Garden Dahlia Culture and Growth Guide
The article traces dahlia origins from Mexico to Europe and America, naming Andreas Dahl as the botanist behind the flower. It describes varieties from pompon to large doubles, growth tips, and required care including sun, soil, watering, and pest protection. It also covers bed preparation, manure and mulch, root planting, and guidance on pruning and ground-cover management for robust growth.
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Central America
Mexico
Europe
America
Andreas Dahl
Sweden
Gladiolus Dianthus Rose Marie Pinks for Comanche Planting
In Comanche gardens early plant establishment benefits from gradual warmth and organic matter in planting holes. Mulch finishes beds to reduce watering. Gladiolus offer later showy spikes in groups of a dozen for color and cutting use. Dianthus Rose Marie pinks provide nearly year round blossoms and subtle fragrance for edges and pots.
Garden pruning and pest control Q&A from Veitchi and Mystery gardenias
Instructions on pruning Veitchi and Mystery gardenias mid March with 20 percent removal of oldest wood and shaping cuts just above leaves or buds. Rhododendron pruning after bloom, cutting as for azaleas. Metrust on mealy bugs and scale on mother and holly ferns recommends Malathion spray with nursery dosage guidance.
Long Beach Garden Club meets Wednesday at Glendale center
The Long Beach Garden Club will meet on Wednesday at 1 00 p m in the Community Room of Glendale Federal Savings and Loan at 5535 Stearns St Los Altos Shopping Center The Hospital Therapy Committee asks members to bring plants and extra catalogs to share with patients
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Long Beach Garden Club
Glendale Federal Savings and Loan Co
Los Altos
Stearns
Appraiser Named for San Francisco County Tax Role
Sacramento state controller Houston I. Flournoy announced Friday that Spiron J. Tentes, a San Francisco accountant, is appointed inheritance tax appraiser for San Francisco County effective April 21.
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Houston I. Flournoy
Spiron J. Tentes
San Francisco
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INA Pot
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