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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1983-04-27, Page 49Make room for your garden! j Page te Guel University Increase you houaeplants by pro_, a gating cuttings. ;'.ere a cutting is inserted Into moistened perlite, ready to be covered with a plastic bag and placed in a wars, light location. ;t::her easy methods of increasing your plants, shrubs and trees are described in a home study course available :rota s the University of Guelph's lade,_ ndent shady department. For centuries, animals and sisals have used the shade of trees to protect them from summer sun. To -day, you can protect not only yourself, but also your home, from sum- mer's heat through the use of trees and shrubs. With the skyrocketing increases in energy casts that we have experienced in the last few years, and with greater in- creases yet to come, now is the time to beautify your home andsaveenergy too. North American studies have shown that substantial cooling effects can be obtained by shading windows and walls froaf the summer sun by use of trees. On the south, use deciduous trees to shade the house from the noon sun; on the east and west, use low trees and shrubs to screen the house from the sun when it is eat low in the sky. Trees have tremendous cooling potential a mature tree in front of your home can have a cooling effect equal to 10 room sized air conditioners running for 20 hours a day. It is also important to shade central and room air con- ditioning compressors from the summer sun. Most studies have shown savings of three percent in electrical con- sumption just by ensuring that the compressor was shaded by adjacent trees and shrubs, savings that can pay for the plant material. Landscape Ontario suggests that you contact your local garden centre or nursery for further information on how to beat the heat. Energy con- sumption savings through living plant material are part of Green Survival. ffers pi Houseplants are wonderful pets. Quiet and good- natured, they ask for little snore than water, hght and the occasional kind word. Not only can they "sat" or ..play dead" - plants can multiply. Here's all you need to help one plant become many . - cuttings - cut below a node, where, a leaf joins a stem. - popular choices include philodendron, African violet, Swedish ivy, English ivy, wandering Jew, spider nt ro plant, strawberry begonia, creeping Charlie. - a 25 centimetre 110 Lich) clay pot - a 7.5 cm three Li.) clay pot. - a cork - three 30 cm 12 in.) plastic stakes. - rooting hormone for soft- woods ) - perlite i a soil -less growth medium similar to ver- miculite ) - a clear plastic bag -Here's what to do: - cork bottom of small pot Shrub splendor Evergreens, both spreading and upright types, dominate the foundation plantings used around the home. These are popular mainly because they never lose their leaves' providing a winter contrast with snow. But evergreens are relatively expensive, com- pared to the cost of flowering shrubs. And by substituting flowering shrubs, home gardeners can landscape their grounds with shrub- bery that provides texture, contrast, flowers, fruits and fall leaf color, says Pat Tucker, head of the Univer- sity of Guelph Flowering shrubs mature quickly and they can easily he kept in shape by pruning. Indeed, they inay require lit- tle corrective pruning during the early years and may be rejuvenated as they age. Flowering shrubs are available in sizes one metre to four metres (three feet to 12 feet) in height and may be selected to fit any situation including sunny or shady areas and well -drained to VACATION AT HOME THIS SUMMER IN ONE OF OUR FINEST POOLS �1� CBA OR SPAS TOO BUSY TO GET AWAY...HIGH COST OF TRAVELLING AND COTTAGES GETTING YOU ®OWN? DO SOMETHING FOR YOIJRSELF...INSTALL A POOL OR SPA AND VACATION AT HOME. €SU1DES ®HEATERS ®SOLAR BLANKETS Jr LOUNGE CHAIRS INFLATION FIGHTER SPECIAL For The Next 30 Days We Will Be Soiling Pool p Chemicals At Below Last Year's - Already Low Prices Hurry In -Limited Supplies i l BLUE HORIZON POOLS SALES & SERVICE R. h1 ; 2 O,', d®rich, ;t, Mario Dial 524-9804 heavy soils. Since flowering shrubs lose their leaves, choose those with winter interest. The high bush cranberry shrub, for example, bears bright red berries during the winter and provides birds with a food source and pro- tection from predators. Other shrubs exhibit strong architectural form which may be emphasized by judicious pruning, Tucker says. For ex- ample, the hardy downy service -berry bush or the bloodgood Japanese maple, grown only in warmer areas of the province, possess this trait. Plant shrubs in the bare root stage in early spring or late fall when the bush is dor- mant. Transplant early in well-prepared soil, water well during drought periods and control insect and disease problems. Try such shrubs as honeysuckle, snowberies, mock oranges, forsythias, hydrangeas, viburnums and spireas. - put small pot into centre of large pot - fill large pot with moisten- ed perlite - fill small pot with water - dip cutting tnto rooting hor- mone - insert cutting into perlite and firm ( photo A, - insert three stakes - cover pot with plastic bag, putting opening under pot - place in warm, light loca- tion, out of direct sun - relax and root for your cut- tings Propagation by cuttings is only one way to increase your plants, says Penny Clelland of Independent Study, University of Guelph. Other sure and easy methods are described in the univer- sity's home study course, she says. An illustrated text, color filmstrips and the author's commentary on tape make up the package. In it, you'll find specific methods for propagating more than 200 plants, shrubs and trees. dvise Independent Study offers a correspondence course to satisfy amateur and serious gardeners. Plant Care to the House Garden, the Qualified Plantsiiian, Woody Plants, Plant Use in the House Land- scape, Indoor Landscaping and Advanced Plant Pro- pagation are a few of the more than 30 choices. Mini kits give concise in- troductions to roses, flower arranging, Indoor plants and deciduous trees. Every course is a mixture of practical and scientific in- formation. Tuition for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food spon- sored courses range trom $20 to $125. Study for diploma credit or just for fun. Either way, In- dependent Study courses are a pleasant way to propagate your knowledge. For more information contact: In- dependent Study, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 or telephone 1519 )824-4120 ext. 3375. 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