorns. "New Dawn" roses make excellent ait flowers which often last a week or longer in a water-filled vase. In addition, "New Dawn" is one of the in my eyes, that enhances a home more than a well-grown climbing rose. I have grown numerous climbing roses ranging from the antique French and English varieties to the latest hybrids.

If I Tim Morehouse A guide to help make your day Going Out Taste of Cincinnati: Talk about your sensory overload: 40 restaurants slinging hash, four stages with banks of amps cranking out music, all along Central Parkway for one of the city's most popular pig-outs. Noon-midnight today, continues through Monday. 579-3187. Contemporary Christian: Paramount's Kings Island trots out red-hot Christian boy-band Plus One for a Spring Celebration music fesL The bill also includes fresh young female vocalists Stacie Orrico and Rachel Lampa. 7 p.m.

today, PM's TimberWolf Amphitheater, $32.99 includes park admission. 562-4949. Coney Island: The theme park crammed full of Sunlite Pool, Lake Como and family rides opens its 116th season with two new attractions: The Tempest, a spinning ride, and a Super Slide. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today.

232-6701. May Festival: May Festival wraps up its song-a-thon with a night full of Russian choral works, including the rarely heard chorus portion of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. 8 p.m. today, Music Hall, 381-3300. Staying In TV picks: Hail, Caesar! The best laughs tonight are in Hail Sid Vie Golden easiest climbing roses to grow: It resists diseases and insects and is hardy in all climates in the United States.

But be patient: It will not reach its full glory until its second season. The canes of "New Dawn," which can reach 15 feet or more, eventually become stiff and extremely prickly. There are several ways to grow this rose. You can cover a steep bank or incline where it will need no care, you can use it on a trellis or wall or grow it around a lamp post. "New Dawn" requires pruning to keep it in bounds.

Don't be afraid to use your shears to make it produce the effect you want Contact Tim Morehouse by mail: co Cincinnati Enquirer (enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope); Web site: www.getmore garden.com. were to choose only one for disease resistance, form, scent and repeat bloom it would be "New Dawn." "New Dawn" is a variation of the "Dr. W. Van Fleet" rose. In the 1920s, New Jersey gardener Henry Bosenberg bought a number of "Dr.

W. Van Fleet" roses. Although Van Fleets bloom only once a season, Bosenberg noticed that one of the roses appeared to be ever-blooming. After testing it for four years, this new rose was introduced by Henry A Dreer as "New Dawn." "New Dawn" holds the distinction of being the first plant in the world to receive a patent In 1930, the year of its introduction, Congress passed the Plant Patent Act, which granted to anyone who discovered or hybridized a new plant the exclusive right to determine for 17 years who would prop- Li Source Photos by JEFF SWINGERThe Cincinnati Enquirer A garden art fairy stands amid the irises in Darlene and Joel Cooper's garden. Age of Comedy, clips from 1950s TV routines by Sid Caesar and I mo-gene Coca (9:45 p.m., Showtime).

It "New Dawn" roses on their own roots can be found Saturdays at Neltnefs Farm booth at Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine. Ooline 1 Keyword: At home For tips on children's gardens, avoiding mosquitos, go to Cincinnati.Com. In their garden, Caesar NewUBO light bulbs definitely reigns supreme different By Joy Kraft The Cincinnati Enquirer What would Thomas Edison say? Even the Wizard of Light would be puzzled '4 4 band likes to garden," Mrs. Cooper says. "He does the edging and the moving of sod.

I get to have the fun: I pick the plants and put them in." When the Coopers moved to Greater Cincinnati from Columbus 14 years ago, Mrs. Cooper took a part-time job at a garden center. A boss noticed her love of plants and encouraged her to grow more of mem. She started growing herbs. Then she created a huge perennial garden.

She began collecting plants. The Coopers celebrate their wedding anniversaries by traveling to an arboretum and then stopping at nurseries on the way home, filling the van with plants. They share a special fondness for hostas. 'To me, they're a lot like my kids," said Mrs. Cooper, a mother of three.

"I see very different people in each one of them." Avant garden If you know an garden -wonderful to wacky, fantastic to funky -write Avant Garden, Cincinnati Enquirer, 312 Elm Cincinnati 45202; fax: 768-8330. By Beth Burwinkel Enquirer contributor Darlene Cooper collects hostas, perennial geraniums, chamaecyparis and Japanese maples. Although they've only lived in their Mason home for four years, Mrs. Cooper and her husband, Joel, have filled the yard with beautiful gardens showcasing her collections. There's a purple garden next to the driveway, filled with plants that bloom in shades of blue and purple.

The hosta garden is in the back yard, under an arbor. Several of Mrs. Cooper's favorite perennial geraniums grow in another backyard garden. There's even a "garbage garden" next to the patio for plants that haven't found a home anyplace else. "I enjoy it, and I'm lucky because my hus by the latest interpretation of his creative efforts.

Over the years, follows a disappointing film loosely based on Mr. Caesar's comedy writers, Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor (8 p.m., Showtime) with Nathan Lane, Mark Linn-Baker and Saul Rubinek. Critic John Kiesewetter says ABC updates David Brinkles 1991 Pearl Harbor special, Two Hours that Changed the World (10 p.m., Channels 9, 2). Contest Sticky contest: So, know a kid who blows great bubbles? As in bubble gum? Dubble Bubble, noted bubble gum factory, has a national bubble-blowing contest for kids 12 and under. All you do is get the kid chewing and then puffing.

They compete for a $10,000 savings bond. 11a.m. today, any Wal-Mart Planning Ahead 24 hours out: It's rock 'n' roll through the decades when Four on the Floor tackles hits from the '50s to the "90s. 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Woodland Mound's Season-good Nature Center, Anderson Township, free.

521-7275. 48 hours out: The musical bright lights of tomorrow, the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra, serves up a concert of light classics. 3 p.m. Sunday, Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park, free. 521-7275.

A week away: Cincinnati Zoo's annual Zoo Babies shows off warm and fuzzies born during the past year, including four extremely rare white lions. Opens next Saturday, 3400 Vine Avondale. 2814700. Prone to clean, contemporary lines and gentle humor in his work, Mr. Inabnitt was looking for just the right we've seen big light bulbs, small bulbs, black bulbs, red bulbs, clear bulbs, coated bulbs.

But the new UBO bulb, 1 See GARDEN, Page E4 light fixture for his "artist's retreat" "The entire time I was planning the room, I wanted something funky and fun 1,1 I 11 ww for a light" he says. "But what I wanted with its surface, looks like Martha Stewart went overboard with the glue gun. "Funky" is how most people describe the UBO light bulb from Kikkerland that is covered with silicone points that come in several colors. Interior Is was way too expensive for a temporary installation. Then I saw this at Fifth Elephant, downtown, and everything clicked." He had an if.

The EnquirerGARY LANDERS Billy Inabnitt's lighting for the Cincinnati Ballet Designer Showhouse. electrician install five single lights that hang on black cords at varying heights from the ceiling. Four are white; one is yellow. They are a perfect fit with the designer Billy Inabnitt is one of them. He put the lights in the 2001 Cincinnati Ballet Designer Showhouse room he created on the third floor of the Bishop's House in Clifton.

CHie show runs through Sunday.) Contact Jim Knippenberg by phone: 768-8513; fax: 768-8330. Joel Cooper built an arbor over a section of the hosta garden and planted vines that eventually will provide shade. See LIGHTS, Page E6 0 1 IVS I 4 0.lt rcj, if $4i.