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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1969
Page
3
A garden note urges filling overlooked corners with purposeful planting. It suggests Dark Opal basil with parsley near a kitchen door, Floral Carpet snapdragons, two-colored asters, and dwarf annuals like Tom Thumb balsams for sun or shade. For shady zones, Shady Lady and Eliin dianthus fit. Between evergreens, replace petunias with Thumbelina zinnias or verbenas, paired with coleus or begonias in shade.
Container gardening offers controllable soil, irrigation, and extended color with annuals such as petunias, marigolds, ageratum, coleus, begonias, and sweet alyssum. Dwarf tomatoes like Patio or Tiny Tim intrigue guests. Two Massachusetts garden clubs won Sears Civic Beautification awards at the Garden Club Federation meeting in Wakefield.
Delightful foliage plant coleus suits sunny or partly shaded gardens. It bears lavender flowers but the color is secondary to foliage tones. Leaves show multiple color zones, variegation, or solid hues in red copper pink yellow and green. Seeds sprout in 8 to 12 days at 75 to 80 degrees. Plant 3 inches apart in beds, 15 inches between rows. full sun yields brightest colors. Semishade and ample humus aid color. Rainbow is the popular strain with many seed varieties available. Othello, the black coleus, is a striking oddity.
Pittsfield service stations will spruce up for the Massachusetts Petroleum Council's sixth annual service Station of the year contest running from June 1 to Labor Day. One recognizes neatness and appearance with trophies at a fall awards banquet. Frank W. Rutter says the event honors dealers and highlights community role.
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