Choice of Furniture Groups Add Sparkle
Decorating can be fun but daunting for many women. Correlated furniture groups ease the task by offering 20 to 100 pieces designed to mix and match across living room dining room and bedroom. Each group keeps pieces in scale with current rooms, with built in decoration and coordinated colors. Budget ranges from low to high and many stores display color schemes for walls carpeting and draperies. A correlated group creates a cohesive, upscale look without the cost.
Start Lawn Preparation Work Early
Early spring is ideal for lawn prep with Kentucky bluegrass seed preferred and mixtures containing at least 40 percent bluegrass. Read seed labels, avoid hay grasses, and use one pound per 1000 square feet. Sow while frost action aids germination. under ideal weather bluegrass sprouts in about two weeks.
All-America Gladiolus Winners Named for 1958
The 1958 All-America Gladiolus Selection lists Emperor as the top prize, joining four others Royal Stewart Apple blossom Caribbean and Maytime. Emperor is described as a six foot tall regal purple gladiolus with a white ermines throat and robust spikes with seven to eight blossoms open at once.
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Fabulous Garden Rule Breakers Thrive In Admires
A homes and gardens article discusses unconventional gardeners who ignore standard practices and achieve striking blooms. It argues plants tolerate varied conditions, but closer adherence to ideal planting aids easier maintenance and long term health. It emphasizes following general directions saves time and trouble later.
Garden Club News Highlights Local Meetings and Shows
Eden Garden Club meets Monday at 1 30 p m in Castro Valley Community Center. Discussions include new fuchsia introductions and Blue Whale soil builder. San Lorenzo Fuchsia Society hosts March 27 with guest Bob Franklin Biggs on Nature's Own Way With Blue Whale. Sydney B Mitchell Iris Society to feature color slides and iris show plans. Garden Club of Castro Valley to stage third annual flower show May 9 at the Community Center led by Mrs John Douglas Brown.
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New peat fiber pot allows easy transplanting
A worksaver for home gardeners introduces peat and fiber pots that absorb into soil eliminating transplanting shock. Previously limited to commercial growers, thicker American made pots enable home use with roots growing through walls. A Chicago garden research center predicts by 1959 most U S grown greens will be sold in this container.
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Home loan terms may lengthen in 1958 says league
United States Savings and Loan League says easier money could allow home buyers to secure longer term loans in 1958. Lenders that previously offered up to 20 years may provide some loans as long as 30 years.
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