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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-05-04, Page 21Think SPRING Gardening! • Fertilizers n Garden Tbols Bulk Mulch Bulk Screened Tbpsoil • Lawn Seed GARDEN SEEDS are here! Packaged flower & garden seeds and bulk garden seeds ORDER NOW! • Strawberry Plants • Asparagus Roots • Blueberry Plants • Fruit Trees • Raspberry Plants N • Ground Cover Roses II Perennials • Flowering Shrubs II Evergreen Shrubs • Ornamental Trees II Shade Trees t , PERENNIALS NOW ARRIVING • Your Best Source for Lawn Fertilizer FREE Spreader Rental with Fertilizer Purchase The How-To People 155 Anglesea St. Goderich 524-8383 Fax 524-5800 Seaforth Rental Centre 198 Main St. S. Seaforth 527-0770 Fax 527-2600 IPA giat aupp4ing fautding mate/act& Am (wine& and fwal-m. in .7(afaln Count* iwt name team 40 vecvax. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006. PAGE 21. Plan what you want before visiting the nursery plant which has been grown outside with little protection. Like the shrubs already in your garden, this plat is ready to face our climate. • This area is in zone 5a and we get lots of wind. Purchasing plants rated for a higher zone, and placing them in an exposed area will result in unhealthy plants. • Increasingly people are interested in reducing watering. Selecting plants which are indigenous to this area. or which are identifies as drought-tolerant will decrease watering and therefore maintenance. Before going to the nursery or box store, decide what you want your Continued/on page 22 Room to grow Ingy Marshall, an employee at Greyhaven, says plan before planting when it comes to the placement of shrubs and trees.(cara Burns photo) • Licensed Septic Installations • Screened & Field Topsoil • Bark Mulch • Sand • Gravel • Fill • Backhoeing • Bulldozing • Excavating • Loading & Hauling Give us a call 887-9061 Fax 887-8734 Construction Ltd.Cel R. Pho . e 2 Rtueval 7- e l n 56547 John McKercher By Carol Burns Citizen staff "The first consideration in a landscaping planting plan is the placement of the trees., and then one considers where and what shrubs to use," said Ingy Marshall. Marshall, a retired high school teacher, has worked at Greyhaven Gardens during the greenhouse season for seven years. When Marshall designs a garden her goal is to make it look good all year round, and. to be as maintenance-free as possible. She says that she has no patience with fussy plants that need lots of work, and daily watering, deadheading, and fertilizing. To have a garden which provides year-round interest and little maintenance, the pre-planting process is critical. Marshall is concerned about people who purchase canned landscape diagrams, or who go to a store and buy plants simply because they are appealing at that moment in time. This can create problems, especially at the beginning of the planting season. Often the plant which looks lush and is full of leaves and blooms ha been sheltered in a greenhouse for months. If it is exposed to the wind and frosts of spring, it will die or be severely damaged. A wiser choice is the DO-IT- YOURSELF HOME & GARDEN HEADQUARTERS See u /but at W-1114-: 0 Aluminum Soffit & Fascia Asphalt Shingles 0 Room Additions 0 Prefinished Siding 0 Kitchen Cabinets 0 Sico Paints 0 Steel Entrance Systems 0 Supervision Windows 0 Flooring - Vinyl, Wood or Ceramic 0 Power Tools 0 JM Insulation 0 Soil & Fertilizer 0 Decks RONA