This Week in Your Garden October Planting Tips
October offers cooler weather ideal for planting vanunculus anemones and daffodils. Plant tulips hyacinths and lilies once the ground cools. November is good for winter annuals perennials and transplanting. Remove faded annuals fertilize soil. prepare beds for season.
Four Carpet Varieties Meet Most Home Needs
Four carpet varieties suit common home use with Axminster, Velvet, Wilton, and broadloom options. Axminster offers heavy back ribbing and tuft density. Velvet is woven on broadloom for a seamless smooth pile. Wilton delivers distinct two sided patterning and clear color.
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Trove walls add charm with space saving headboard design
The article highlights space saving trove walls in bedrooms led by a headboard unit built from Douglas fir. Built-ins include small bookcases and space for lamps, radios, a TV, or planters, with under window drawers and panelled walls. Durable finishes use clear varnish or wax.
Bright Christmas Hollies For Shaped Outdoor Displays
A guide to planting and caring for holly varieties including English Burford Chinese and California holly. Highlights drought tolerance full sun or partial shade growth to 10 60 feet depending on type and winter berry production. Recommends pruning spraying and choosing self fertile forms for holiday decoration.
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Pleasing Lawns Need Periodic Feeding and Care
Guidance urges periodic lawn feeding with nitrogen rich fertilizer every two to three months. Use commercial or general fertilizer, with monthly light nitrogen applications. Consult a nursery for brand advice, apply when dry, water afterward, loosen compacted soil, and use a spreader for even coverage.
Gardener’s Checklist for Planting and Lawn Care
Plant a low cover crop of flowers over tulip and daffodil beds then sow seeds including Virginia stock sweet alyssum aglais and baby blue eyes. Plant Dutch iris now for cut flowers and sun well drained soil. Seed lawns now to establish before cooler weather. Remove weeds with selective weed killer. Spider damage in gardens. seek control. To loosen a painted window stick, cut around sash with a sharp knife to break paint in the crack.
Many Pests Get Immune To Chemicals
Chemists work to improve pest controls as insects build immunity to sprays with repeated use. A. L. Castle Inc. tests show begonia mildew sprays kill spores in 20 seconds and can be washed off, with results also seen on dahlias. Various fungicides and soil treatments are discussed for roses, bulbs, and lawn pests.
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