HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-05-06, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010. PAGE 17. Over 1,100 tulips beautify couple’s gardenContinued from page 16refers to her husband as “the bulb
man” as he is often in charge of any
flowers that fall into that category.
Tulips are his specialty, but now, in
addition to the over 1,100 tulips in
the garden, there are also
approximately 250 other assorted
bulbs in their gardens.
In the spring and fall Atkinson is
in the garden from six to eight hours
a day working, and putting in amodest two hours per day in the
summer.
The spring and fall are important
seasons to any gardener as
preparation and preservation take
centre stage as the soil rebounds,
then prepares for the cold that Huron
County is known for.
Atkinson says most of her time in
the spring is spent edging, digging,
planting, cleaning and spreadingmanure and peat moss. In the
summer, she is mostly just tidying
up and making sure that everything
looks the way it should.
One of Atkinson’s newest secrets,
she says is placing newspaper in the
hole she digs before planting a new
plant or flower. She said that thenewspaper retains moisture well and
attracts worms, retaining moisture
for an extended period of time,
aiding the growth of the plant.
She shreds up the newspaper and
then wets it, placing it in the hole
before planting a new flower and
says that so far it has worked.While the couple’s garden isn’t
quite the public park it has been
taken for in the past, it is very visible
while driving through town. A drive
past allows one time to appreciate
the hard work that has gone into the
years of sculpting this garden.
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home & garden 2010
Down to business
Paul Johnston of Auburn was busy getting weeds out of his
garden last week. (Aislinn Bremner photo)