Builder Turns to Greenhouse Hobby Becoming Plant Grower
Errol L. Miller after 30 years in construction quit building to grow plants. He designed and built his greenhouse at 3600 Indian Road SE where rare plants thrive including a Tinnian hoya vine from a World War II site and a tall variegated dieffenbachia cut from a tropical trip. He plans a second greenhouse next year and hopes to expand his propagating of hardier species.
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Errol L. Miller
Indian Road
Cedar Rapids
Saipan
Miller
Mr. Miller
Tropics
Florida Keys
Oakland
Pearl Harbor
Errol Miller
Winter garden care and bird feeding tips after Christmas
The article guides post holiday gardening and bird feeding. It recommends keeping seed and suet stations, making a wigwam of evergreen boughs for shelter, and maintaining a bird bath. It suggests mulching tender plants, avoiding over mulching, and proper timing for bulb and amaryllis care. It also advises storing tulip bulbs cool and unplanted until spring.
Burlap as a wall cover for quaint homes
Readers discover burlap can serve as a practical wall covering for homes with bad plaster. Consult a decorator for good directions and ensure seams allow for shrinkage as the paste dries.
Christmas Greens Mulch For Acid Soil Gardens
Christmas greens after use as decorations can be recycled as light mulch for garden beds. The mulch helps plants that thrive in acidic soil, providing nutrient retention and soil conditioning after the holiday season.
Gift plants test patience for holiday gardeners
In Happpaua New York a columnist notes Christmas gift plants demand care and prefer few varieties. Poinsettias azaleas gardenias Jerusalem cherries cyclamen and cinaramas require strict light, temp and watering regimes, with many doomed to fail after bloom. The writer plans to favor hardy African violets philodendron cactus and other reliable plants this year.
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Happaqua
N. Y
Jerusalem
Cedar Rapids Building Permits List Intense Activity
Cedar Rapids issues include reroofs and remodels across numerous addresses such as 352 Woodlawn drive SE and 1113 Ellis boulevard NW with costs ranging from 68 to 11 000 dollars. Notable entries show new dwellings with attached garages at 210 Twenty-sixth street NW and 541 Thirty fourth street SE along with large project for City sewage plant addition at 1205 Burlington street SW valued at 800000 dollars.
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William Weinhardt
Woodlawn Drive
N. B. Daviness
Ellis Boulevard
Paul Ammon
K Street
Will Kirwin
Fourth Avenue
Clara Wachtel
Eighth Street
Myrtle McEldowney
Longwood Drive
Donald Bowman
Twenty-sixth Street
William Hughes
Seventeenth Street
Linwood Cemetery
Sixth Street
Milo Heral
Second Street
Fred Breneman
B Avenue
Norman Ennis
Twentieth Street
City of
Cedar Rapids
Burlington Street
Martin-Roasa Company
J. A. Soukup
Thirteenth Street
Rapids Chevrolet Company
First Avenue East
Fred Lorenzen
Sixteenth Avenue
Howard R. Green Company
Clinic Foundation
Kenneth E. Feckley
Fruitland Boulevard
Mrs. N. Ampey
W. B. Zeigler
Tenth Street
P. H. Lynch
Fifth Avenue SE
R. W. Bock
Grand Avenue
James Turner
Thirty-second Street
James F. Sramek
U Street
Glenn Larson
F Avenue NW
Planning bathroom lighting in blueprint stage
The article advises planning bathroom illumination during the blueprint phase. It notes family needs vary and that relying on the architect alone is insufficient for optimal lighting decisions.
Closet for Child Helps Organize Small Wardrobe
A closet fixed for a small child is a help with a chest of drawers and two hanging rods. Install one rod low to encourage the child to hang up clothes, and add a second rod above or beside it for compact storage.
Do It Yourself Christmas Tree Wiring and Watering Tips
Do It Yourself Watering and Safe Wiring to protect the Christmas tree by J Ralph Dalzell. The article offers steps to prepare a main feeder line with outlets along the tree, a stand with water and sugar, and measures to prevent fire hazards. It also covers inspecting lights, sanding contact points, testing strings, and tying lines to trunk for stability.
Wiring and care tips for artificial and natural Christmas trees
The guide explains using small diameter soft black wire to support artificial branches and prevent sagging from ornaments. Feeder lines can be attached and saved after dismantling. It also advises avoiding tinsel near light sockets and reusing feeder lines. plus simple home remedies for ink stains on wood and unfreezing auto door locks with heated keys and graphite lubrication.
Horticultural Travel Foundation Formed
A Horticultural Travel Foundation is formed to improve relations between Americans and foreign nations through free exchange of horticultural knowledge and personal contacts. Based in New York City, it will share information on flower shows, nurseries, gardens, and educational institutions, and arrange tours. Scholarships and travel awards will be given annually.
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New York City
Headquartters
Extra Branches Help For Tree Shape And Stability
To avoid sagging branches use a red or green string to tie ends to the trunk. When tree proportions are poor, buy extra branches and attach them by drilling holes in the trunk and sharpening branch ends to fit snugly.
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Carl Franks
Tsien
Nee Ena
Jointer - Planer
L Street
S.W
Cedar, Rapids
Cynthia Lowry
Edinger Stone CO. of
Iowa
E. Glenn Downing
P.O
Highway 151
Tier Et Aml LS
Illinois
Dial
J. Ralph Dalzell
Horticultural Travel Foundation
Sto-A
LenNox
Ilten & Taege
Westinghouse
F.H.A
MORF
E Avenue
Cy" Brown CO
2Nd Avenue
Matt Lambep
Third Avenue
First St. SE
F. C. Russell Co
Manchester Jackson CO
Thrifty
Cedar Radids Block Company
Twelfth Ave
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