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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1962
Page
4
A reflective piece on planning for spring bulbs and autumn flowers, valuing time spent gardening. It highlights seedlings, new dahlias, and the famous Mrs Jack Robertson dahlia, noting the joy and patience of gardeners as time and seasons pass. The piece closes with wishes for a peaceful Christmas and global goodwill among gardeners.
Practical pre holiday tasks include feeding snails, securing plants against wind, trimming lawns, mulching, cleaning debris, and completing spray programs for fruit trees roses and vines. Users should warn other gardeners about malathion use and observe a two week wait before harvest.
The Pin Oak Quercus palustris is described as tall with slender drooping limbs and deeply lobed olive leaves that turn deep green then red in autumn. Acorns are small and the tree holds leaves on twigs until winds detach them, with distinctive late autumn color visible in Canberra areas Torrens Street Bradon Howitt Street Kingston New South Wales Crescent Barton.
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