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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-04-23, Page 122A Thp. Clinton -Ney07 l9qcotct, Thursday, April 23, 170 From early to mid-April, in most of Canada, it is time to uncover the roses, Time to waken the garden $?RIN G GARDEN . 0 JO" 0 0. iiii,oltiom‘vitouid,"0000` Vir EEEE.E.-EEE, Martin Frobisher shrub roses will be available to home gardeners for the first time this spring. The roses were developed by Dr. Felicitas Svejda, a plant breeder at the Canada Agriculture Research Station at Ottawa. Martin Frobisher rose is one of the very few winter hardy shrub roses currently available in Canada, and the first of several winter hardy shrub roses Dr. Svejda hopes to develop. Since Dr. Svejda first announced the development of her rose, it has been tested across Canada, at Milwaukee, Wis, and at Palmer, Alaska. Nurseries have been increasing their supply of stock to the point where several now have enough shrubs for sale to gardeners who wish to plant them this May. 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PECK AUTO ELECTRIC 54 KING STREET PHONE 482— 3851 Martin Frobisher roses are doing better than Dr. Svejda dared to hope, The plants are so hardy that they are surviving without cover in areas where winters have, in the past, killed most shrub roses, In addition, people who have tested the roses say the plants are vigorous, healthy and, the flowers are extremely fragrant, The plant blooms from June until frost, putting out soft, pink double blooms about two inches in diameter. The flowers are two-toned with darker shades near the base of the petals. The • Washburn Farm and Nursery of Palmer, Alaska reports' that Martin Frobisher is . one of the most outstanding roses we have grown and has brought more comment and question than , any other we have had .. Canada Agriculture Research Stations from St. John's, Nfld., to Summerland, B. C., and from Beaverlodge, Alta., to Vineland, Ont., are testing the shrub rose this year. 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We give you high interest on your Savings, and just as important it the interest we take in you. Come in and see. tlinton. at the ROYAL BANK. like to look after you .74 .aht _ho. Winter hardy Martin Frobisher shrub rose .111.1.•••11010010- .130MOMMI•1111=1*, A. R. BUCKLEY From a home gardener's point of view, April represents the beginning of the most critical period of the year, for in most of Canada it is time to waken the garden: Right now in southern Ontario, you must decide whether or not it is time to uncover the roses and then how best this task can be done. Some people simplify, this decision by driving out to a public park or botanical garden where roses are grown, take note of the procedure there and act accordingly. The rule for uncovering roses is simple. Watch the weather critically — if by mid-April, the weather is mild and the forecast calls for it to keep mild, uncover them right away. If the weather is cold and more is in the offing, let them stay covered for another week. Whenever • you decide to uncover the roses do it gradually. Take off the boards, boughs or leaves first, then after a few days remove part of the soil mound, and later on rake the rest of the soil away from the bushes. Another job that should be done now is to fork over the perennial border, Use a flat-tined spading fork and just lightly fork the soil to a depth of about an inch near the plants to a few inches more as you• dig farther away andin vacant areas. As the same time, cut down to ground level the old herbaceous perennial stalks and fork out any large weeds. It is a good idea to spread some complete fertilizer over the ground before forking, then this can be worked into the soil at the same time. Don't put it on too thick but use about one • handful spaced over a square yard of soil. After the borders and beds are forked, spade the vegetable garden if this was not done last fall. The edge of lawns often look shabby at this time of the year. If you want to finish this off neatly, use galvanized iron edging strips. These will eliminate the necessity of having to use the edging shears later on. They are easy to install, just hammer them into the soil by placing a block of wood on the top edge of the strip and tap the block with a hammer. Using the block keeps , the hammer from bending the strip. The lawn will need a thorough raking with a good strong-toothed rake over the next week or so, to thoroughly clean it of dead rough grass. Sow seeds in bare patches after this raking is finished, then go over lightly once more with the rake. . Rolling the :,lawri now will get rid of some ofthe Worm casts and hills, but beware of comp6tion. Use a light roller rather than one filled with water. New lawns that were sown in August and September last year should be treated gingerly. Do not diSturb them much except for removing leaves and debris. Many novice gardeners make a great mistake by walking over freshly seeded lawn each day to count the newly arrived grass shoots. By so doing, they crush many young shoots that are ready to push through the soil and also compact the ground so thoroughly that no grass can push its way through. If you have seedlings inside that are taking up a lot of room, now is the time to move them outdoors. Of course, they must have protection. The best way of ensuring this is to build a frame, out of two by two lumber and tacking polyethylene plastic sheeting to it. Make sure the frame is airtight, but leave an overlap that can be raised for watering. On cold nights until - May 24, cover the top of the frame with sacking, burlap or an old blanket to keep out frosts. Since air passes freely through the polyethylene you won't need to ventilate unless the weather gets very warm. Some shading may be necessary for the first two or three days after the plants have been placed in the frame, and also on hot, sunny days. , If your vegetable garden has been dug and the soil is workable, you can sow beets, carrots and parsnips right away, for they will not suffer from light frosts and are not likely to germinate for several weeks. Parsnips will stay in the soil for about a month before any visible action occurs. You can, also sow lupins, sweet peas, larkspurs and many. other slow-germinating flower seeds at this time. Mid-April is the best time to get your plants, such as shrubs and roses, from local garden centers. It is better to buy them then, and if you are not ready for planting or if the weather is very cold, you can dig a trench near the south wall of your home and heel them in. These plants 'are better in the cool of your garden than in an over-heated, dry store. Select roses and shrubs that have not yet produced long shoots. To heel them in, dig a trench about 18 inches deep and pile the soil to one side of the trench. Place the plants so that they rest against the piled soil with their roots in the trench and then cover them with soil you dig out from a trench made parallel to the first one.