05 Jul 1959
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1959
Page
1
When the driveway is tight a side walkway works. Use patio blocks two to three inches thick or broken concrete chunks and flat stones for a dry surface. Dig trench along the drive edge to a depth equal to block thickness plus an inch for sand, then tamp and level before laying.
Building permits show numerous new dwellings, garages, and remodels across multiple streets including Lane NW Sharon Lane NW and 8th Ave SW. Notable items include Riteway Builders new dwelling with carport at Meadow Lane NE for 12 000 dollars and several remodels with varied costs. The list also mentions a wiring and concrete work guide for proper foundations and surfaces.
Linn County permit notices describe new dwellings, garages, and remodels across Cedar Rapids Marion Fairfax Bertram Mt. Vernon Toddville and Davenport areas. Values range from 800 to 18 000 dollars with sites on Blairs Ferry Road Marion Road and Cedar Rapids streets. Projects include reinforced edges to drive aprons and anchoring blocks with redwood strips, plus additions fences and carports.
A guide to choosing hedge materials including privet and Japanese barberry, with notes on height, form, and pruning. It lists shrubs and trees such as privet, dwarf yew, honeysuckle, barberry, arborvitae, crabapples, and forsythia, plus flowering shrubs like lilac and spirea, and advises timing and informal outlines for best effect.
Chrysanthemums benefit from pinching to encourage bushy growth and heavier fall blooms. Do it within the next week or two to avoid delaying flower buds. Pinching mums after mid July risks delaying bloom for many varieties.
When sheared the dense tree forms a narrow bedee and hints at creating secluded indoor rooms in a sketch. The center panel of dwarf winged euopymus adds height and color contrast as autumn turns its leaves scarlet. Summer mulch for roses is advised using peat moss, foam mold, or corn cobs to retain moisture, improve soil, reduce evaporation, and suppress weeds. Read The Gazette Want Ads.
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