Fragrant Posies for a Scented Balcony Garden
A reader suggests selecting fragrant flowers such as stocks hasturtiums and sweet alyssum to add charm. Mignonette and balcony petunias enhance scent and visual appeal for garden spaces.
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Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1950
Page
40
Cut Flowers Long-Lasting Freshness After Cutting
Flowers cut in the late afternoon or early morning with a sharp knife are plunged into water immediately and will keep well, preserving freshness and color.
Doorway Decorations For A Festive Christmas Home
A guide to decorating doorways to spread holiday spirit with wreaths from holly and natural materials. Practical steps for wreath bases twine and moss, plus ideas like pine cones garlands and Advent wreaths for family participation.
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Winter care for ornamentals in mild Long Beach climate
District gardeners are urged to protect tender tropical and subtropical ornamentals during winter nights with frost risk. Recommendations include mulching, rainwater conservation, shallow basins around trees, proper drainage away from foundations, wind protection by thinning tree heads and burlap barriers, and continuous winter spraying to ease spring and summer pest control. Protect young plants with plant protectors made of waxed paper, and keep tools well stored and rust-free.
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Long Beach
Garden Tips for Quick Cover and Poinsettia Longevity
Myon Yaton describes a weekly gardening plan with a dichondra and clover seed mix to create fast green cover and weed suppression. The piece notes rapid clover germination, eventual takeover by dichondra, and advice on soil prep before nursery stock arrival. It also instructs sealing poinsettia stems before indoor arrangements to extend vase life.
Fresh Vegetables Taste Best Soon After Harvest
A guide notes flavors fade if vegetables are stored too long after picking. Sugary varieties dull quickly, with half an hour enough to lessen sweetness as starches begin to alter their character.
Ashes Use For Loosening Heavy Clay Soil
Ashes of wood soft coal and hard coal aid soil loosening but soft coal ashes should weather for a season to shed toxic substances before use.
Free Garden Bible Guides From Downey Star Foods
Prominent gardening ad offers the Red Star Pocket Garden Guide and Garden Chats bulletin free to readers, plus a mention of Downey Fertilizer Co. products and the GRO-MASTER plant food. J. J. Littlefield promotes home gardening tips and a TV appearance on GARpen HATS KFI-TV at 7 PM.
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Downey Fertilizer Co
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