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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | DECEMBER 2022 23 For the first time in over a year, ARC has a full roster. Our current members are Steve Cooley, Chair; Eileen Escobedo, Co Chair; Allen Koblin, member; Bernard Newcomer, member; Denise Fleming, member; Zsuzsanna Vincze, member; and Bob Deao, inactive member. However, ARC is always looking for new talent. If you have an interest in serving, please attend one of our meetings and check out what we do. Over the past few months, ARC has reviewed and approved numerous solar applications. Homeowners should be aware that most, if not all, companies who sell solar contract with third party contractors to install their systems. The quality of the installation is determined by the installer. When considering which solar company to purchase from, consider the contractor who will install your system. Check to ensure that the installer is licensed and insured. Be wary of any installer who is using the solar company's license unless the installer is an employee of the solar company. The approval process is simple and straightforward. Submit a complete application which must contain the application and a plot map showing your house and the measurements to the property lines, photos of both the front and back of your house, and details about the solar system indicating what panels, mounting devices, controls, inverter(s), and battery(s) are to be installed and where (including the schematics provided by the solar company which will usually meet the details required by ARC.) Your solar company will obtain a Beaumont City building permit and install your system. Once it is installed and inspected by the city inspector, the utility company will turn it on. ARC understands that there is high demand for solar installations. It is not possible, however, to approve an installation before the solar company completes the schematics. All applications submitted to ARC without required information will be denied as incomplete. ARC meets twice a month - hopefully so our homeowners do not have to wait long to obtain the approvals needed. ARC is not able to consider or approve any application outside our scheduled meetings. Our Wednesday meeting dates for December and January are: • Dec. 7 - with applications due by noon Friday, Dec. 2 • Dec. 21 - with applications due by noon Friday, Dec. 16 • Jan. 3 - with applications due by noon Friday, Dec .30 • Jan. 18 – with applications due by noon Friday, Jan. 13 All ARC meetings are held at 8:30 am in the RNC Conference Room and are open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Cooley at (801) 815- 5302 or email cooleyaudit@gmail.com. ~ Steve Cooley Architectural Review Committee Landscape Committee Christmas Plants and Flowers for Your Home Want an easy way to decorate your home for the holidays? Set out a few Christmas plants and you'll spread cheer to all who visit this season. Cyclamen: Winter-blooming cyclamen makes a beautiful Christmas plant for any room. Even those leaves are attractive, marbled with a silvery white pattern. Unlike most house plants, cyclamen likes to stay fairly cool (around 60°F/15°C). Find a brightly lit spot for it, away from drafts and you'll enjoy several weeks of gorgeous, upright blooms. Norfolk Island Pine: Let this small conifer stand in for your Christmas tree. Or simply set this Norfolk Island Pine on a table as a fresh accent for the season. Go ahead — decorate its boughs with tiny ornaments, bows, and tinsel. Keep this conifer indoors year-round — it's tropical, not hardy. Give Norfolk Island Pine lots of light and plenty of moisture, and you'll find it's practically care-free. Best of all, you'll enjoy it for years to come. Christmas Cactus: Given enough light, you can expect blooms every year in time for the holidays. Treat it right and you'll enjoy it for many years. Some of my visitors tell me they've had their Christmas cactus for 20 years or more. It's an easy plant to propagate, too, so you can start new plants and share cuttings with friends. Christmas cactus has become wildly popular as Christmas plants in recent years, and it's easy to see why. If you haven't grown one before, give it a try. You'll soon wonder why you waited so long. Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana: Small but mighty, Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana makes up for its petite size with the sheer number of blooms. Each flower stem holds dozens of flowers for a captivating Christmas display. Double-bloom varieties (shown) remind me of bouquets of tiny roses. Give this flowering succulent its place in the sun, and it will give you a delightful show of color for the holidays — and into the new year. ~ Kirk Freyermuth, kafreyer@frontier.com