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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1975
Page
10
Terrarium gardening remains popular for city living and offices. Several shapes and sizes are sold in florists shops and five-and-dimes, with guides from Arthur Eames Allgrove on assembling woodland and desert mini gardens.
Devon Reay outlines pruning methods for lilac mock orange barberry and other shrubs after flowering. She notes best practice is late fall to early winter when plants are dormant and leaves are gone for clear cuts. Barberry is easy to prune with careful staged cuts and twice yearly shaping. Mock orange is cut to ground level on the street side to form a crescent shape, then shaped by removing tallest branches. Lilac requires cutting oldest trunks, trimming base shoots, and using a Grecian pruffing saw. Jasmine pruning focuses on branch tips and six inch cuts.
A gardener describes the growth habit of abeliophyllum distichum, or Korean abelia leaf shrub, noting late flowering compared to forsythia, winter buds, sheltered planting needs, and pruning. It outlines pruning, mulch, rock borders, watering, and rainwater use to sustain the shrub and nearby plants.
Gardener guidance on staking young trees emphasizes allowing flex to build a strong trunk. Avoid tight ties and over pruning while using proper stakes and elastic ties to prevent wind damage and root disturbance during storms.
A Christmas week narrative recalls family gatherings and seasonal foods with touches from Dutch English and Southern traditions. The piece notes bird watching along Highway 65 near Birmingham and reflects on German English influences before moving to federal policy topics on Cotton Inc and a Humphrey audit of advisory commissions.
Alabama U S Senator Jim Allen, a member of the Senate Agricultural Committee, is named 1975 Man of the Year in Service to Alabama Agriculture by Progressive Farmer Magazine editor Vernon Miller. Miller notes Allen has championed farmers since taking office and is featured in the magazine’s January 1976 issue.
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