Clinton News-Record, 1974-04-25, Page 22Shade
Ornamental
And Fruit Trees
Now in Stock
Purple Sycamore 6'41'—Coliseum Maple "6'-
V—Crimson King Maple 8'-10'---Sugar Maple 6'-
8'—Green Sycamore Maple 6'4—Norway Maple
6'41'—Silver Maple 6'41'--White Birch. 6'-
8.—Cutleaf Weeping Birch 8'-10'—Little Leaf Lin-
den $'4'—Sunburst Locust 8'-10'—ikilountain Ash
6'-8'-3 Varieties Flowering Crab 8'-10'—Weeping
Crabapple—Flowering Cherry—Russian
Olive—Tulip Tree—Weeping Pagoda - 4'
stem—Weeping Caragana - 4' stem—Tree For-
sythia 4' stem—Tree Hydrangea 4' stem—Tree
Lilac 4' stem—Copper Beech—Umbrella.
Catalpa—Paul's Scarlet HawthOrn 4'
stem--Japanese Mapte—Magnotia—Fruit
trees--apple—peach—pear—cherry—plum and
apricot.
FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING NEEDS
ART'S L AND SC A PING,
NURSERY a GARDEN CENTRE
BENNM St, MOO 524,4126
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Monday ay f thru Sa
RI
turday till dark
Saturdt 6
Water wisely. Too-dry
te„ stunts plant, too-wet
stretches and weakens.
VT-4"
3"-12?
Water deeply whenever you water. 1"
of water wets only top 4" of most soils!
Using wand prevents wash-out.
Use water above 50°F for recently
moved plants to avoid chill that can
shut off movement up the stem.
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imaZilolospon.-
• 40 IY/11 cp4.2:
Protect new transplants from sun and
wind that would dry them out before
they can root into moist soil below.
Keep foliage dry to avoid spreading
leaf diseases: use a "root feeder".
Plunge pot plant until bubbles stop.
0A—,CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, AVRII, 25, 1974
Keep blades sharp and the water flowing
Alt
In some parts of the country lawns will already be
showing .the benefits of your early fertilizing and weed
prevention activities. In other areas you'll still be wait,.
ing for the:lawn to assume its best appearance. But
to keep it that way you have to remember two rules.
One is to keep your lawn well watered during dry
weather. The other is that the lawn should not be
cut as short as when growth is more vigorous.
Your lawn mower blades
must be sharp. If not, the
ends of your grass will have
a brown cast because the
blades are tearing rather than
cutting. To keep the machine
in good operating condition,
don't forget to oil it as
the manufacturer • recom-
mends and to occasionally
wipe, the blades with a good
grade of machine oil to avoid
rust.
The secret in mowing is to
mow often but not too close-
ly. The grass blades should be
long enough to prevent the
roots from being starved and
short enough to be attractive.
If you do this, neighbours, ex-
cess leaf-growth is prevented,
fertilizer loss will be limited,
and problems such as weeds,
insects and coarse grasses are
reduced. And best of all, grass
assumes a dwarf habit and the
production of extra shoots is
stimulated. So make grass cut-
ting a "ritual" and your lawn
will love you for it.
ways some place to let a bas-
ket hang, It could be hung
from an unused camera tripod
or a bracket fixed to the wall
of a divider.
When you visit the nursery
to buy plant materials, you'll
also be able to get the basket,
the sphaghnum long fibre
moss, a small bag of soil, and
the plant material you'll want
to use. I like the cascading be-
gonias; the new cascading
petunias and geraniums, and
some Dusty Miller or alys-
sum. I like them colourful and
there are. lots of plants with
good colour available, Even
the dwarf marigold makes a
good hanging basket plant.
The Picotee cascading begon-
ias are a delight and you'll
enjoy the beautiful bicolour. I
have even seen leaf lettuce
growing in a hanging basket
as well as Sweet Basil and
carrots!
'DOC' HARTNOLL
TALKING
GARIJENING
with
Catcher in the grass-
One other suggestion. Buy
a grass catcher to fit your
lawn mower. This will not
only' catch the cut ends but it
will also prevent weed seeds,
if there are any weeds grow-
ing, from being scattered
throughout the lawn.
By the way, you can empty
the grass catcher bag on the
compost pile to use in the gar-
den when it's broken down.
In this way you'll do two jobs
with one effort and your lawn
and garden will both benefit.
If weeds are actively grow-
ing, I like to apply by hand
some Vigoro Weed and Feed
on the broad leaved weeds, or
the new Vigoro Dandelion
Killer if you're plagued with
the blow-over seeds from a
lazy neighbour's garden.
Plant clean up
Iris beds and iris plants in
flower beds and .borders
sh6uld be cleaned up as soon
as possible. Remove debris
and dead leaves which have
accumulated over the winter
period. At this time a dressing
such as Pink Vigoro, a com-
plete, spring balanced fertiliz-
er, should 'be given.
Iris plants will attain a
great deal of their growth in
the next six to eight weeks
and therefore will benefit
from plant food applied now.
Give them about 2 pounds
per 100 square feet of area
and hoe or till it into the sur-
face of the soil.
Rock gardens
and baskets
Rock gardenS should also
be cleaned up during the ear-
ly spring. This is important
because the accumulation of
dead leaves and other debris
may smother small plants.
Plants .that have been heaved
by frost should be carefully
pushed back into the soil, The
whole area will benefit from
a top-dressing of loam, leaf
mold, and sand. Attention
should be given to the specific
reqUirements of different spe-
cies. Primulas, 'for., instance,
will benefit from an applica-
tion of well-rotted manure.
Peat May be added to the top-
dressing fOr acid loving plants;
and agricultural limestone
will be beneficial for plants
preferring an alkaline soil.
DO NOT add more than 1/2
inch of top dressing on the
area. This is considered suffi-
cient and Will nbt sniother the
yoting. growing plants.-
Mony of my renders will re.
member the hanging baskets
On the porch that Grandma
had, For some reason the
hanging basket Wen' out of
Style for a few years but it is
coming back and coming an
Strong. I think the main rea-
son is that apartment dwellers
have such limited space to
grow plants, But there is al.
A gift to last
The florist's hydrangeas are
very popular gift plants for
Mother's Day. A few growing
tips will help you keep this
plant for a good long time.
Place the plant in a well-light-
ed location but shade the
blooms from the hot sun.
Hydrangeas thrive in a tem-
perature of 60°F, but they
will tolerate higher tempera;
tures. If the room is very
warm, the plant may require
watering twice a day, but they
should not be kept saturated.
To carry the plant over for
next year, cut it back halfway
after blooming. Keep it in the
light and continue to water it.
After the danger of frost is
over, plunge the pot to • it's
rim 'outdoors in acid soil or
peat in partial shade. '
Do not allow the plant. to
dry out. During the sumMer
months feed it with a complete
fertilizer every two weeks and
with iron sulphate (1 ounce to
2 gallons of water) on alter-
nate weeks. In early July the
new growth may have to be
pinched off if the plants, are
tall and "leggy". The plants
should be moved to full light
in early August to promote
bud setting. Stop feeding by
September 1, and move them
to a cool, dark storage area
before the frost. Although
they require little Water in
storage at 4.5°F, they should
be kept moist, The foliage
will drop off while in storage
and should be moved to pre-
vent mildew.
For Easter bloom, the hy-
drangea should be taken Out
of storage soon after Christ-
mas and placed in a tempera-
ture of 60°F. When new
shoots have developed, corn-
menCe feeding as mentioned
above. For Mother's Day
flowering, bring the plants
out of storage about January
15,
if you have any lawn or
garden questions, write to me
at the Garden information
Centre, 165 University Ave.
nue, rotonto, Ontario, it t511
3811 enclosing a stamped atld
,self-addressed envelope,