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The Huron Expositor, 1980-05-01, Page 30.•• oAg000.iMPROVEMONT.WPPLEISRENT..-: a If YOtere looking for‘ ways to liven up your landscape„ bow about something delici- ously different( Why not add a dash Of flavor, as well as --color--plant tomatoes! When you stop to consider tomatoes, Yon% find that tbey're just as easy to grow as flowers and are even More versatile'. In fact, they offer another important advan, tageL—you 'can •always eat what you plant, and with food prices being what they are that's an important con- sideration. Tomatoes can be planted . in almost:Any-waYttnagillable_ and each will make an exquis- ite decoration. You can plant, them, vertically on trelli*, fences or specially prepared displays. You can also site them hori7nntally with otheL_eg- etables or flowers to create informal gardens, breaking up solid areas of foliage and trees with splashes of vibrant . color, Or, you can plant them as borders around flower beds or vegetable Patches. In addition, tomatoes are easy to grow in containers, according to the Ortho hook, "A11. About Tomatoes"— . Which offers you the freedom •te Change your landscape at will. You can group them, to brie,hten. up patio and pool, -areas or to fill in empty cor- ners of your lawn. Line them up along drive- ways and footpaths, use them to flank entranceways,. or move them back and forth to satisfy all the needs of your I landscape,. 11tor....sontething _different, try planting them in window boxes to brighten pp your •vlew . of the outside. world. Hanging :basketsof tomato :plants eari be added to clam- PiCte Your window.frame on the sides.. ' I here are as many ways 10 decorate your landscapewith • torriatoeS as there are tomato • varieties. But whichever var- iety and design you choose', r• Make sure that your land- scape decorations remain "fruitful" byyrevidiag them with the hams required by PlantS—light, Water, n4- trierits, and the proper grow- ing temperature. - To remain bdth beautiful and PrOdnetive, 11119St tomato , plants should receivehours or continuous sunlight daily, If Proper exposure 14 A PrOb- ' legi where you liVe, YOUr hest • bet is to grow tomatoes in . mobile Containers so they , can follow the sun. Watering should Lake place regularly and the suonlv es ' should be e.onsiftent, 114.34„. lett in the soil, ever, keep in min much water will drown the plant roots, and too little can cut off tomato production. _ Make' sure your growing soil is loose enough to permit rapid drainage after water- ing, so that enough air will he After enjoying the beauty of tomatoes in your garden, you'll be able to enjoy the beauty of their taste on. your salad. And, If you've given your Plants all that they re- quire, you'll have a healthy, robust and juicy vegetable Brussels., couple (Continued from Page 5) kitchen and bathroom areas Floor coverings were add-, were covered with bright,. ed and the apartment is now cheery wallpapei, carpeted throughout with the exception of the kitchen and it was not necessary for, bathroom. • Kitchen cup., the Satidersons to call in boards and plumbing neces- somebody to 'do renovations sities were then installed. forthem as Mr. Sanderson is Instead of panelling, both the a Brussels contractor. SWIMMING POOL SOLAR PANEL SUIrtGIO SOLAR mFG.tT verythung required for your pool is available The newly renovated kitchen of the gatehouse beside the Sanderson home. • coping • diving boards • •• hgc oae van let eer ssr 41 automatic cleaner • gat -barbecues •ladders • slides • vacuum • domes • urniture • solar heating • fencing • test kits and- chemicals Complete water testing FREE OF CHARGE CAVA-TIO—NS -ColVroddi'for'..•• FA$17EXPER71..coi.vIcE • • iic '...HONSTROMeaforthO 234 formerly"Canadian Pools Sea 9 t.