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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1975
Page
6
Dorothy Bayliss advises gardeners to hurry and select spring flowering bulbs from area nurseries to ensure quality. Bulbs aren’t in shops yet, but some cultivars will be available soon, making early shopping prudent for true varieties.
Gardeners with limited space turn to rock gardens using oddly shaped stones and selected plants to create natural foothill and meadow scenes. Protruding rocks with Alyssum, Heavenly Bamboo, Potentilla, and ground covers like Gazania and Irish Moss provide color and texture, while dwarf conifers and succulents suit cooler climates. Bulb planting tips emphasize drainage, grouping, early purchase, bonemeal, and planting in fall for spring blooms.
BILL MEACHEM weighs mulch versus cultivation for water saving in a 20 by 20 foot vegetable plot. He notes mulching reduces evaporation and weeds, while cultivating breaks soil crust and improves water infiltration, citing a dry season and clay soil conditions.
Garden checklist outlines planting evergreen shrubs such as camel lia hollies viburnum and boxwood. Suggest winter sweet peas now for outdoors and notes to feed lawns regularly and prune broken branches from fruit trees. Encourage deep irrigation at long regular intervals.
News of garden clubs notes the West Bay flower show at the Hall of Flowers on Aya aril in San Francisco with Friday and Saturday hours 1 0 0 m to 9 p.m. Eden Garden Club resumes Monday at 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall First Presbyterian Hayward, with plant exchange, committee appointments, a plant table, refreshments, and hostesses Mrs. Hrad dy Mrs. Campbell Marty Chandler and Mrs. Christensen.
Buzz Bertolero explains single bloom oleanders shed petals while double bloom clusters stay until pruning. For replacing worn vines on a six foot fence he suggests consulting a California Certified Nurseryman at a local nursery to choose vines suited to sun or shade conditions.
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