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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1964
Page
21
A compact guide listing annual flowers from A to Z with cultivation tips. Aster to Zinnia are described including sowing reminders, bloom timing, and cautions on growth. Final note invites readers to a Pittsfield museum event with Dick Boyce Al Bolcourt and author for more details.
The Vienna International Garden Show opens April 16 and runs to October 1, 1964 on a 207 acre site by the Danube. Central feature is the Danube Tower, 818 feet tall with a revolving restaurant and cafe. Four pavilions cover plant protection fertilization vocational training forestry house and garden processing of produce and research. Open air displays include extensive horticultural arrangements and a Garden of Nations with flowers from many countries.
Foundation plantings set out a decade ago often need replacement as growth thins and branches die. Tall evergreens near the house hinder air circulation and crowding, making drastic pruning unsatisfactory. Best to dig out old window borders and start fresh with slow growing or dwarf varieties suited to sun and mature height. Discard narcissus bulbs after bloom.
Massachusetts Forestry bulletin from the University of Massachusetts College of Agriculture notes pruning and close spacing boost white pine value. Pruned trees show nearly double the value over unpruned within 12 years plus 5 percent interest. knots and branch size affect lumber quality, with spacing 4 to 5 feet apart reducing large knots.
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