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PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2004.
Tight quarters call for container gardening
(MS) Home improvement
chores can give your body a
workout. From raking leaves to
mowing the lawn to planting
flowers, you'll spend many hours
bending over on your hands and
knees.
But trimming the edge of a lawn
doesn't have to be hack-breaking
work. Homeowners can avoid this
work by choosing maintenance-free
edging materials where a lawn
borders trees, flower beds. fences
and foundations.
The proper edging materials can
also knock hours off the typical
homeowner's yardwork during the
spring and summer months.
"Although string trimmers are
easier than bending down with grass
shears, letting the lawn mower cut
that grass is even easier," says
Jeremy Powers, a writer for national
home and how-to publications.
"Meticulous gardeners may spend
nearly as much time with a trimmer
as they do with the mower."
A distinct edge that can be mowed
over without ruining the edging or
• the mower blade is the easiest way
to keep the lawn looking good
without extra work. Plastic edging
meets these criteria, but requires
digging and trenching to install.
"Many plastic lawn edgings
eventually work themselves out of
the ground. Not only does this look
terrible. hut mowing over the loose
to small spaces with container
The answer is easy — container
gardening.
With container gardening, you're
bound only by your imagination. It's
edging becomes virtually
impossible," Powers says.
A variety of wood products also
offer mower-friendly options for
edging if they are installed properly.
However, even redwood and cedar
lumber will rot over time where
there is ground contact unless
treated with a preservative.
"Green-treated lumber can look
too industrial for some people."
Powers says.
Brick or stone can ruin a mower
blade or even the mower engine. So
if it's used, make sure it is smooth
on top and wide enough for the
mower wheels to ride on.
"If edging material won't allow
great for apartnient dwellers.
gardeners with small yards or
gardeners who arc currently renting
a home. It's also ideal for people
who want to experiment with
different flowers and plants.
Another plus to container
gardening is its versatility. If you
don't like where you've put your
"garden," just pick it up and move it.
Potted plants look great in groups so
try arranging them in a variety of
ways and again, if you don't, like the
arrangement. change it.
To start. find. . some unique
containers.
Be creative — look beyond the
basic flowerpot.
Wooden barrels, old wheelbarrows
or -interesting antiques can house a
garden. Don't forget about window
boxes and hanging baskets.
Be sure your containers have
drainage holes in the bdttom. If they
don't, drill a few.
Next. fill your -container with a
quality sterile potting soil within an
inch of the rim. Now it is time to add
your plants.
One of the greatest joys of
container gardening is that you can
try different plants and flowers
without a lot of cost. Are there some
bulbs or perennials you've always
wanted to plant, but weren't too sure
they'd do well where you live? With
container gardening, you can
purchase a couple at a time and give
them a try.
PlaCe your newly-planted
containers in a location that provides
proper lighting for your plants and
don't forget to water them. This is
where most mistakes are -made in
plant care — too much or too little
water brings disaster. You should
water plants when soil feels dry
below the surface.
To keep containerized
plants healthy, always fertilize
you to run the mower over it, choose
a product with a shape that
minimizes trimming. Any edging
with little nooks and crannies, like
odd-shaped stones; will make the
trimming job much more time-
consuming." Powers says.
The base of trees is one of the
most common yard areas trimmed
with "weed whips." Together. string
trimmers and mowers are
responsible for most of the trees that
• die after planting because of damage
to the bark. Unfortunately, there
aren't many products for edging
around individual trees, particularly
younger trees that have the most
fragile bark.
Bring beautiful gardens
gardens. (MS photo)
(MS) — Spring is in the air and as
a gardener, you can't wait to get out
there and plant. What do you do if
you don't have a yard?
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