Eden Group to Tour Fuchsia Garden Festivities This Summer
Eden Branch of the American Fuchsia Society plans several summer activities led by chairwoman Mrs. Louise Goff. A July 15 garden tour ends with a picnic at Dave Rosens on Mohr Drive Mt Eden. July 29 features the Fuchsia Festival at American Legion Hall Valley with a table display and specimen plants. August 12 a bus trip visits African violet and begonia gardens at Capitol. August 26 garden tour ends at L Gottburg ranch for a patio picnic.
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American Fuchsia Society
Dave Rosens
Mohr Drive
Mt. Eden
American Legion
Capitol
Louise Goff
Antonelli Drothers
L. Gottburg Ranch
Text Books Can Aid in Gardening
Carl Angeli notes how nurserymen learn from past and present research. He recounts solving fern culture problems using Our native ferns by Lowe and from California Polytechnic College courses on plant nutrition. He emphasizes consulting garden books like the Sunset garden book for home gardeners and professionals alike.
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Carl Angeli
Lowe
California Polytechnic College
Ares
Tweeds Gain Popularity In Carpeting Trends
The article notes tweed carpets rising in popularity for their easy care and foot-traffic resilience. It highlights a wide range of color combinations and yarn constructions, with browns and blues leading, and new shades like maple-sugar and bronze entering the market alongside turquoise accents.
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Comets
Housewives Ask For More Space In Homes
Housewives demand increased living space replacing crowded living rooms. Delegates and builders focus on extra rooms, bathrooms and basic facilities, urging more space in each home as a priority for the nation’s homebuilding industry.
Backyard privacy fences gain popularity with practical styles
The piece notes thousands of homeowners seeking privacy through attractive fences. It highlights popular and growing styles like The Good Neighbor and classic panel designs, emphasizing their visual appeal and functional benefits for exterior home settings.
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Home Service Bureau
Washington St
Chicago
Ile
Moss Beats Dirt For Some Plants
Moss offers a superior growing medium for potted house plants as tested at the Montreal Botanical Gardens. It stays moist yet allows air, reduces algae growth with gravel top, and supports rooting. Use weak fertilizer, soak moss before use, then re pot old plants with moss and water via a bottom saucer.
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Ralph Harrington
Montreal Botanical Gardens
Home Furnishing Designer Shares Practical Advice
Forrest Wilson, a furniture designer and new husband, advises new couples to favor basic function over gimmicks in their first home. He discusses past multiuse pieces, noting most never turn into permanent solutions, and outlines practical designs like dresser worthy chests and space saving drop leaf tables.
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Forrest Wilson
Wilson
Chicago
Ad Wilson
Blooms Need Plant Food For Midseason Feeding
Summertime boosts garden beauty as annuals perennials and shrubs bloom and fruit ripens. A midseason fertilizer feeding strengthens growth before winter and supports next spring blooms. Rapid growers like roses and chrysanthemums need heavy feedings while slow growers such as azaleas take light feeding. Lawn mid summer feeding keeps a lush green carpet through remaining days.
Gardener's Checklist Tips for Iris, Bulbs and Lawns
Plant and divide Bearded Iris now. Do not remove Spring bulb leaves until they die naturally. Water deeply to reach the full root system. Fertilize tuberous begonias and fuchsias at frequent intervals. Monitor lawns for signs of lawn moth damage.
Pineapple Guava Thrives in the Keyward Area
In June the pineapple guava Feijoa Sellowiana blooms heavily with red and white flowers contrasting the gray green foliage. Notable specimens at Mission Capistrano are old and hardy for the Keyward area. The shrub bears small oval fruits with a strong pineapple scent.
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Mission ‘Capistrano
Keyward
Walls Embrace Oriental Look In Home Furnishings
The oriental influence expands in furniture decor with screens silk panels and samurai swords appearing on walls in luxury showrooms. Japanese wall hangings, often unframed and hung beside sofas, grow in popularity, while U S versions offer affordable options. Real items remain most fashionable with lamps candlesticks and temple motifs also adopting the theme.
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Italy
U.S
U.S. A
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