The Brussels Post, 1978-04-26, Page 24Every Citizen has a responsibility
to Clean-Up ••.• Fix-Up •••.•
and Paint - Up •••• It's
Everybody's Job!
PROCLAMATION !
By virtue of instructions issued by the Council of the Town of Seaforth,
I proclaim the week of
May 1st to May 5th
CLEAN-UP WEEK
in the Town of Seaforth and urge citizens to observe the occasion by Cleaning-Up, Fixing-Up
and Painting-Up their premises.
Seaforth April 20th, 1978 Elizabeth Cardno, Mayor
FREE PICKUP
The Town of Seaforth will co-operate in Clean-Up Week and accumulated trash will be '
picked up from Seaforth residences FREE OF CHARGE
Mon., Tues., Wed. May 1, 2, 3
MONDAY, MAY 1
TUESDAY ; MAY 2
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
North of Goderich St.
South of Goderich St., North of Tracks
South of tracks
Residents are requested to please sweep off sidewalks in
front of their property.
Any questions, arising from this phone
Jim Sills, Chairman .of .Public Works
TOWN OF SEAFO1R.TH
Materials to be picked up must be available at the street line of a property before 8:00 a.m.
on the day Of collection. The pickup is not to include garbage, nor will it service busineSs • premises. Seaforth
8
Home landscape
should serve people
By John D. Ambrose
Arboretum, Universityvf Guelph
Does the typical residential
landscape design serve people
well? Maybe we should seek more
from our outdoor home environ-
ment than provided by the Pfitzer
junipers around the picture
winddw and the flowering crab on
the front lawn. The opportunities
for improving one's outdoor
environment and creating private
people spaces are many; let's
consider decisions open to us in
landscape design. •
Trees and shrubs can signifi-
cantly alter the harshness of open
barren space. They can directly
modify the climate of the
immediate area. Wind can be
reduced or nearly eliminated with
retrying densitites of plantings.
Temperatures are more moderate
in'. planted areas--cooler during
the midday summer heat and
warmer yin the evening than
nearby open areas. Vines on a,
building can keep it cooler during
the summer. And, dense ever-
green shrubs around a building
can insulate it from seasonal
extremes. Deciduous trees and
shrubs, properly oriented, can
screen the heat of the summer
sun, while allowing the desirable
warmth from the low winter sun
into our houses. Northern
exposures can be screened with
dense evergreen plants.
Plantings can screen many
other undesirable aspects of our
human environment. Noise can
be effectively reduced with
dense, continuous plantings, or
earth forms and plantings.Glare
from buildings, traffic, pavement
or other artifacts can be softened.
Dust is significantly lower in
areas of heavy vegetation than
adjacent open ,corridors. The
absorption of carbon dioxide and
release of oxygen is characteristic
of all green plants. In addition,
fumes and noxious gases appear
to be lower in areas of dense
vegetation.
,First, one should assess
desirable and undesirable aspects
of a residential site. What view or
exposure or space should be left,
opcn? Does the prevailing wind,
the view of a busy highway, or the
noise from local industry warrant
screening? If so, what else may
result from such plantings?
Consider moderating the summer
heat, but alsb retaining winter
warmth by reducing wind and
allowing penetration of the sun.
Consider the various uses of
different outdoor areas. Outdoor
activities, flower and vegetable
garden areas will require high
sun exposure, patio or rest areas
need partial shade. It may be
desirable to define the space of
these areas to make some appear
open and expansive, others
secluded and private.
The gardener with special
interests can provide an
appropriate 'environment for his
or her specialty using appropriate
framework plantings of trees and
shrubs. A high, open canopy of
trees provides the setting for a
woodland garden.The fallen leave
of a canopy of pines and oaks help
maintain an appropriate site for
Rhododendrons and other shrubs
requiring acid soil. The north side
of a dense screen will slow the
appearance of spring builbs, the
south side will accelerate spring
flowering. Numerous trees and
shrubs will attract birds and, other
animals, adding a dimension to
the recreated natural environ-
ment. Wildlife can also be
attracted by considering appro-
priate cover and winter food when
selecting plant material and
planning its placement.
Ptit April
showers to work
The next time it rains,
don't just sit there ... put
out all the buckets you've
got to collect all that lovely
rain water. It's the best pos-
sible water for your house
plants!
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